MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

New York Times

When federal agents armed with a search warrant showed up at John Bolton's home outside Washington at dawn Friday, it was a display of one of the government's most intimidating powers, in this case deployed against a fierce and high-profile critic of President Trump.

It is not yet clear what evidence the Justice Department cited in convincing a federal judge to sign off on the search warrant, or what culpability Bolton might have in an on-and-off investigation into whether he mishandled classified information dating back to when he served as Trump's national security adviser during the president's first term.

But the episode illustrated how Trump's campaign of retribution has undercut the principle that law enforcement should keep a substantial distanc

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