Unchecked : the untold story behind Congress's botched impeachments of Donald Trump / Rachael Bade & Karoun Demirjian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bade, Rachael, author.

Demirjian, Karoun, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946---Impeachment.

Trump, Donald.

Impeachments--United States.

Impeachments.

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--2021-.

United States.

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xix, 677 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

Washington Post journalists Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian write about the inner workings of President Trump's impeachment.

"A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitive--and only--insider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for the Washington Post and Politico" -- Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PART ONE

1. "Impeach the motherfucker"

2. "All the subpoenas"

3. Pressure Points

4. Release Valves

5. Trump Freed

6. The Runaway Chairman

7. Whistleblower

8. The Messengers

9. A Perfect Call

10. Impeachment by Another Name

11. "The dynamite line"

PART TWO

12. The Rise of Schiff

13. "Keep your powder dry"

14. Spin Factory

15. "The one-way ratchet"

16. Revenge of the Diplomats

17. Defending the Indefensible

18. "Get over it"

19. The Price of Principle

20. Get Tougher

21. "More like Nixon"

22. Planning Ahead

23. Missed Opportunities

24. Showtime

25. "Build a better case"

26. The Client

27. Nadler's Last Stand

28. Cold Feet and a Defection

29. Impeached

PART THREE

30. "Mutually assured destruction"

31. The Moderates

32. Trump Whisperer

33. Pre-Trial Positioning

34. Schiff's Lecture Hall

35. Bolton's Bombshell

36. Mitch's Pressure Cooker

37. The Musk Ox Caucus

38. Autopilot

39. "Politics will break your heart"

40. "The impeachment that wasn't"

PART FOUR

41. Shattering the Guardrails

42. Impeachment 2.0

43. Speak Republican

44. Peer Pressure

45. Trial Take Two

46. The Other Jaime

47. Falling Short.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-657) and index.

ISBN:

0063040794

9780063040793

OCLC:

1234474552