California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the indictment of former National Security Advisor John Bolton:

“President Trump is continuing to use the power of the U.S. Department of Justice to punish his ‘enemies’ and reward his friends. In the process, he has so damaged the integrity and undermined the independence of the Department that now, with the indictment of John Bolton, it is impossible to tell whether the prosecution is warranted or whether it is based on the President’s personal desire for vengeance. With three indictments in as many weeks, we cannot become desensitized to what is happening. The President of the United States has demanded the prosecution of individuals he dislikes as political retribution. And the U.S. Department of Justice, under U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, has capitulated. This is not normal, and we cannot accept it as such.”