As Leaks Multiply, Fears of a ‘Deep State’ in Americabr elling," he said, but rather "shadowy networks within those institutions, and within business, who are conspiring together and forming parallel state institutions." Mr. Trump, by treating these institutions as if they are already his political enemies, makesbr that harder to avoid. that the deep state is not official institutions rebbr erous, it encourages deep divisions within society, it creates these constant tensions." "As an American citizenbr I find it really quite disheartening to see all these similarities to Egypt," Mr. El Amrani said. that is dangbr Amrani said that In President Trump, you have a president whose behavior shocks even more than the content of his policies,br The Interpreter Bybr AMANDA TAUB andbr MAX FISHERbr FEB. 16, 2017br WASHINGTON — A wave of leaks from government officials has hobbled the Trump administration, leading some to draw comparisons to countries like Egypt, Turkeybr and Pakistan, where shadowy networks within government bureaucracies, often referred to as "deep states," undermine and coerce elected governments.br Zegart doesn’t that It’s like pouring gasoline on the fire.br Issandr El Amrani, an analyst who has written on Egypt’s deep state, said he was concernedbr by the parallels, though the United States has not reached authoritarian extremes.