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Top NSA Official Reveals Darkest Secrets of the Deep State | Tom Drake

2025-03-03 Entertainment
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Watch the exclusive fan Q&A with Tom on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Thomas Drake is a former NSA senior executive who famously exposed the governments illegal domestic surveillance program. While at NSA, he blew the whistle on a multi-billion fraud and secret dragnet electronic surveillance and data mining program conducted by the NSA after 9/11. In April 2010 Tom was charged by the US Department of Justice with a 10 felony count Espionage Act indictment facing 35 years in prison, until the government's case against him collapsed in June 2011. SPONSORS https://shopmando.com - Use code DANNY for $5 off your starter pack. https://stopboxusa.com/danny - Use code DANNY to get BOGO StopBox Pro + 10% off. https://nordvpn.com/dannyjones - EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal: Risk-free w/ a money back guarantee. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off GUEST LINKS https://x.com/Thomas_Drake1 FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny LISTEN ON Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VTLG0HiIZaCjH9gE6NFPq Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1441238966 OUTLINE 00:00 - Torture survival training 10:41 - Tom's first intelligence mission 18:36 - Nuclear War 38:31 - Being recruited by CIA 48:46 - Top secret Nuclear War protocols 55:56 - The keyhole program & SR-71 01:02:56 - Strategic deception 01:10:28 - The REAL deep state 01:19:15 - USAID 01:27:26 - Working the Pentagon's terrorism desk 01:35:14 - 1993 WTC bombing 01:44:58 - TWA Flight 800 01:53:06 - Military plane training exercises 01:56:18 - NSA's "jackpot" program 02:02:07 - NSA / Google Partnership 02:09:03 - Secret data hidden at NSA 02:21:26 - Government AI program in 1989 02:31:42 - What happened at NSA after 9/11 02:53:57 - How NSA & FISA betrayed the 4th amendment 02:57:28 - Legal punishments for whistleblowers 03:11:28 - Tom whistleblows to the press 03:20:08 - FBI raids Tom's home 03:37:35 - Tracking Osama Bin Laden 03:49:06 - Indicted for 35 years in prison 04:01:58 - Tom's plea agreement 04:14:03 - Meeting Elon Musk in 2007 04:23:23 - Tom's rare cancer battle 04:37:12 - Is America getting better or worse?

Top Comments (10)

@stevedcase 2025-03-03

Thomas Drake is an American hero. Even before the Snowden files were released in 2008, Drake had already raised many security concerns at the NSA about private spying on American citizens yet was stonewalled by his bureaucratic careerist bosses.

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@Rob-eo5ql 2025-03-04

This dude is the OG of whistleblowers.

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@peanutbuttawaffle 2025-03-05

i like the part where danny says “okay right right right yeah ok. right RIIIGGHHHHTTTT right right right ok yeah right ok. right right right”

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@lazloholyfield9902 2025-03-04

If you wonder why we don't have more whistleblowers, Thomas Drake's story tells you why. Andrew Bustamente says if an intelligence officer sees something bad they can report it, but the real story is if you do your life is over and ruined. Thomas Drake's story is the reason we need better whistleblower protections.

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@dannyjones 2025-03-03

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@JeansGelato 2025-03-05

What's most amazing is how this guy basically interviewed himself after awhile.

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@vboyblcks 2025-03-03

These are the type of patriots we need in congress F all these money hungry bastards destroying our country. Awesome podcast Danny definitely still my fav podcast of all

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@stuartwalker9659 2025-03-05

I thought this guy was an American hero for the constitution before but after this interview . I know and appreciate his sacrifice.

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@jlw277 2025-03-05

WOW........ This is the kind of courage and integrity that created this country in the first place. Mr. Drake thank you for your true service.

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@livefreeprintguns 2025-03-19

Insanely intense... watched all 5 hours without stopping for even a smoke break.

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