David Axelrod: Dir. Patel and VP Vance Tweeting About John Bolton ‘Suggests that This Is Politically Motivated’

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AXELROD: "Well, look, you know, I agree with Kash Patel on the principle that no one should be above the law. I don‘t know that that‘s true. And we know that there‘s at least one person who‘s not. But in this case, if they have real evidence, and they did get a court order, that‘s one thing. But to be suspicious is to be, I think, wise here, given the history of the relationship between these two guys, given the fact that one of the first things the president did was target Bolton by removing his security when there clearly been a threat against him because of his service in government, because of the things that he said about him, and because of the things that John Bolton has said recently about the president. And the fact that the FBI Director, you know, goes online and tweets about this or whatever, whatever form of posting he did, the fact that the vice president of the United States jumps on that, suggests that this is a politically motivated, gesture. And I thought Joey Jackson was eloquent earlier in talking about the pattern of behavior of this administration. I think this is not just an attempt to, or could be, an attempt to silence John Bolton, but also to send a message to other critics of the administration that the full weight of the administration, including the Justice Department, will fall on you if you displease the president."