October surprise : how the FBI tried to save itself and crashed an election / Devlin Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrett, Devlin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--2016.

Presidents.

Clinton, Hillary Rodham.

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Comey, James, 1960-.

Comey, James.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States.

Political campaigns--United States--History--21st century.

Political campaigns.

History.

United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.

Politics and government.

Presidents--Election.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 324 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

October surprise

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, 2020.

Summary:

"In October 2016, every poll gave Hillary Clinton a commanding lead in the upcoming presidential election. Then, a single, unprecedented intervention changed the course of American political history, dooming Clinton's chances and ushering in the era of Donald Trump. This is the up-close, inside story of how that happened, who was responsible, and why America may never recover from it. The decisive act came from James Comey, director of the FBI, when he publically repoened an investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of emails only eleven days before the election. The FBI had always guarded its reputation for political neutrality but, in October, Comey steered the Bureau into the center of a political maelstrom. The FBI's actions in 2016 would have far-reaching consequences, leading directly to the Mueller investigation and the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, but more importantly they set the state for a ceaseless battle for political control of the Justice Department. October Surprise reveals how long-building tensions sent two of the most important parts of the government, the FBI and the Justice Department, into a self-desctructive spiral that continues to this day" -- from publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE FIDELITY

1. Missile Fire

2. The Comey Effect

3. The Rise Of Andy Mcoabe

4. But Their Emails

5. Loretta And Jim

6. An Already Big Fire

pt. TWO BRAVERY

7. Radical Transparency

8. Asymmetrical Politics

9. Russia Was Listening

10. Predicate

11. Dangle

12. Travellers Club

13. Pisa

14. Laptop.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781541761971

1541761979

OCLC:

1192359137