Leon Panetta on Whether Bolton’s Home Raid Is a Political Payback: There May Be Some Targeting Going On

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BURNETT: “Leon Panetta is out front now. He has served in both Republican and democratic administrations as both defense secretary and CIA director over the years. And I so much appreciate your time. Secretary panetta. So I guess let‘s just cut to the bottom line on what‘s happened here. Do you believe that the raids on John Bolton‘s home and his office are political payback?”

PANETTA: “Well, you know look We don‘t know. All the facts here because we don‘t know. What the Justice Department said to a magistrate judge in order. To get a. Warrant. But when. You stand back. And you look at the criticism. That John Bolton. Has made. And you look at the president and how sensitive. He is. About having those criticisms, particularly from somebody who was in. His administration. It‘s it‘s pretty hard. Not to come to the conclusion that there‘s some targeting here going on.”