Trump vs. The Deep State? - In The Tank #438

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 438 of the In The Tank Podcast. Every so often, the public gets a little more information about the role the intelligence community played in undermining Donald Trump at every turn. This week, we are going to attempt to organize as much of this information as possible to provide a sort of abridged history of the Trump vs. The Deep State saga. From spying on the campaign to the Mueller Report, we have a lot to cover. PRIMARY TOPIC - TRUMP vs. THE DEEP STATE

#1 The “Five Eyes” Campaign Substack - CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say

https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump?utm_source=substack&utm;_medium=email

NYP - CIA and foreign intelligence agencies illegally targeted 26 Trump associates before 2016 Russia collusion claims: report

https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/news/cia-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-illegally-targeted-26-trump-associates-before-2016-russia-collusion-claims-report/ #2 Steele Dossier/Fusion GPS AP - Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-donald-trump-presidential-elections-campaign-2016-41116202428688e1088829852505e144 CNN - The Steele dossier: A reckoning

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/steele-dossier-reckoning/index.html

#3 Operation Crossfire Hurricane Fox News - FBI opened Trump-Russia probe despite Papadopoulos' denial that said collusion would be 'treason': Durham

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-opened-trump-russia-probe-despite-papadopoulos-denial-collusion-treason-durham #4 FISA Warrants WSJ - How FISA Shields FBI Abuses

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-surveillance-fisa-court-rudolph-contreras-a7f69cd6 #5 “The Insurance Plan” Fox News -  Lisa Page transcripts reveal details of anti-Trump ‘insurance policy,’ concerns over full-blown probe

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lisa-page-transcripts-reveal-details-of-anti-trump-insurance-policy-concerns-over-full-blown-probe CBS News - FBI agent Peter Strzok's texts with Lisa Page disparage Trump throughout campaign

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-strzok-lisa-page-texts-trump-idiot/

#6 Michael Flynn Takedown Fox News - DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn, in wake of internal memo release

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/drops-doj-case-against-michael-flynn-in-wake-of-internal-memo-release Glenn Beck - CHALKBOARD: President Obama involved with ILLEGAL Trump, FBI investigation & Michael Flynn takedown

https://www.glennbeck.com/chalkboard/chalkboard-president-obama-involved-with-illegal-trump-fbi-investigation-michael-flynn-takedown

#7 Mueller Investigation ABA - Mueller finds no collusion with Russia, leaves obstruction question open

https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2019/03/mueller-concludes-investigation/ The Hill - Mueller probe: A timeline from beginning to end

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/435547-mueller-probe-a-timeline-from-beginning-to-end/

#8 The Era Of Lawfare

NPR - How Trump's trials for 91 felony charges in 4 states could take over his campaign

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233132273/how-trumps-trials-for-91-felony-charges-in-4-states-could-take-over-his-campaign