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TexasTowelie

(112,150 posts)
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:49 AM Sep 2018

'The Deep State': Jason Chaffetz says 'it's real' in new book

SALT LAKE CITY — Don't look for references in Jason Chaffetz's new book, "The Deep State," to the mysterious "Q," a supposed federal government official behind internet conspiracy theories aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump.

"I haven't had any firsthand experience with that. It's not something I've looked at or paid any attention to," the former Utah congressman told the Deseret News. "I can't say definitively it's not true. But that's totally different than the deep state problems I see here."

The "Q" signs and T-shirts that surfaced at Trump campaign rallies this summer express support for often extreme theories spread online that are tied to what's seen as a plot headed by the president to take down their version of the deep state.

The concerns detailed in Chaffetz's book, set to be released Sept. 18, largely stem from investigations undertaken during his time as chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Read more: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900030399/the-deep-state-jason-chaffetz-says-its-real-in-new-book.html

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marble falls

(57,080 posts)
5. It is real and thank G*D it is. Its those in government who work to keep the nation running after ..
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 10:03 AM
Sep 2018

we elect fools who know how to run for office but don't have a clue about how to administrate government, people who know their jobs and what those jobs mean, who aren't tied to politics every two years who are in it for the long haul. People who know how to do all the jobs few politicians even know are needed or even exist.

Nitram

(22,794 posts)
6. Marble falls, you are right, the deep state does exist and it is the only thing between Trump and
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:22 PM
Sep 2018

a dictatorship. As you point put, it has nothing to do with QAnon.

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