Deep State Allegations Gain Traction from Nixon’s Testimony

The concept of the “deep state”—a covert group of unelected officials manipulating government policies behind the scenes—has often been regarded as a conspiracy theory. However, Liz Wheeler, a host on Blaze TV, recently pointed to seven declassified documents from Richard Nixon’s 1975 grand jury testimony as proof that such a network not only exists but has been operating under the radar for many years.

In a segment of “The Liz Wheeler Show,” Wheeler spoke with Newsmax’s Washington correspondent, James Rosen, who highlighted the significant revelations from Nixon’s testimony. Rosen is well-acquainted with this historical narrative, having researched it for over three decades. According to him, these newly unsealed documents confirm a hidden scandal from Nixon’s presidency: the Moorer-Radford spy operation.

This operation began in 1971 when military officials felt sidelined by President Nixon and his adviser, Henry Kissinger. Angered that critical foreign policy decisions were being made without their input, the Joint Chiefs of Staff initiated a secret spying campaign within the White House, employing a young Marine named Charles Radford.

Radford reportedly copied thousands of classified documents, committing to memory those he couldn’t copy and even rummaging through Kissinger’s belongings while he slept on flights. “It’s estimated that he stole about 5,000 secret documents from the National Security Council during the early 1970s and passed them on to the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Rosen said.

When sensitive materials began to surface in the press shortly after high-level meetings, Nixon’s “plumbers”—his internal investigation team—quickly traced the leaks back to Radford’s network. The revelation that the military was spying on its own leaders was an unexpected shock to the White House.

“The Senate Armed Services Committee held closed-door hearings, but in the end, no action was taken because all those implicated had valid reasons for wanting the issue buried,” Rosen explained. Nixon, particularly concerned about the public perception of the military during the Vietnam War, didn’t want to escalate the situation. Moreover, Attorney General John Mitchell reminded Nixon of the clandestine operations already in place, making the consequences potentially dangerous.

Ultimately, the incident was brushed aside. Radford and the implicated admirals were quietly reassigned, the Department of Defense Liaison Office was dissolved, and no formal charges were ever brought. The brief Senate hearings concluded amidst the chaos of the Watergate affair.

Rosen, who originally reported on the subject in a 2002 Atlantic article, maintains that these declassified documents add weight to his argument that military leaders have been undermining elected officials for decades, thereby giving credence to the idea that the deep state is not merely a recent fabrication, but a long-standing reality.

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