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Where law ends : inside the Mueller investigation / Andrew Weissmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weissmann, Andrew, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trump, Donald, 1946-.
- Trump, Donald.
- Weissmann, Andrew.
- Presidents--United States--Election--2016.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--Elections--Corrupt practices--United States.
- Political campaigns--Corrupt practices--United States.
- Political campaigns.
- Obstruction of justice--United States.
- Obstruction of justice.
- Internet in political campaigns--United States.
- Internet in political campaigns.
- Propaganda, Russian--United States.
- Propaganda, Russian.
- Social media--Political aspects--United States.
- Social media.
- Hacking--Russia (Federation).
- Hacking.
- Social media--Political aspects.
- Political campaigns--Corrupt practices.
- Presidents--Election.
- Corruption.
- Russia (Federation).
- Hacking--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).
- United States.
- International relations.
- Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel's most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team's history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump's unprecedented efforts to stifle their report. "WHERE LAW ENDS TYRANNY BEGINS"-John Locke, inscribed on the wall of DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. In May 2017, Robert Mueller was tapped to?lead an?inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, coordination by foreign agents with Donald Trump's campaign, and obstruction of justice by the president.?Mueller assembled a "dream team" of top prosecutors, and for the next twenty-two months, the investigation was a black box and the subject of endless anticipation and speculation-until April 2019, when?the?special counsel's report was released. In Where Law Ends, legendary?prosecutor?Andrew?Weissmann-a key player in the Special Counsel's Office-finally pulls back the curtain to reveal exactly what went on inside the investigation, including the heated debates, painful deliberations, and mistakes of the team-not to mention the external efforts by the president and Attorney General William Barr to manipulate the investigation to their political ends.? Weissmann puts the reader in the room as Mueller's team made their most consequential decisions, such as whether to subpoena the president, whether to conduct a full financial investigation of Trump, and whether to explicitly recommend obstruction charges against him. Weissmann also details for the first time the debilitating effects that President Trump himself had on the investigation, through his dangling of pardons and his constant threats to shut down the inquiry and fire Mueller, which left?the team?racing against the clock and?essentially fighting with one hand tied behind their backs.?? In Where Law Ends, Weissmann conjures the camaraderie and esprit de corps of the investigative units led by the enigmatic Mueller, a distinguished public servant who is revealed here, in a way we have never seen him before, as a manager, a colleague, and a very human presence. Weissmann is as candid about the team's mistakes as he is about its successes, and is committed to accurately documenting the historic investigation for future generations to assess and learn from. Ultimately, Where Law Ends is a story about?a team of public servants, dedicated to the rule of law, tasked with investigating a president who did everything he could to stand in their way.
- Contents:
- Part 1
- Chapter 1 The Beginning: Spring 2017 p. 3
- Chapter 2 Living an Idea p. 20
- Chapter 3 Getting Traction p. 45
- Chapter 4 The Start of the Obstruction Investigation p. 50
- Chapter 5 Team M Ramps Up p. 65
- Chapter 6 The Trump Tower Meeting p. 79
- Chapter 7 The Trump Tower Cover-Up p. 100
- Chapter 8 Firing Mueller p. 112
- Part 2
- Chapter 9 Russia's Active Measures p. 123
- Chapter 10 Trump's Fixer p. 142
- Chapter 11 Indicting Manafort and Gates p. 149
- Chapter 12 Vilification p. 162
- Chapter 13 Ratcheting Up the Pressure p. 174
- Chapter 14 Flipping Gates p. 188
- Part 3
- Chapter 15 The Russian Hack and Dump p. 213
- Chapter 16 The Prospect of a "Mueller Massacre" p. 225
- Chapter 17 The First Manafort Trial p. 243
- Chapter 18 Our High Point p. 257
- Chapter 19 Subpoenaing the President p. 270
- Chapter 20 Throwing in the Towel p. 282
- Chapter 21 A Wink from Trump p. 295
- Chapter 22 The Report p. 311
- Chapter 23 "The Number of Lies" p. 324.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- "Quotations are not verbatim and are based on my memory, as the Department of Justice prohibited my keeping any notes or other documents upon leaving the Special Counsel's Office."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Weissmann, Andrew. Where law ends.
- ISBN:
- 9780593138588
- 0593138589
- Publisher Number:
- 40030166835
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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