{"product_id":"in-deep-the-fbi-the-cia-and-the-truth-about-americas-deep-state-9780393867602","title":"In Deep: The Fbi, the Cia, and the Truth about America's Deep State","description":"\u003cp\u003eDonald Trump blamed his 2020 defeat on Democrats and the \"deep state\"--a supposed secret cabal of Washington insiders that relentlessly encroaches on the individual rights of Americans--for stealing the election and undermining his presidency. Most Americans who supported him agreed. Americans on the left increasingly fear the \"military-industrial complex,\" a faction of generals and defense contractors who they believe routinely push the country into endless wars. But does the American \"deep state\" really exist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis question is fundamental to preserving the legitimacy of American democracy, as frustration with and distrust for the government continue to grow. \u003cem\u003eIn Deep\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to dispel these pernicious myths through an examination of the FBI, CIA, and Justice Department scandals of the past fifty years from the Church Committee's exposure of Cold War abuses to the claims and counterclaims of the Trump era and the relentless spread of conspiracy theories online and on air. It exposes the misconduct of Attorney General William Barr; how distrust of the \"deep state\" undermined the US government response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and the growing discord sowed by the explosion of false information online. It investigates Trump's quest to discredit government experts, the legislative and judicial branches, and the results of the 2020 election and assume authoritarian power for himself. \"The idea of the deep state, Rohde writes, is inextricably linked to a particular view of presidential power\" (Dina Temple-Raston, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on dozens of interviews with career CIA operatives and FBI agents, \"\u003cem\u003eIn Deep\u003c\/em\u003e is a wholly satisfying read and a necessary one for anyone wanting to understand the forces at play in our government today\" (Andrea Bernstein, Peabody Award-winning cohost of the \u003cem\u003eTrump, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e podcast and author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Oligarchs\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRohde, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Rohde\u003c\/strong\u003e, two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, is an executive editor of \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e website and a former Reuters, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e reporter. He lives in New York.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929445372178,"sku":"9780393867602","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5279be8f-b5ba-45f1-888f-ebf44f119bbc.jpg?v=1739042259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-deep-the-fbi-the-cia-and-the-truth-about-americas-deep-state-9780393867602","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}