PositiveAir MailThere are advantages to the way Stewart has organized the book, using Trump’s claim of a Deep State conspiracy as the organizing framework for his analysis of the president’s actions. It presents a central theme around which it tells the story of F.B.I. investigations into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails, the Clinton Foundation, Russian election interference, and obstruction of justice by the president. This framework sets up a clear question: Was the F.B.I. leading a vast, Deep State conspiracy to bring down the Trump presidency, or were the actions of the F.B.I. justified? Stewart’s approach, however, raises a different and more significant question: Is a review of allegations of a Deep State conspiracy within the F.B.I. the best lens through which to evaluate the Trump presidency? ... Stewart’s debunking of the Deep State conspiracy theory may not be the perfect angle from which to review the Trump presidency. But with Congress investigating allegations that the president abused his power to push foreign leaders to investigate his leading political rival, it’s worth remembering the ways in which President Trump works to undercut those who speak and act against him, whether it be the employees at the F.B.I. or the C.I.A.
