First published 2020
Fred Lucas examines the coordinated effort to remove Donald Trump from the presidency that began before his inauguration and led to his impeachment trial. The book reveals how Elizabeth Warren laid impeachment groundwork early, why Nancy Pelosi yielded to The Squad to keep her leadership position, and how Adam Schiff maneuvered Jerry Nadler aside to control the proceedings. Lucas documents the Biden family's international business entanglements and explains how Democrats abandoned gun control legislation to focus on impeachment they knew would fail in the Senate. The analysis shows how Mitt Romney's conviction vote influenced moderate Democrats and explores the constitutional implications of using impeachment as a political weapon. Lucas argues this represents an unprecedented attempt to overturn election results through institutional manipulation rather than democratic processes.
Genres: abuse, american, political-science, 21st-century, current-affairs, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: institutional-manipulation, political-corruption
Period: 21st-century
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