No one's done any kind of vetting. No one has done any basic journalistic work. And then we see politicians repeating and talking about this thing that was leaked to the media. And We've seen how this, this tried and true playbook that is used over and over again to either smear their opponents to, in President Trump's case, to be used as a basis for FBI raids on his home, lawfare, impeachments, endless investigations, and so forth. So I get asked oftentimes by people who don't come to events like this, who are just working hard and trying to raise a family and trying to get by, and they say, what is the deep state? (09:02–09:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that leaked intelligence has been used to justify actions against President Trump.
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