Donald Trump v. the United States inside the struggle to stop a President

"In the early days of the Trump presidency, the people who work in the institutions that make America America saw Trump up close in the Oval Office and became convinced that they had to stand up to an unbound president. These officials faced a situation without parallel in American history: Wha...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Michael S. (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, [2020]
Edition: First Edition.
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Summary: "In the early days of the Trump presidency, the people who work in the institutions that make America America saw Trump up close in the Oval Office and became convinced that they had to stand up to an unbound president. These officials faced a situation without parallel in American history: What do you do, and who do you call, if you are the only one standing between the president, his extraordinary powers, and the abyss? Michael S. Schmidt's Donald Trump v. The United States tells the dramatic, high-stakes story of those who felt compelled to confront and try to contain the most powerful man in the world as he shredded norms and sought to expand his power." -- inside front jacket flap.
Physical Description: xiv, 432 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-422) and index.
ISBN: 9781984854667
1984854666
Author Notes: Michael S. Schmidt is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington correspondent for The New York Times . Over his fifteen years at the Times, he has covered the investigations of the Trump presidency, the Pentagon, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the war in Iraq. He started his career at The New York Times as a clerk answering the phones on the foreign desk before becoming a sports reporter covering performance-enhancing drugs and legal issues. He is a graduate of Lafayette College.