Lawfare Archive: David Rohde on the Supposed "Deep State"

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From July 14, 2020: In a 2018 poll, 74 percent of Americans said they believed that some group of unelected government and military officials was definitely or probably secretly manipulating or directing national policy. What is the actual history of presidents and Congress clashing with national security and law enforcement institutions? And how has that led to Trump's notion of a deep state out to get him? David Priess spoke with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David Rohde of The New Yorker, who has turned his attention to this tricky topic in the new book, " In Deep: The FBI, the CIA, and the Truth about America's 'Deep State.' " They talked about intelligence, law enforcement, inspectors…