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Unchecked : the untold story behind Congress's botched impeachments of Donald Trump / Rachael Bade & Karoun Demirjian.
Van Pelt Library KF5076.T78 B33 2022
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- 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
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