Badlands Book Club Ep. 5: Government Gangsters by Kash Patel – Chapters 8 & 9

In this no-holds-barred installment of Badlands Book Club, CannCon and Ashe in America dive headfirst into Chapters 8 and 9 of Government Gangsters by Kash Patel, unpacking one of the most explosive blueprints for deep state destruction ever put to print. From dismantling the FBI’s corrupt Washington command structure to exposing the FISA Court’s Kafkaesque abuses, this episode is packed with firepower.

Ashe and Cann explore Patel’s proposed reforms for congressional oversight, special counsel restructuring, and decentralizing FBI power to prevent political capture. They dig into Patel’s takedown of DOJ jurisdiction shopping and the weaponization of the General Counsel’s office, all while tying in real-time moves in D.C., including Ed Martin’s nomination and Dan Bongino’s cryptic call for patience.

But the heat doesn’t stop there. Chapter 9 jumps into Patel’s firsthand account of the first Trump impeachment, blowing up the media narrative with facts, sworn testimony, and stunning insight into how the deep state used projection, lies, and backchannel gossip to smear a president, and implicate Patel himself. It’s not just history...it’s a playbook, and the Badlands crew lays it all bare.