President Trump is taking Iran’s threats to assassinate him seriously, as well he should. He reportedly switched Air Force One from the new Qatar version on his return from the recent NATO summit on the advice of the Secret Service. How about a little concern, then, about Iran’s threats to kill his former national security adviser, John Bolton?

The White House hasn’t confirmed the Air Force One switch, but it hasn’t denied the story either. Notably, the Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Times writers who reported the story to disclose their sources. That’s harassment against the press that won’t make the U.S. safer. The story arguably did Mr. Trump a favor by reminding the public that Iran’s regime hasn’t turned over a “new leaf,” to borrow Vice President JD Vance’s term.

“They want to take out the U.S. leader–me,” Mr. Trump told reporters in Turkey. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”

Which brings us to Mr. Bolton, who has been targeted by Iran along with Mr. Trump’s first-term Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and State’s main deputy for Iran policy in the first term, Brian Hook. The Biden Administration was concerned enough that it provided the trio with protection details.

But after taking office a second time, Mr. Trump pulled that protection from all three. This was raw vindictiveness, since we doubt Iran has given up on killing them. Iran blames all three for the 2020 assassination of Qassem Soleimani, who ran Iran’s network of terror proxies for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. These Americans are targets because of a decision the President rightly made.

The danger for Mr. Bolton in particular has increased because the Trump Administration is prosecuting him for mishandling classified documents. Mr. Bolton pleaded guilty last month to avoid the threat of additional charges against him or his family. The plea deal stipulates a fine of $2.25 million, which is an effort to strip Mr. Bolton of the income from his 2020 book that was critical of Mr. Trump.

But far worse, the Justice Department has insisted on seeking a prison term of up to five years. This is a penalty far beyond what other officials have received for similar or greater classification offenses. John Deutch, David Petraeus and Sandy Berger never served jail time and none pleaded guilty to felonies. Mr. Bolton was treated more harshly.

Federal Judge Theodore Chuang has scheduled sentencing for Mr. Bolton for Oct. 28. But a jail term of any length runs the risk of assassination. It wouldn’t take much for Iranians to bribe an inmate, or threaten relatives of an inmate or guard, to have Mr. Bolton killed while he’s in custody. Prisons are notoriously insecure.

Mr. Trump has the Secret Service to protect him, but these other public servants don’t. They have to do without security or pay for it themselves, as Mr. Bolton has. Let’s hope Judge Chuang dispenses with the Justice Department’s unjust prison demand and issues a suspended sentence.

As for Mr. Trump, he’s already exacted revenge against his former adviser with the prosecution and fine. He knows Iran has a kill “list” that includes him and his advisers. If Mr. Bolton is killed in prison, the President and his Justice Department will be partly responsible.