FBI Raids Home of Analyst Dimitri Simes

The FBI conducted a raid on August 13 at the Virginia home of Dimitri Simes, a Russian-born policy analyst who advised Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Simes, who was abroad during the incident and was not notified in advance, expressed concerns over political intimidation, suggesting the raid aimed to prevent his return to the U.S. His name appears over 100 times in the Mueller report on Russian interference in the election. Simes' son criticized the Biden administration, claiming it fears being challenged over foreign policy issues. The FBI confirmed the operation as court-authorized but provided no further details due to its ongoing nature. Russian officials, including Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, denounced the raid as part of a broader 'witch hunt' against those opposing U.S. policies.