On a quiet street in suburban Maryland, not far from where I live, the FBI raided the home of John Bolton, a card-carrying conservative who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser and is now one of his fiercest critics. Agents in highly visible jackets proclaiming their law enforcement affiliation hauled away bags and boxes of “evidence” as video cameras rolled.

Trump acolytes accuse Bolton of misusing classified documents, which may or may not be true. But however the legal case against Bolton plays out, the made-for-TV raid sends a deliberate and deeply dangerous message: Trump is determined to use the full powers of his presidency to punish his enemies.

“It is clear that Mr. Trump and his appointees are perverting the justice system to serve their political interests and in

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