Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for Trump's Trials by Kevin Sullivan - Available

Trump's Trials

One started with a phone call. The other with a deadly riot. Here is the story.

by Kevin Sullivan
Mary Jordan
ebook
1 of 1 copy available
Borrow Read a sample Read a sample
1 of 1 copy available
"Sets a standard for political storytelling with impeccable research and lively writing." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Page-turning...riveting...colorful and detailed...a barometer of the health of our democracy." —Barbara McQuade, The Washington Post

Two investigations. Two impeachments. Two acquittals. One president. The full story.
Unprecedented. Unimaginable. Until Donald Trump's presidency.

A year apart, two ferocious political dramas challenged American democracy. As Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan show in this gripping account, the two Trump impeachments and acquittals shared common threads: An American president, relentless in his drive to win re-election, willing to disregard the laws that limit his powers, no matter the cost. A divided Congress, split along party lines, unable to agree on whether Trump's actions met the Constitutional standard for removal from office. The Constitution itself, tested in ways that its framers had not anticipated.

Trump's Trials is an expanded version of Trump on Trial, Sullivan and Jordan's compelling and masterful 2020 account of the first impeachment. That narrative, a crisp page-turner with exquisite detail and vivid scenes, deftly conveyed the calculations of the central figures, in particular Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell. The authors have added three new chapters, and revised others, to carry the narrative through the 2020 presidential election of Joe Biden; Trump's feverish attempts to overturn Biden's victory; his supporters' deadly attack on the Capitol as Congress was certifying the electoral votes; Trump's second impeachment and acquittal—but this time, with seven Republican senators voting against him.

Sullivan and Jordan, aided by editor Steve Luxenberg, have written a fast-paced, authoritative account of the historic events that rocked America—an invaluable examination of what happened and why.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 25, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781982153014

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781982153014
      • File size: 16180 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      Starred review from August 15, 2020
      The work of more than 50 Washington Post journalists quilted together to create a meticulously thorough record of Donald Trump's impeachment. Sullivan, Jordan, and Luxenberg team up to produce the latest entry in a series of books based on the esteemed newspaper's unparalleled coverage of Trump and his many misdeeds. In 56 chapters, beginning with "Watch Your Back" in March 2019 and moving through "Never Over" in the first months of 2020, the text includes extensive original reporting and fleshing-out of a foundation of published work and previous interviews, including that of John Bolton. The giant cast of characters is laid out in a four-page "List of Principal Figures," and the following pieces create 3-dimensional portraits of the major ones. Nancy Pelosi is one of the strongest: We see her struggling with the pros and cons of impeachment, mourning at her friend Cokie Roberts' funeral, and ripping up Trump's speech about Rush Limbaugh on national TV. All through the long haul to the unhappy finish, readers can relive the many shocking moments that seem to occur every day--e.g., Donald Trump Jr.'s dismissing career Foreign Service officers as "jokers" or the manipulated video that made it look like Pelosi gave a speech while intoxicated. Regarding "Fat Jerry," Trump's sobriquet for Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee: "The two men shared New York accents but not much else. Trump...was born into wealth. Nadler was the son of a New Jersey chicken farmer who had moved the family to New York City after the farm had gone out of business. In politics, Nadler built a career defending the working class with a style that was more scholarly than flashy. Fighting the loud and showy developer from Queens burnished that reputation." Including 45 pages of footnotes and an exhaustive index, the granular detail of this history makes it a gift to posterity--and to news junkies--but any reader who does not support Trump will find plenty of useful material.

      Sets a standard for political storytelling with impeccable research and lively writing.

      COPYRIGHT(2020) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading