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Matt Taibbi joins Emily to explain why Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, wants to radically reform the organization. Taibbi breaks down the recent history of surveillance abuses to show why Trump and his allies are focused on the bureau.
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SubscribeSo, as a purely practical matter, how does Trump overcome the FBI, and other deep state actors, in his second term?
I see a lot of journalists report the FBI (or CIA) excesses, but I haven’t seen any substantive discussion of how Trump can take on the immense power of these agencies and win. Maybe Emily will do a show on that topic.
And yes, I’m one of the “thousands” who watch every episode of Undercurrents.