The rot in the federal government runs deep. No one can escape its reach.
Now a top Democrat risked their life with a shocking confession about the deep state.
This week, Mayor Eric Adams boldly embraced the idea of a “deep state” lurking in the shadows—sounding a lot like President Trump and his MAGA crew.
“I don’t want to sound conspiracy theory, but there’s a permanent government,” Adams confessed to comedian Andrew Schulz on the “Flagrant Podcast” Wednesday.
“There are people that see presidents and mayors come and go. Their attitudes will wait you out.”
Adams’ self-proclaimed tin-foil-hat moment landed the same day a judge threw out the federal corruption case that’s been haunting him since September.
After Manhattan federal Judge Dale Ho squashed the charges for good on Wednesday, Adams capped a triumphant speech outside Gracie Mansion by brandishing a copy of “Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy,” penned by Trump ally and current FBI Director Kash Patel.
The Democratic mayor—who revealed Thursday he’s gunning for re-election as an independent come November—raved about the book in follow-up chats, claiming it blew the lid off what he insists went down in his own saga.
“Everybody should read the book,” Adams urged Schulz.
“Of course, of course, we like Kash. But is this like what people refer to? And I think this word has been used too much, but like the deep state or whatever it is,” Schulz prodded.
“It’s not used too much. It’s real, brother,” Adams shot back.
He barreled on, “(Patel) comes with this wealth of knowledge and the way he breaks it down, it’s just unbelievable what this deep state is about and why it’s so important for Americans that we cannot have a weaponizing of our prosecutorial powers.”
Adams has long argued that Southern District of New York prosecutors zeroed in on him after he called out former President Joe Biden’s handling of the migrant mess.
He admitted on the podcast that it’s a plight that hit home for Trump, who’s insisted his laundry list of legal woes stems from political payback.
“He didn’t have to come out on his campaign trail and say, this is wrong what they’re doing to Eric,” Adams said, appreciative of Trump’s support. “He did it at rallies.”
The feds kicked off their corruption dig into Adams back in 2021—before he even took the mayor’s seat and before waves of migrants flooded New York City.
The groundbreaking indictment painted Adams as pocketing bribes from Turkish nationals, disguised as swanky travel perks like flight upgrades.
While Adams spilled the beans about the deep state to Schulz, he didn’t totally let loose with the podcast star.
Schulz tossed out a playful jab, asking what’s the top “bodega boner pill.”
“If I answer that, I’ll be on the front page of The Post,” Adams quipped.
