The mere fact that there are intelligence agencies that spy on American communications and use that information against those Americans is enough to say there is a Deep State, a shadow government.
Yeah, a shadow government. I remember from the late 1960's news articles about the Mount Weather facility being created as the active backup for the US civil government if the Cold War turned nuclear. It seemed to be a sensible thing to do to insure government continuity. It was even proclaimed as the home of the shadow government. Throw in technology and you have today's evil hydra.