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The decision by FBI Director Kash Patel to order the raid on the home of one of Donald Trump’s most prominent critics was purportedly intended as a “message” with the president escalating the “retribution” he promised during his 2024 presidential run.

According to CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson, that Patel would go after former Trump advisor John Bolton should alarm anyone watching what the Department of Justice is willing to do in service to the current president.

Just after 7Am ET, FBI agents, with the support of Montgomery County Police, served a warrant at Bolton’s home, reportedly on national security grounds, which then took center stage on a day when the House is reconvening and Trump’s relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was about to start dominating the news cycle again.

Speaking with CNN hosts John Berman and Kate Bolduan, Jackson suggested that Trump was behind the raid and that it will be used as an example of what happens when you criticize the president.

“Best case scenario, this is the DOJ, Department of Justice, doing their job,” he began. “We have, as the United States, a responsibility to protect national security information, to ensure that everyone follows the rules.”

“Well, it used to be that way,” he quickly added. “But in any event, and in the event that that's the case, there's a place for the FBI, there's a place for a grand jury, and they should do an investigation –– that's best case, John.”

“Worst case scenario, this is political retribution, and I'm going –– if I'm his attorney in front of the cameras –– I'm going to say so. Everybody who criticizes the president, because you do it publicly, he's going to tweet about it, and then you're going to get your house raided. What does that say to everybody else? If you speak against me, I'm coming to your home. If you speak against me, you may end up in jail. If you speak against me, you're going to incur millions of dollars in legal fees, so keep your mouth shut.”

"If you're a university and you teach things I don't like, I'm going to take your funding,” he added before pointing out, “This is worst case scenario, bizarro world that we're entering into and it's very concerning from a legal perspective and practical.”

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An appeals court has thrown out the massive penalty against President Donald Trump in his civil fraud case, but "profound disagreement" among the judges who decided the ruling means their decision won't likely be the final word.

CNN's Kara Scannell reported that the five-judge panel tossed the nearly half-a-billion-dollar judgment against Trump imposed by New York Judge Arthur Engoron in a case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the president of fraudulently inflating the value of his real estate holdings to obtain better loan terms from banks.

A panel of appeals court judges decided Thursday that while President Donald Trump was found to have broken the law and guilty of felonies, the panel thought that the civil fraud penalty was "excessive" at $464 million.

Legal experts complained about the decision, noting that the penalties aim to stop the unlawful behavior.

An appeals court tossed out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump nearly a year after he challenged the ruling.

A five-judge panel in New York’s mid-level Appellate Division ruled the $355 million penalty imposed by Judge Arthur Engoron, which would have ballooned to $515 million with interest, was "excessive," and threw out the verdict, reported the Associated Press.

A Democratic lawmaker revealed her concerns about a comment by President Donald Trump about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. president's whispered comments to French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week were unwittingly picked up on a nearby microphone, and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) told "CNN News Central" what worried her about Trump saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin would agree to end his invasion of Ukraine to hand him a victory – "as crazy as it sounds."

President Donald Trump is handing off responsibility for one of his signature campaign promises.

The U.S. president will leave Russian and Ukrainian officials to organize a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss an end to hostilities without taking a direct role himself, reported The Guardian, citing officials familiar with the situation.

Of all the things Donald Trump is doing, there is one that isn't getting as much attention, but should be, according to a former prosecutor.

Ex-federal prosecutor Joyce Vance wrote a piece on Substack called Investigating the Police, in which she covers the recent news that Trump's DOJ is investigating whether the D.C. Police Department manipulated data to make crime rates appear lower, a move the legal expert called as "performative as sending battleships to fight a cartel."