Former Trump advisor-turned-foe John Bolton called on the FBI to conduct an investigation into former House members Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz before their Senate confirmation hearings for their nominated Cabinet positions.

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that former Rep ... ought to have a confirmation hearing until they have both had full-field FBI investigations,” Bolton told anchor Blake Burman. “And then I think the Chinese would say ...

( NewsNation) — John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under George W. Bush and a former national security adviser in the first Trump administration, said President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to nominate former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Rep. Matt Gaetz to his Cabinet shows Trump is not serious about intelligence gathering.

For anyone who has paid attention to recent American politics, this meltdown will come as no surprise -- but that doesn't make it any less eye roll-inducing. Textbook neocon and noted warhawk John Bolton,