America’s Unelected ‘Deep State’ Pushes Hidden Agenda, Says Panel

Group works against US Constitution and controls selective flow of information to the public, panelists say

The U.S. Capitol at sunset on March 11, 2014. MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES

A group of career politicians often referred to as the “deep state” or the “permanent government” is pushing an agenda that goes against the Constitution and U.S. law, while also selectively leaking information to manipulate public perception.

These were among the claims from experts speaking on a Sept. 15 panel hosted by the conservative, nonpartisan watchdog group Judicial Watch. The panel followed the publication of a report that exposed the unelected government of the United States, often referred to as the deep state.