An ex-national security advisor is pointing out the hypocrisy in the John Bolton investigation and indictment, questioning the "extraordinary peculiarities."

In a Substack post published Friday, former national security advisor and author Miles Taylor outlines a series of questions "probing the extraordinary peculiarities and convenient coincidences in this case."

Bolton, the third Trump political enemy and prominent critic to be charged with a crime, was indicted on 18 counts by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday afternoon.

In his essay, Taylor lays out potential angles to examine, considering previous mishaps and actions among the Trump administration, including President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's previous blunders.

"If John Bolton kept a private diary yet Donald Trump kept actual classified documents with classified headers stashed away in his home, does that not mean Donald Trump is more guilty?" The writer asks.

He suggests a double-standard and also asks:

"If John Bolton did not knowingly retain classified information yet Donald Trump was warned and still did so willingly, does that not mean Donald Trump is more guilty?"

And, he points to Hegseth's actions, which were similar in nature to what Bolton is accused of.

"If the administration is committed to the notion that 'no one is above the law,' as the Attorney General and FBI Director have said repeatedly, then why has the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth not been investigated for the same offense? Did Pete Hegseth not intentionally retain classified and national defense information using his personal cell phone?" Taylor writes.

He questions what assurances, if any, would show that the indictment is not "selective prosecution," "exploiting sensitive information to spy on or punish the president’s critics," or "cherry-picked retribution."

"Maybe the real question isn’t whether John Bolton broke the law. Maybe it’s this: in Trump’s America, does the law mean anything at all anymore?" Taylor asks.

Read the full essay.