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The Untold Story Behind Congress's Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump
William Morrow Paperbacks
October 2023
On Sale: October 3, 2023
704 pages
ISBN: 0063040808
EAN: 9780063040809
Kindle: B084R9CKKC
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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.
In a riveting account that flips the script on what
readers think they know about the two impeachments of Donald
Trump, Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian reveal
how—and why—congressional oversight failed when
it was needed most.
Unchecked weaves a vivid narrative of how House Democrats
under the lead of a cautious speaker, Nancy Pelosi,
hesitated for months to stand up to Trump—and then
pulled punches in their effort to oust him in a misguided
effort to protect themselves politically. What they left on
the cutting room floor would come back to haunt them, as
Republicans seized on their missteps to whip an uneasy GOP
rank-and-file into line behind Donald Trump, abandoning
their scruples to defend a president who some privately
believed had indeed abused his power.
Even after Trump incited a mob to violently attack the
Capitol—a day the authors recount in minute-by-minute,
stunning detail — Democrats pressured their own
investigators to forego a thorough investigation in the name
of safeguarding the Biden agenda. And Republicans, fearful
of repelling a base they needed for re-election, missed
their best moment to turn their backs on a leader they
secretly agreed was destructive to democracy.
Sourced from hundreds of interviews with all the key
players, the authors of Unchecked pull back the curtain on
how both parties pursued political expediency over fact-
finding. The end result not only emboldened Trump, giving
him room for a political comeback, but also undermined
Congress by rendering toothless their most powerful check on
a president: the power of impeachment. A dramatic and at
times crushing work of investigative reporting, Unchecked is
both a gripping page-turner of political intrigue and a
detailed case study for historians and political scientists
searching for answers about the unravelling of checks and
balances that have governed American democracy for
centuries.
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