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The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy Hardcover – October 2, 2018
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From two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post national security reporter Greg Miller, the truth about Vladimir Putin’s covert attempt to destroy Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump win the presidency, its possible connections to the Trump campaign, Robert Mueller’s ensuing investigation of the president and those close to him, and the mystery of Trump’s steadfast allegiance to Putin.
It has been called the political crime of the century: a foreign government, led by a brutal authoritarian leader, secretly interfering with the American presidential election to help elect the candidate of its choice. Now two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post national security reporter Greg Miller investigates the truth about the Kremlin’s covert attempt to destroy Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump win the presidency, Trump’s steadfast allegiance to Vladimir Putin, and Robert Mueller’s ensuing investigation of the president and those close to him.
Based on interviews with hundreds of people in Trump’s inner circle, current and former government officials, individuals with close ties to the White House, members of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, foreign officials, and confidential documents, The Apprentice offers striking new information about:
- the hacking of the Democrats by Russian intelligence;
- Russian hijacking of Facebook and Twitter;
- National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s hidden communications with the Russians;
- the attempt by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, to create a secret back channel to Moscow using Russian diplomatic facilities;
- Trump’s disclosure to Russian officials of highly classified information about Israeli intelligence operations;
- Trump’s battles with the CIA and the FBI and fierce clashes within the West Wing;
- Trump’s efforts to enlist the director of national intelligence and the director of the National Security Agency to push back against the FBI’s investigation of his campaign;
- the mysterious Trump Tower meeting;
- the firing of FBI Director James Comey;
- the appointment of Mueller and the investigation that has followed;
- the tumultuous skirmishing within Trump’s legal camp;
- and Trump’s jaw-dropping behavior in Helsinki.
Deeply reported and masterfully told, The Apprentice is essential reading for anyone trying to understand Vladimir Putin’s secret operation, its catastrophic impact, and the nature of betrayal.
- Print length448 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCustom House
- Publication dateOctober 2, 2018
- Dimensions6 x 1.37 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100062803700
- ISBN-13978-0062803702
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“Lucid and startling…a scathing portrait of the commander-in-chief’s personal and political failings, compounded by the dismal inability of other politicians and institutions to get to grips with the abundant evidence of Russian meddling….The book is the clearest account yet of what Russia actually did.” — Times (UK)
“We cannot understand what happened in the 2016 election, Russia-gate or the imploding Trump presidency by reading the 24-hour digital news on our phones....Fortunately, we still have a simple technology invented nearly six centuries ago: books. Greg Miller has written a damn good one.” — Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
About the Author
GREG MILLER is a national security reporter for the Washington Post. He was part of the team that won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for their groundbreaking stories on Russia’s 2016 election interference and also part of the team awarded the 2014 Pulitzer for coverage of American surveillance programs revealed by Edward Snowden.
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- Publisher : Custom House; First Edition (October 2, 2018)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 448 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0062803700
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062803702
- Item Weight : 1.6 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.37 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,185,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #911 in Political Corruption & Misconduct
- #1,334 in United States Executive Government
- #40,999 in United States History (Books)
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The book clearly shows that Trump’s presidential campaign was targeted by Russian surrogates seeking pro-Putin influence. The Russians spread massive disinformation during the last 3 months if the election, generating 8.7 Facebook interactions, estimated to reach over 125 million Americans. Estimates are there was more false news distributed on Facebook by the Russians than actual real news. While some may assert this disinformation had no influence on the election, it stretches all credibility to stick to that assertion (though the current president insists on doing just that). This type of pro-Trump “advertising” certainly had to have had an impact. Given that candidates and businesses spend billions on campaign adds, it is impossible to believe these Facebook and Twitter posts had no impact.
This book doesn’t produce a smoking gun in terms of linking Trump to this Russian campaign. There is no evidence that the President was knowingly and directly involved with the Russians. But was the campaign as innocent as they claim? I think that there were players like Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, and Carter Page who knew exactly what they were doing. In terms of the President and his family, I suspect at best they were naive in their interactions with the Russians. The current president was so blinded by his lust for office that while maybe not colluding he at least turned a blind to those around him who might have been.
This book isn’t likely to change the minds of any of the President’s supporters. That isn’t its purpose. But if one seeks a coherent explanation of the Russian case and how it creates this current presidency, Greg Miller has written this excellent book to explain these events.
Two things stand out easily from the book. 1. Everything Russia did was to help Donald Trump get elected or to sow general discord inside the USA. Nothing was to help the democrats. 2. Rosenstein got his revenge for Trump's use of his letter to justify firing Comey -- he appointed Mueller as special counsel by skipping a meeting with himself, Sessions, and Trump and letting the other two find out he did it while they were meeting without him. Guess Rod works for the Dept. of Poetic Justice.
Depending upon your interests, you may like to read "Fear" or "Trumpocracy" or "How Democracies Die" or "Killing Democracy." Every one is a bit different and you can check out the reviews to see what you like. Personally, I'd start with the last book first.
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