Following is a joint statement by Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, and Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding the FBI raid of former National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton’s home:

“Today’s raid is an obvious act of intimidation, and another example of the double standards this president is applying as he puts himself and his cronies above the law, and weaponizes it against his perceived enemies.

“Raiding the home of a high-profile critic in this way is an attack on the fundamental American right to disagree with the government. If this President, who tramples on the Constitution and laws every day, is willing to abuse his power to go after his own former National Security Adviser, he can do it to anyone.

“As prominent Republicans pointed out this morning, when the FBI searched Mar-A-Lago under the Biden Administration, it negotiated with President Trump’s team for a year beforehand. And his possession of those documents was defended by none other than his current FBI Director Kash Patel.”

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