Where law ends : inside the Mueller investigation /
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Random House, 2020Copyright date: 2020Edition: First editionDescription: xxiv, 402 pages ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593138571
- 0593138570
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Weissmann, Andrew
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016
- Presidents -- Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States
- Political campaigns -- Corrupt practices -- United States
- Obstruction of justice -- United States
- Internet in political campaigns -- United States
- Propaganda, Russian -- United States
- Social media -- Political aspects -- United States
- Hacking -- Russia (Federation)
- Hacking -- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
- Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States
- 973.933 23
- 324.973 23
- JK526 2016 .W45 2020
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel's most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team's history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump's unprecedented efforts to stifle their report.
"WHERE LAW ENDS TYRANNY BEGINS"-John Locke, inscribed on the wall of DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In May 2017, Robert Mueller was tapped to_x202F_lead an_x202F_inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, coordination by foreign agents with Donald Trump's campaign, and obstruction of justice by the president._x202F_Mueller assembled a "dream team" of top prosecutors, and for the next twenty-two months, the investigation was a black box and the subject of endless anticipation and speculation-until April 2019, when_x202F_the_x202F_special counsel's report was released.
In Where Law Ends, legendary_x202F_prosecutor_x202F_Andrew_x202F_Weissmann-a key player in the Special Counsel's Office-finally pulls back the curtain to reveal exactly what went on inside the investigation, including the heated debates, painful deliberations, and mistakes of the team-not to mention the external efforts by the president and Attorney General William Barr to manipulate the investigation to their political ends._x202F_
Weissmann puts the reader in the room as Mueller's team made their most consequential decisions, such as whether to subpoena the president, whether to conduct a full financial investigation of Trump, and whether to explicitly recommend obstruction charges against him. Weissmann also details for the first time the debilitating effects that President Trump himself had on the investigation, through his dangling of pardons and his constant threats to shut down the inquiry and fire Mueller, which left_x202F_the team_x202F_racing against the clock and_x202F_essentially fighting with one hand tied behind their backs._x202F__x202F_
In Where Law Ends, Weissmann conjures the camaraderie and esprit de corps of the investigative units led by the enigmatic Mueller, a distinguished public servant who is revealed here, in a way we have never seen him before, as a manager, a colleague, and a very human presence. Weissmann is as candid about the team's mistakes as he is about its successes, and is committed to accurately documenting the historic investigation for future generations to assess and learn from. Ultimately, Where Law Ends is a story about_x202F_a team of public servants, dedicated to the rule of law, tasked with investigating a president who did everything he could to stand in their way.
"Quotations are not verbatim and are based on my memory, as the Department of Justice prohibited my keeping any notes or other documents upon leaving the Special Counsel's Office."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-384) and index.
"In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel's most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team's history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump's unprecedented efforts to stifle their report." -- Amazon.com
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. xi)
- Part 1
- Chapter 1 The Beginning: Spring 2017 (p. 3)
- Chapter 2 Living an Idea (p. 20)
- Chapter 3 Getting Traction (p. 45)
- Chapter 4 The Start of the Obstruction Investigation (p. 50)
- Chapter 5 Team M Ramps Up (p. 65)
- Chapter 6 The Trump Tower Meeting (p. 79)
- Chapter 7 The Trump Tower Cover-Up (p. 100)
- Chapter 8 Firing Mueller (p. 112)
- Part 2
- Chapter 9 Russia's Active Measures (p. 123)
- Chapter 10 Trump's Fixer (p. 142)
- Chapter 11 Indicting Manafort and Gates (p. 149)
- Chapter 12 Vilification (p. 162)
- Chapter 13 Ratcheting Up the Pressure (p. 174)
- Chapter 14 Flipping Gates (p. 188)
- Part 3
- Chapter 15 The Russian Hack and Dump (p. 213)
- Chapter 16 The Prospect of a "Mueller Massacre" (p. 225)
- Chapter 17 The First Manafort Trial (p. 243)
- Chapter 18 Our High Point (p. 257)
- Chapter 19 Subpoenaing the President (p. 270)
- Chapter 20 Throwing in the Towel (p. 282)
- Chapter 21 A Wink from Trump (p. 295)
- Chapter 22 The Report (p. 311)
- Chapter 23 "The Number of Lies" (p. 324)
- Epilogue Looking Forward (p. 329)
- Acknowledgments (p. 347)
- Notes (p. 351)
- Index (p. 385)
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Publishers Weekly Review
Attorney Weissmann delivers a lucid and engrossing insider's look at Special Counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Assigned to lead the team investigating Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort (other teams examined Russian interference and potential obstruction of justice), Weissmann critiques prior investigations by the Justice Department into these and other matters; introduces key players including Mueller's chief of staff, Aaron Zebley; and details internal disagreements over the scope and purpose of the inquiry. Weissmann takes particular issue with Zebley's directive not to subpoena financial records that might have illuminated Trump's ties to Russia, in order to preserve the possibility of an in-person interview with the president (which never happened). Though he laments Mueller's decision not to say outright whether Trump committed obstruction of justice, Weissmann contends that Mueller acted out of "deference to the ideal of fairness and our democratic institutions," and had no reason to suspect that Attorney General William Barr would "purposely distort our report's factual findings." Weissmann provides valuable context behind the special counsel's most consequential decisions, though readers will wonder why he didn't speak up more forcefully as the investigation unfolded. Still, this is an essential record of what the Mueller investigation proved and why it failed to bring Trump down. (Sept.)Author notes provided by Syndetics
Andrew Weissmann teaches criminal and national security law at New York University School of Law and is a partner at the law firm of Jenner & Block. Previously, he served as a lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller's Special Counsel's Office and as chief of the Fraud Section in the Department of Justice. Weissmann served as the general counsel for the FBI under Director Mueller. He also directed the Enron Task Force, where he supervised prosecutions in connection with the company's collapse. As a federal prosecutor for fifteen years in the Eastern District of New York, Weissmann prosecuted members of the Colombo, Gambino, and Genovese crime families, and police officers for misconduct arising from the Abner Louima attack. He holds degrees from Columbia Law School and Princeton University.There are no comments on this title.