Watch the exclusive fan Q&A with Tom on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjonesThomas 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. SPONSORShttps://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% offGUEST LINKShttps://x.com/Thomas_Drake1FOLLOW DANNY JONEShttps://www.instagram.com/dannyjoneshttps://twitter.com/jonesdannyOUTLINE00:00 - Torture survival training10:41 - Tom's first intelligence mission18:36 - Nuclear War38:31 - Being recruited by CIA48:46 - Top secret Nuclear War protocols55:56 - The keyhole program & SR-7101:02:56 - Strategic deception01:10:28 - The REAL deep state01:19:15 - USAID01:27:26 - Working the Pentagon's terrorism desk01:35:14 - 1993 WTC bombing01:44:58 - TWA Flight 80001:53:06 - Military plane training exercises01:56:18 - NSA's "jackpot" program02:02:07 - NSA / Google Partnership02:09:03 - Secret data hidden at NSA02:21:26 - Government AI program in 198902:31:42 - What happened at NSA after 9/1102:53:57 - How NSA & FISA betrayed the 4th amendment02:57:28 - Legal punishments for whistleblowers03:11:28 - Tom whistleblows to the press03:20:08 - FBI raids Tom's home03:37:35 - Tracking Osama Bin Laden03:49:06 - Indicted for 35 years in prison04:01:58 - Tom's plea agreement04:14:03 - Meeting Elon Musk in 200704:23:23 - Tom's rare cancer battle04:37:12 - Is America getting better or worse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices