The president is following through with his promise to rain retribution on political opponents. In recent weeks he’s stripped security clearances, launched investigations, used social media threats to intimidate adversaries — and even fired officials from agencies that operate independently from the executive branch. When the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-critic John Bolton last Friday, it smacked of an escalation, even though the president denied he was personally involved and administration officials have said there are legitimate concerns about Bolton’s handling of classified material.