Schiff, a vocal critic of the president, said the FBI’s raid is “clearly retribution,” claiming Trump is acting “very systematic” on this. <\/p>\n

“They’re essentially going after any critic, any opposition, in an effort to intimidate them. That’s what this is about. It’s not about Bolton, per se. It’s about anyone else that, like Bolton, might stand up to the president,” Schiff said on NBC’s Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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