In deep : the FBI, the CIA, and the truth about America's "deep state"

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"A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's investigation of the "deep state." Three-quarters of Americans believe that a group of unelected government and military officials secretly manipulate or direct national policy in the United States. President Trump blames the "deep state" for his impeachment. But what is the American "deep state" and does it really exist? To conservatives, the "deep state" is an ever-growing government bureaucracy,...

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Bureaucracy United States

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United States Politics and government 1977-1981

United States Politics and government 1981-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

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ISBN:

9781324003540
1324003545

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xxii, 323 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The Church Committee
Ford, Cheney, and Rumsfeld
Carter strengthens oversight
Reagan, Meese, and Iran-Contra
Bush, Barr, and the power of the presidency
Clinton, Reno, and impeachment
George W. Bush, 9/11, and the return of the imperial presidency
Obama, Snowden, and drones
The 2016 campaign
The president-elect and the "deep state"
The transfer of power
Loyalty
Obstructing the Mueller investigation
The collapse of congressional oversight
The disinformation presidency
The loudest voice
Trump, Barr, and the gutting of congressional power
Checks and balances
Impeachment
Deadlock

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2863149

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