Adam Lovinger on the Insider Threat
The Happy Women Podcast
Happy Women
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🗓️ 7 January 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Happy Women podcast, author and former Senior Director for Strategic Assessments at the U.S. National Security Council, Adam Lovinger, joins Jen Horn and Katie Gorka to discuss his experiences within the U.S. national security framework, particularly focusing on the Office of Net Assessment and the implications of the deep state during the Obama administration. He shares insights on the ideological shifts in national security, the origins of the Russia hoax, and the threats posed by figures like General Flynn. Lovinger also recounts his personal struggles against the deep state and the tragic story of whistleblower Stephen Luke, while expressing hope for restoring integrity in government.
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| 0:00.0 | There are two happy women bringing you inspiring stories, politics, pop culture, and lifestyle hacks, all with an eye to making our communities and our country a better place to live. |
| 0:13.5 | It's the Happy Women Podcast with your host, Jen Horn and Katie Gorka. |
| 0:19.8 | Thanks for joining us and welcome to another episode of the Happy Women podcast. |
| 0:24.5 | I'm Jennifer Horn. |
| 0:25.8 | And I'm Katie Gorka. |
| 0:27.2 | And as we record today, the new year underway, President Trump has been certified officially by Kamala Harris, of all things. |
| 0:35.2 | A lot of Charnay was consumed, I'm sure, on that Monday evening by Kamala Harris, |
| 0:40.4 | President Trump, the president-elect, holding a press conference on Tuesday talking about all kinds of things, |
| 0:45.9 | including the weaponization of government. And Katie, this is something you know a lot about, |
| 0:52.0 | your husband going to work for the Trump administration. |
| 0:55.2 | We have all seen the weaponization of government on display. And last episode, you were telling me |
| 1:01.8 | about a book that you were just really stunned by. And so we're so happy to have the author |
| 1:08.0 | of that book. Adam Levenger is here. He is the author of |
| 1:11.6 | The Insider Threat, How the Deep State Undermines America from Within. He's a former senior |
| 1:16.7 | director for strategic assessments for the U.S. National Security Council. And Adam, thank you so |
| 1:22.2 | much. I told you this off the air, but truly, thank you so much for standing up, telling your |
| 1:26.2 | story. I know this was a lot |
| 1:28.4 | to endure, and we're just happy that you're here and telling us about it and helping to wake up |
| 1:32.8 | the American people. So, thanks for joining us. Thanks for the opportunity. So before we get |
| 1:37.8 | started, why don't you give people kind of a little bit of background on you, how you ended up in the |
| 1:41.9 | security sphere, just lay the groundwork for us on how |
| 1:46.4 | this all started for you. I joined the Pentagon in 2004 as an appointee to the George W. Bush |
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