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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A book about how powerful politicians, criminals and others get away with lawbreaking"--
In this vital, incisive book, Honig explains how men like Trump repeatedly beat the system. He goes inside the hall of the Justice Department to report for the first time on how federal prosecutors went light on Trump in an infamous case involving hush money payments and campaign finance violations. From his insider's perspective, Honig exposes what makes so...
2) Secret empires: how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends
Author
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Clinton Cash comes an explosive new political expose! In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S.; but for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Matthew Whitaker came to Washington to serve as chief of staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and following Sessions's resignation, he was appointed Acting Attorney General of the United States. A former football player at the University of Iowa who had been confirmed by the Senate as a U.S. Attorney, Whitaker was devoted to the ideals of public service and the rule of law. But what he found when he led the Department of Justice on behalf of President...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Este no es un libro de texto ni un aburrido análisis de la terrible realidad: es un instrumento de batalla. 30 conceptos esenciales que todo ciudadano debe conocer, entender y dominar. 1 Historia de cómo llegamos aquí. 150 argumentos sencillos y contundentes para convertirte en ese dolor de cabeza de los ignorantes. ¡Y todos debidamente ilustrados por 65 cartones de Calderón!"--Publisher description.
"This is not a textbook or a boring analysis...
Author
Publisher
Aguilar/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. de C. V
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Con destreza implacable el autor señala los actos de corrupción, desviación de fondos, tráfico de influencias e impunidad de numerosos políticos del PRI, PAN, PDR y demás clase política, finísimas personas que hoy tienen el descaro de exigir justicia y se aferran a vivir del presupuesto al tiempo que desprecian --o ignoran--, como siempre, a la clase trabajadora."--Back of cover.
"With relentless dexterity, the author points out the acts...
Publisher
Hot Books, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Covering topics ranging from the anonymous whistleblower's first attempts to spread the word about Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to the Congressional testimony of Trump's advisers and ambassadors, to the statements of Rudy Giuliani and William Barr, and even the President's efforts to influence the inquiry, The Impeachment report offers readers the full findings of the Intelligence Committee's investigation, the articles...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Two award-winning journalists offer the most comprehensive inside story behind our most significant modern political drama: the House impeachment of Donald Trump. Having spent a year essentially embedded inside several House committees, Michael D'Antonio and Peter Eisner draw on many sources, including key House leaders, to expose the politicking, playcalling, and strategies debated backstage and to explain the Democrats' successes and apparent public...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Using his own experience as a prosecutor at the Department of Justice, Honig shows show how, as America's top law enforcement official, Bill Barr repeatedly violated the Department;s written rules, and those vital, unwritten norms and principles that comprise the "prosecutor's code." Barr's first act as Attorney General was to distort the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, earning a public rebuke for his dishonesty from Mueller himself and,...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Once Donald Trump's fiercest surrogate, closest confidant, and staunchest defender, Michael Cohen knows where the skeletons are buried. This is the most devastating business and political horror story of the century. As Trump's lawyer and "fixer," Cohen not only witnessed firsthand but was also an active participant in the inner workings of Trump's business empire, political campaign, and presidential administration. This is a story that you have...
Author
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"In a story now being echoed in recent breaking news stories about IRS persecution of Trump foes such as former FBI head James Comey and others, Cohen details -- in his inimitable blunt language, with absolutely no holds barred and naming names -- his attempt to clear his name and tell the truth about Donald Trump. Chillingly, he also makes clear what happens when you try to speak truth to power, and the power knows no bounds." --Publisher
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Describes President Nixon's association, through a political advisor and lawyer, with individuals in the Mafia, including Mickey Cohen, Meyer Lansky, Jimmy Hoffa, and Carlos Marcello and details the favors he exchanged with them to advance his own career.
13) Blood oath
Author
Series
Alexandra Cooper novels volume 20
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein explores the depths of Manhattan's secretive Rockefeller University in this timely, captivating thriller about the deep--and often deadly--reverberations of past sins. Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper of the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit is finally back at work following a leave of absence, and not a moment too soon. With more women feeling empowered to name their abusers, Alex is eager to return to the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's investigation of the "deep state." Three-quarters of Americans believe that a group of unelected government and military officials secretly manipulate or direct national policy in the United States. President Trump blames the "deep state" for his impeachment. But what is the American "deep state" and does it really exist? To conservatives, the "deep state" is an ever-growing government bureaucracy, an...
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