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Donald Trump v. The United States

Inside the Struggle to Stop a President

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Donald Trump v. The United States

By: Michael S. Schmidt
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With unparalleled reporting, a Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter chronicles the clash between a president and the officials of his own government who tried to stop him.

“A meticulously reported volume that clearly benefits from the author’s extraordinary access . . . [a] startling dissection of the Trump presidency.”—The New York Times

Donald Trump v. The United States tells the dramatic, high-stakes story of those who felt compelled to confront and try to contain the most powerful man in the world as he shredded norms and sought to expand his power. Michael S. Schmidt takes readers inside the defining events of the presidency, chronicles them up close, and records the clash between an increasingly emboldened president and those around him, who find themselves trying to thwart the president they had pledged to serve, unsure whether he is acting in the interest of the country, his ego, his family business, or Russia. Through their eyes and ears, we observe an epic struggle.
 
Drawing on secret FBI and White House documents and confidential sources inside federal law enforcement and the West Wing, Donald Trump v. The United States is vital journalism from a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter that records the shocking reality of a presidency like no other. It is a riveting contemporary history and a lasting account of just how fragile and vulnerable the institutions of American democracy really are. Politics & Government Political Science Nonfiction Russia History & Theory Law Presidents & Heads of State Politics & Activism Biographies & Memoirs

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“[Michael S.] Schmidt chronicles how the professionals around the president tried to bring order to the White House and to keep Trump within the bounds of the law. . . . A powerful accounting of . . . lawlessness and chaos.”—The Washington Post
Investigative Reporting • Detailed Account • Passionate Narration • Crucial Information • Meticulous Documentation

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I haven’t finished this book, and although I want to, I don’t know if I will because I DO NOT like the way he reads this book. I have nothing bad to say about the content of the book, but OMG I wish somebody else had narrated.

OMG THE NARRATOR

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Interesting to hear the views of how a reporter works. A different angle on a story that everyone is writing about.

A different angle

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Lots of new tidbits of information and interesting insight on the former White House Counsel, Dan McGahn, during highly chaotic Trump administration. Enjoyed the fact-finding story, but the delivery by the reader was choppy and a bit annoying—but not enough that I stopped listening!

Very interesting new info

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I thought I knew everything about the Trump presidency. This book by the Pulitzer Prize winning Mike Schmidt gives you insight into how reporters get a story, and the abuse of power which has gone unchecked. Although I have read many books on Trump and thought I was “trumped out,”this book is a must read

Amazing

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Fascinating recitation of the stories inside the story of perhaps the most corrupt administration as it bullies its way through the legal system.

Behind the headlines

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