Former National Security Advisor and infamous Warhawk John Bolton was showering at his Bethesda, Maryland, residence Monday afternoon when his Secret Service detail rapped on the bathroom door and instructed him to dress immediately, for they had urgent information to share with him.
“Is it the Iranians? Bolton called out from the shower.
“Please get dressed, sir, it’s urgent,” a Secret Service agent replied.
Bolton, though never President or vice president, had requested Secret Service protection in 2019 over fears that Iranian assassins had marked him for death. Trump had granted the request, but then terminated Bolton’s detail after firing the traitorous Deep Stater later that year. In January 2021, Biden, having perpetrated election theft, reinstated Bolton’s detail, saying they’d safeguard him from both Iran and retaliation from Trump.
Bolton, ever the quintessential globalist, neocon, and warmonger, was the shortest-serving national security advisor in American politics; his tenure under Trump lasted from April 9, 2018 – September 10, 2019. Many Trump allies, including his eldest sons, felt Bolton was uniquely unqualified for the job and fundamentally dangerous. Besides competing with Trump for power, Bolton had advocated for dropping nuclear bombs on Iran and Syria or, at the very least, deposing those governments by way of prolonged air strikes and US boots on the ground. “Let’s shock and awe those motherfuckers back to the stone age, like Bush did to Iraq. Make America proud; be like Bush,” Bolton had told Trump. According to West Wingers, Bolton had often envisioned himself as President, doctored intelligence reports, and tried tenaciously to usurp Trump’s authority. After losing his job, Bolton authored several inflammatory books defaming President Trump.
When Bolton left the bathroom on Monday, he demanded to know why the Secret Service had interrupted his shower. The agents said they had bad news and catastrophic news and asked which he wanted to hear first.
“Just give me the bad news first,” Bolton answered belligerently.
“Effective immediately, President Trump has revoked your Secret Service privileges,” an agent told him.
Bolton huffed and puffed. “I’ll be defenseless before my enemies. If that’s the bad news, what’s the worst news?”
“You’re under arrest for treason,” the agent said flatly.
The agents’ announcement must have shaken Bolton to his core; two days earlier, they had been discussing their mutual hatred of Trump, his policies, and his desire to seek retribution against perceived enemies.
“There’s been a change in leadership,” an agent told Bolton. “And new directives.”
Handcuffed, Bolton asked the agents where they were taking him. He was told he’d be put in a holding cell until a military attaché showed up to take custody of him.