FBI agents stormed John Bolton’s Bethesda home and D.C. office, a move that sparked glee from a longtime Trump ally.
Fox News reported that on Friday, federal agents raided the residence of John Bolton in Bethesda, Maryland, and his DuPont Circle office, carting away boxes from the latter.
Roger Stone, a seasoned Republican operative, took to X to crow about the raid. The irony wasn’t lost on Stone, who was previously raided by the FBI and is now enjoying seeing things come full circle for Bolton.
Stone’s posts dripped with schadenfreude, mocking Bolton’s predicament with a nod to his own past. “Good morning. John Bolton. How does it feel to have your home raided at 6 a.m.?” he wrote on X.
Bolton, once a trusted advisor in Trump’s first administration, became a vocal critic after their split. He clashed with Trump over COVID-19 policies, diplomatic moves, and the impeachment drama. Such disloyalty doesn’t sit well in MAGA circles, where loyalty is currency.
Stone, a political veteran since Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign, has no love lost for Bolton. His X posts painted Bolton as a traitor who got what he deserved. Yet, celebrating someone’s downfall risks normalizing government overreach for all.
In November 2024, Bolton slammed Trump’s pick of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, calling her a “serious threat to national security.”
Stone fired back, saying Bolton’s criticism only confirmed Gabbard’s fitness for the role. The feud shows how personal grudges fuel public spats in D.C.
Stone’s 2019 Fort Lauderdale raid looms large in his reaction to Bolton’s woes. He posted a photo from that arrest, sporting a “Roger Stone Did Nothing Wrong” shirt. The image is less about innocence and more about defiance against a system he sees as weaponized.
“Wait! Where was CNN?” Stone quipped on X, noting the media’s absence at Bolton’s raid compared to his own, where CNN was allegedly tipped off.
The dig suggests selective outrage, but it sidesteps the bigger question of why raids are becoming political theater.
Stone’s posts leaned into a karmic narrative: “What goes around comes around- and Roger Stone still ‘did nothing wrong.’” The bravado plays well to the MAGA base, but it glosses over the complexities of justice in a polarized age. Karma might be a crowd-pleaser, but it’s a shaky foundation for fairness.
Stone and Bolton’s rivalry predates this latest drama, rooted in their opposing stances on Trump. Stone, a Nixon advisor and Trump loyalist, has long defended the former president against Bolton’s critiques. Their public clashes highlight the fractured loyalty within Republican ranks.
Bolton’s diplomatic resume—posts under George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush—clouted him, but his Trump-era fallout made him a pariah among MAGA supporters.
His 2020 book, which the Biden DOJ later declined to pursue legally, further alienated him from Trump’s base. Stone’s glee at Bolton’s raid is less about justice and more about settling scores.
“The man on the left had his home rated at 6 am because he did something wrong. The man on the right had his home raided at 6 am because he didn't,” Stone posted, framing himself as the righteous victim. The oversimplification is telling—Stone’s narrative thrives on black-and-white morality, not nuance.
The FBI’s raid on Bolton’s properties raises eyebrows, especially given the lack of clear charges. Agents hauling boxes from his office suggest a serious probe, but without details, it’s hard to separate fact from political posturing. The timing, post-Trump administration, fuels suspicions of targeted enforcement.
Stone’s reaction, while entertaining, underscores a troubling trend: raids as spectacles in political vendettas. His claim that “Karma is a b----” might rally the base, but it dodges the question of whether justice is being served or just staged. A balanced view demands scrutiny of both men’s actions, not just their loyalty to a cause.
