how politics and fear vanquished America's Justice Department Leonnig, Carol 1966- creator Davis, Aaron C. text bibliography nyu 2025 monographic eng

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xxiv, 471 pages ; 25 cm . "Throughout his first administration, Donald Trump did more than any other president to politicize the nation's top law enforcement agency, pressuring appointees to shield him, to target his enemies, and even to help him cling to power after his 2020 election defeat. The Department, pressed into a defensive crouch, has never fully recovered. Injustice exposes not only the Trump administration's efforts to undermine the Department at every turn but also how delays in investigating Trump's effort to overturn the will of voters under Attorney General Merrick Garland helped prevent the country from holding Trump accountable and enabled his return to power. Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis take readers inside as prosecutors convulsed over Trump's disdain for the rule of law, and FBI agents, the department's storied investigators, at times retreated in fear. They take you to the rooms where Special Counsel Jack Smith's team set off on an all-but-impossible race to investigate Trump for absconding with classified documents and waging an assault on democracy--and inside his prosecution's heroic and fateful choices that ultimately backfired. With a plethora of sources deeply embedded in the ranks of three presidencies, Leonnig and Davis reveal the daily war secretly waged for the soul of the department, how it has been shredded by propaganda and partisanship, and how--if the United States hopes to live on with its same form of government--Trump's war with the Justice Department will mark a turning point from which it will be hard to recover" -- Dust jacket. Introduction -- Part one. A righteous prosecution? -- Was Trump beholden to Egypt? -- A trusting Mueller and a failure to see the endgame -- Where did the $10 million go? -- "I'm pretty sure I'm getting indicted today" -- Forced out -- A "very unfair situation" -- "Truth still matters, ok?" -- Winners write the history -- Sowing chaos -- "He's asking you to be wild" -- "A hot mess" -- January 6 -- Part two. An early distraction for investigators -- A prosecutor's plan is batted down -- Family feud -- Unmoved by Trump -- Hill investigators find "the scheme" -- The lone prosecutor -- "I'm not subpoenaing the friggin' Willard" -- One year later -- "Weapon left at the crime scene" -- A new matter -- Operation "Arctic Frost" -- "I don't want anybody looking through my boxes" -- House investigation blindsides DOJ -- Family feud--part II -- No choice -- Part three. Existential threat -- Great story, not a great case -- "The President is now a king" -- "The judiciary failed" -- Servare vitas -- Sign, quit, or get fired -- "At the directive of Donald Trump". adult Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-456) and index. n-us--- Trump, Donald 1946- United States. Department of Justice. Estados Unidos. Departamento de Justicia Political culture United States Administración de justicia Estados Unidos Cultura política Estados Unidos Political corruption United States Corrupción Política Estados Unidos Misconduct in office United States Mala conducta en el cargo Estados Unidos Administration of criminal justice United States Administration of justice United States Political corruption United States Rule of law United States Politics and government 21st century Estados Unidos Política y gobierno Siglo XXI États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 21e siècle United States Politics and government KF 5107 L585i 2025 353.40973 9780593831373 (hardcover) 0593831373 (hardcover) 2026349104 IG# 250819 20260819175130.0 in00024448226 eng