Yeah I think that’s a pretty good read on it. Comey’s an intelligent enough liar that he’s capable of being all “meta” (as the kids say) like that.
My instincts tell me that the Deep State is not as deep in their thinking as much as they are deeply embedded in the system. I think they can be brought to surface by looking into and leveraging the holes and seams in their facade(s). It’s barely a bubble and will never be airtight, so we should find ways to exploit and exacerbate the flaws in the ‘architectures’ of the Deep State and their partners in crime.