201. What is the “Deep State?” Interview with Mike Lofgren

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🗓️ 13 April 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by Mike Lofgren, a former U.S. Congressional aide who has written several books detailing what he learned during his time in Congress, including his latest “Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government”. Mike gets things started by describing how he became a Congressional aide, and why he came to review the Republican Party as resembling an “apocalyptic cult.” Mike then details the “Deep State” - just what the term refers to, what the major components are, and just how it first came about. Marc and Mike go on to discuss whether th [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:32.6	My guest today is a former Republican U.S. congressional aide who spent 28 years working in the United States Congress before leaving government service in 2011.
1:42.0	Since then, he's written a number of books detailing much of what he came to
1:45.0	learn while in Congress, including his latest Deep State, the fall of the Constitution and the
1:50.0	rise of a shadow government. Mr. Mike Lofgren, welcome to Lions of Liberty. Good to be here.
1:56.9	That Mr. Lofgren, there's just a wealth of fascinating information in your book, The Deep State.
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