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Hunter Biden and the ‘Deep State’
Hunter Biden and the ‘Deep State’
Supervisory IRS Special Agent Gary Shapley (L) and IRS Criminal Investigator Joseph Ziegler are sworn in during a House Oversight Committee hearing. (Drew Angerer via Getty Images)
Some in the government appeared to run interference on behalf of the president’s son. But others followed the law without fear or favor.
By Eli Lake
07.24.23 — U.S. Politics
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Hunter Biden and the ‘Deep State’

For Donald Trump’s most dedicated fans, the latest revelations from the FBI and IRS about Hunter Biden suggest a darker force at work: the Deep State. 

For this crowd, the deep state functions like an invisible force behind the curtain that controls our country on behalf of an oligarch class. As a concept, it’s been around for decades. Dot-connectors and…

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Eli Lake

Eli Lake is the host of Breaking History, a new history podcast from The Free Press. A veteran journalist with expertise in foreign affairs and national security, Eli has reported for Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, and Newsweek. With Breaking History, he brings his sharp analysis and storytelling skills to uncover the connections between today’s events and pivotal moments in the past.

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