{"id":27799,"date":"2025-12-23T20:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=27799"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:33:12","slug":"fbis-patel-turns-heads-with-ominous-x-post-following-bolton-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=27799","title":{"rendered":"FBI\u2019s Patel Turns Heads With Ominous X Post Following Bolton Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madadaily.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Snipaste_2025-12-23_11-29-41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/madadaily.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Snipaste_2025-12-23_11-29-41-726x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2213911770-1-390x220.jpg 390w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container\">\n<div id=\"main-content-row\" class=\"tie-row main-content-row\">\n<div class=\"main-content tie-col-md-8 tie-col-xs-12\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author\u2019s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel set Washington abuzz Friday morning with a cryptic message on X, posted just as federal agents swarmed the Bethesda, Md., home of Trump\u2019s former national security adviser John Bolton.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNO ONE is above the law\u2026@FBI agents on mission,\u201d Patel declared at 7 a.m., without naming names. The timing left little doubt about what\u2014or who\u2014he was referring to, though he could\u2019ve also been referring to others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1958847495028584529&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fpatel-heads-94477%2F&amp;sessionId=0d0dc6fa9cd6cfd0e80cd4fa60860e0ebee3a8d3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1958847495028584529\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino piled on minutes later, posting: \u201cPublic corruption will not be tolerated.\u201d He underscored this message in a Fox News appearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1930445379557830954&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fpatel-heads-94477%2F&amp;sessionId=0d0dc6fa9cd6cfd0e80cd4fa60860e0ebee3a8d3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1930445379557830954\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance also reshared Patel\u2019s post, amplifying the message.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI itself declined to comment on Patel\u2019s statement or the raid, but sources confirmed that agents executed a search warrant tied to classified information. Bolton, a longtime Washington operative and one of Trump\u2019s fiercest Republican critics, had his security clearance yanked and Secret Service detail removed earlier this year after Trump returned to office.<\/p>\n<p>Bolton appeared unfazed Friday morning. Around the same time as the raid, he was online slamming Trump\u2019s diplomatic efforts with Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"as6078\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMeetings will continue because Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize,\u201d Bolton sneered on X, insisting talks between Moscow and Kyiv were doomed because of Russia\u2019s territorial demands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1958854664834756639&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fpatel-heads-94477%2F&amp;sessionId=0d0dc6fa9cd6cfd0e80cd4fa60860e0ebee3a8d3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1958854664834756639\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The raid marks the latest flashpoint in a long and bitter feud between Trump and his onetime adviser, who left the administration on bad terms in 2019. Bolton has since made a career of trashing Trump on cable news, accusing him of being soft on dictators while cashing in with book deals.<\/p>\n<p>For many conservatives, Bolton\u2019s raid is a manifestation of the \u201cboomerang effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the infamous Crossfire Hurricane probe launched in 2016 to Biden\u2019s DOJ prosecutions years later, Trump-world has repeatedly been on the receiving end of weaponized government. Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was targeted and prosecuted under Obama\u2019s DOJ, campaign adviser Carter Page was surveilled with unlawful FISA warrants, while Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos were dragged into investigations over years-old business and foreign contacts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump ally Roger Stone was raided at dawn by heavily armed FBI agents, his home swarmed with CNN cameras tipped off in advance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was charged with contempt of Congress under Biden\u2019s DOJ for refusing to play along with the partisan January 6 committee, as was Trump Peter Navarro. Both men served short stints in prison after being prosecuted by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>To critics, these episodes all point to the same pattern: the FBI and DOJ acting as political weapons against Trump\u2019s circle. As one GOP strategist put it at the time: \u201cIt\u2019s lawfare, plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, with Kash Patel at the helm of the FBI, Trump\u2019s allies argue the tables are finally turning. Patel\u2019s cryptic \u201cno one is above the law\u201d message may have raised eyebrows inside the Beltway, but to the MAGA base it sounded like long-overdue accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Bolton raid promises to stoke controversy. Was it a legitimate investigation into classified material\u2014or payback against a loud Trump critic? The Biden years taught conservatives to be wary of raids on political figures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Getty Images This article may contain commentary which reflects the author\u2019s opinion. 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