I wouldn't call them Conservatives although the pretend to be so. They continually vote against what conservatives want.

If they were actually conservatives things would be much easier now!

I don't have a full definition of what the Deep State is; it goes beyond the security community, and oh yes, there are plenty of Republicans that support it (RINO -Republican In Name Only, GOP Establishment); even past that the Republicans are a politcal party, not an ideological movement...corruption is endemic where there is power...