Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The purge -- Invisible enemy -- Photo op -- To Tulsa and back -- Swearing allegiance -- Countdown to disaster -- Patient Zero -- The great mirage -- The biggest loser -- Infidels at the Pentagon -- The unkindest cut -- The biggest loser, part two -- Overturn -- Any means necessary -- Hang Mike Pence -- Day of infamy -- Madness -- Transitions -- Exile in Mar-a-Lago.

As the reporter who has known Donald Trump longer than any other White House correspondent, Karl tells the story of Trump's downfall, complete with riveting behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the darkest days in the history of the American presidency. Packed with on-the-record interviews with central figures in this drama who are telling their stories for the first time, this is a definitive account of what was really going on during the final weeks and months of the Trump presidency-- and what it means for the future of the Republican Party. He has been taunted, praised, and vilified by Trump-- and now Karl finds himself in a singular position to deliver the truth. -- adapted from jacket