354 The Real Deep State: a Sizable Percentage of FBI Agents “Felt Sympathetic” to the J6ers
🧨 Chapter Title: The Real Deep State: A Sizable Percentage of FBI Agents “Felt Sympathetic” to the J6ers
🧠 Section Title: The Real Deep State Is Republican
This chapter is a sequel to The FBI Is a Very Republican Place. Another apt title? The Real Deep State Is Republican. That should be obvious—if facts mattered. But the last 10 years suggest they don’t.
I’ve called this the epistemological collapse of the nation. The Orwellianization of America. Trump as O’Brien. Truth as treason.
🧠 Section Title: 2+2=5
Perhaps quixotically, I like to think of myself as Winston. Of course, Winston ultimately succumbs. He agrees: “2+2=5.” He loves Big Brother.
There are so many versions of 2+2=5 in America today:
- Doctors who claim the polio vaccine is more dangerous than the disease
- Anti-vaxxers who got us kicked off the WHO’s herd immunity list
- Trump’s projection that the WHO is a fascist institution bent on world domination
- Michael Flynn’s claim: “If I did 10% of what Hillary Clinton did I’d be in jail”—when the truth is the opposite
Every accusation is a confession. The real fascist institution bent on domination? The modern Republican Party.
🧠 Section Title: Fleetwood Mac’s Sweet Little Lies Become Mainstream US Policy
In the 1980s, Fleetwood Mac sang:
“Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies.” — Little Lies, 1987
In the Trump years, those lies became policy.
- Immigrants are why you’re broke
- Trump is pro-choice (he just sent it back to the states)
- Russia didn’t interfere—Hillary lied about Russia
- The Deep State is run by Democrats
But the FBI elected Trump in 2016. It soft-pedaled Russiagate. It went scorched earth on Emailgate. And when Trump stole classified documents, many FBI agents freaked out—not because he broke the law, but because he was being treated like he had.
🧱 Sidebar: GOPland with a Badge
On August 8, 2022, the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago. Trump had stolen classified documents. But the raid sparked internal protest from FBI employees.
“Did this really just happen? Am I dreaming?” one agent wrote. “My own agency… A bunch of Democrat political hacks up top. I’ve lost just about all faith in our leadership.” — FOIA Files, Jason Leopold
Another agent called the FBI a “Banana Republic.” Director Wray had to engage in damage control—not with the public, but with his own agents.
This wasn’t the first time. After Comey declined to prosecute Clinton in July 2016, FBI leadership had to hold damage control meetings. The outrage then? That Clinton wasn’t prosecuted. The outrage now? That Trump wasn’t protected.
See Chapter: The FBI Is a Very Republican Place
🧠 Section Title: Internal Revolt
“Did this really just happen? Am I dreaming? The FBI served a Search Warrant on a former president?” — FBI employee email to acting ombudsman Chauncenette Morey, Aug. 2022
The agent was incredulous. He called FBI leadership “a bunch of Democrat political hacks.” He said he’d “lost just about all faith” in the agency.
Apparently, he didn’t realize Trump had been asked to return the documents for over a year. That detail was too trivial for his outrage.
Another agent called the FBI a “Banana Republic” and an “embarrassment.” Director Wray had to engage in damage control—not with the public, but with his own agents.
🧱 Sidebar: GOPland with a Badge, Part II
The FBI’s Office of the Ombudsman received multiple complaints. Morey forwarded them to Deputy Director Paul Abbate. The tone was raw, hostile, and partisan.
One agent demanded to know why Trump wasn’t simply called and asked to return the documents. Another said the raid made the FBI look like a Banana Republic.
But when Clinton wasn’t prosecuted in 2016, the outrage was that she should have been. When Trump was investigated, the outrage was that he wasn’t treated like royalty.
See Chapter: The FBI Is a Very Republican Place
🧠 Modular Insert: Sympathy for the Insurrectionists
Rumors had long swirled that FBI agents were sympathetic to Trump. FOIA documents confirmed it.
“There’s no good way to say it,” one agent wrote to Abbate. “From my first-hand and second-hand information… there is, at best, a sizable percentage of the employee population that felt sympathetic to the group that stormed the Capitol.”
Some agents said J6 was “no different than the BLM protests.” Others chalked it up to COVID frustration, job loss, and “fake news.”
A retired senior analyst had a Facebook page full of #StopTheSteal content. These weren’t one-offs. They were representative.
🧠 Section Title: Internal Revolt
The FOIA emails from August 2022 weren’t just angry—they were insurrection-adjacent. One agent called the Mar-a-Lago search “Banana Republic.” Another said he’d “lost all faith” in FBI leadership. They weren’t upset that Trump stole classified documents. They were upset that anyone dared to hold him accountable.
This wasn’t new. In late 2016, Rudy Giuliani bragged about a “revolution going on inside the FBI” because Comey didn’t indict Clinton. Comey’s delay created the expectation that she would be indicted. When she wasn’t, the Bureau revolted.
🧱 Sidebar: The Real Banana Republic Was January 6
One agent wrote:
“If he took documents, give him a call and ask for them back. Like… seriously?” — FOIA Email to FBI Ombudsman Chauncenette Morey, Aug. 2022
Another said:
“A bunch of Democrat political hacks up top… I’ve lost just about all faith in our leadership.”
But they’d been asking Trump to return the documents for over a year. The FBI tried subpoenas. Trump obstructed. The raid was the last resort.
Calling that “Banana Republic” is Orwellian. Especially when these same agents shrugged at January 6.
🧠 Modular Insert: Sympathy for the Insurrectionists
A separate FOIA email revealed that a “sizable percentage” of FBI employees felt sympathetic to the Capitol rioters. Some said J6 was “no different than the BLM protests.” Others chalked it up to COVID frustration and “fake news.”
One agent had to explain to a colleague:
“One is a smattering of criminals. The other is an organized group of domestic terrorists.”
A retired senior analyst had a Facebook page full of #StopTheSteal content. These weren’t one-offs. They were representative.
🧠 CODA: The Commission That Wasn’t
The FBI wasn’t just sympathetic. It was unprepared. Despite warnings, it failed to respond to J6 with urgency.
Pelosi’s preferred option was a 9/11-style commission. McConnell filibustered it. Thank God.
That commission would’ve had equal subpoena power and equal partisan representation. It would’ve been worse than toothless. It would’ve been rigged.
The 9/11 Commission itself was a failure. Led by Bush-Cheney stooge Philip Zelikow. Cheney called it a “dangerous diversion.” And he was right—dangerous to him.
📎 FN Cascade
- Giuliani’s “revolution inside the FBI”:
- FBI agents protest Mar-a-Lago raid:
- FBI sympathy for J6 rioters:
- McConnell filibusters J6 commission:
- 9/11 Commission failures and Zelikow’s role: ,
🧠 Section Title: Trumpland 2.0
The January 6 Select Committee did a lot right. But it dropped the ball on one crucial front: The monumental failure of law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Chair Bennie Thompson exonerated them early:
“Whatever weaknesses existed… they were not to blame.” — J6C Report, p. 11
That’s not just wrong. It’s dangerous. January 6 wasn’t a surprise. It was the most telegraphed attack in modern history.
🧱 Sidebar: The Most Predictable Attack in Homeland History
Donell Harvin, D.C.’s chief of homeland security, red-teamed the exact scenario a week before J6. He convened an emergency call with all 79 fusion centers nationwide. DHS and FBI weren’t concerned. They focused on the inauguration. J6 was a footnote.
The FBI didn’t issue a joint bulletin. DHS didn’t sound the alarm. Social media threats were ignored. Intelligence was there. It just wasn’t heeded.
🧠 Modular Insert: The Erasure Machine
The Secret Service deleted all texts from January 5 and 6. They claimed it was part of a “device-replacement program.” The deletion occurred after the Inspector General requested the records.
DHS attorneys delayed access. Records were reviewed internally before being shared. Confusion reigned. Transparency died.
Ornato and Murray were Trump loyalists. Their texts vanished. Their accountability did too.
🧠 Anchor Paragraph: The Real Deep State
The Trumpian narrative says the Deep State is run by Democrats. But the FBI elected Trump in 2016. The Secret Service deleted J6 texts. DHS delayed oversight. And many agents sympathized with the insurrectionists.
We got your Deep State right here. It’s called Trumpland.
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