It's Saturday, August 23rd.

I'm Ali Valshi.

We begin this hour with a promise.

In 2016, I declared, I am your voice.

Today, I add, I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have

been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution. I am your retribution. I am your retribution. I am

your retribution. That was Donald Trump's campaign promise in 2023. At the time, a lot of people

dismiss it as bluster.

Today, it's no longer rhetoric. It's governing strategy. Trump's administration has targeted

for investigation dozens of perceived enemies and critics. The latest move came just yesterday

as the FBI searched the Maryland home and Washington office of John Bolton. Trump's former national security

advisor turned outspoken critic. Bolton now joins a growing list of high-profile targets, a roster

that leads like a scorecard of Trump's enemies. Senator Adam Schiff, let me show you some of these

on the wall here. Senator Adam Schiff of California, when he was a congressman, he led Donald Trump's first

impeachment in Congress. He's being investigated for alleged mortgage fraud by the Department of

Justice. Same goes for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump on civil fraud charges

and won. Take a look at this. Former President Barack Obama and his aides have been accused by

Donald Trump's

Director of National Intelligence of Fabricating Russian Interference in the 2016 federal presidential election.

John Brennan and James Comey, the former FBI and CIA director, CIA and FBI directors,

are now under DOJ criminal investigation and intelligence review. Jack Smith,

the special prosecutor, who indicted Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election, is now

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