{"id":2478025,"date":"2025-08-23T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panetta-suggests-bolton-was-targeted-over-past-trump-criticisms\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T18:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:03:30","slug":"panetta-suggests-bolton-was-targeted-over-past-trump-criticisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panetta-suggests-bolton-was-targeted-over-past-trump-criticisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Panetta suggests Bolton was targeted over past Trump criticisms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that former CIA Director Leon Panetta suggested John Bolton was targeted due to his past criticisms of former President Donald Trump following an FBI raid on Bolton’s Maryland home. The raid, conducted early friday morning<\/a>, was part of a national security investigation related to classified information allegedly leaked in Bolton’s 2020 book, *The Room Where It Happened*. The operation was authorized by FBI Director Kash Patel based on intelligence provided by CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Panetta implied the raid was politically motivated, noting trump’s sensitivity to Bolton’s criticisms. Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser<\/a> before being dismissed in 2019, has been publicly critical of Trump’s foreign policy efforts sence leaving office. The investigation into Bolton’s book resumed with the recent raid after having been dropped during the Biden administration. Bolton was neither charged nor detained in connection with the search.

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