The “Deep State” Is a Political Party | The New Republic
▻https://newrepublic.com/article/155629/deep-state-political-party
... in practice, the U.S. intelligence community, led by former officials, is developing into an organized political faction. Call it the Intelligence Party. Like other factions, at home and abroad, this faction is seeking to gain public support and influence the 2020 presidential election to advance its institutional and political interests.