The Hunt: Former Trump official speaks out about termination of his security detail

By J.J. Green
January 22, 2025 | 7:01 PM

President Donald Trump has ordered the security detail terminated for John Bolton, one of his top former advisers.

Bolton is facing death threats from Iran, which is recognized by the U.S. as a state sponsor of terrorism.

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Bolton sat down to talk about what this means.

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The Hunt: Suspected Russian attacks in Europe indicate Ukraine war is spreading

By J.J. Green
August 8, 2026 | 8:16 AM

This week, Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv in months using missiles and drones. At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 wounded, but 800 miles away in Germany, Russia is suspected of launching an attack on an airport, possibly expanding the war. On this episode of "The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green," Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses what happened.

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