First published 2008
Vincent Bugliosi takes on his most controversial case yet. The prosecutor who convicted Charles Manson now sets his sights on the Oval Office itself. Bugliosi constructs a detailed legal argument charging George W. Bush with murder for the deaths of nearly 4,000 American soldiers in Iraq. He presents evidence that the President led the nation into war through deliberate deception. The book lays out how Bush could face trial in an American courtroom for these deaths. Bugliosi examines the legal framework needed to prosecute a sitting president and argues that accountability must extend to the highest levels of government. He contends that over 100,000 Iraqi civilians also died because of false pretenses that launched the conflict. The case rests on proving Bush knowingly misled Congress and the public about the reasons for invasion. Bugliosi calls for justice as the path to restore America's standing and prevent future presidents from making similar choices without consequences.
Genres: american, crime, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: accountability, justice
Setting: Iraq, Oval Office
Period: 21st-century
352 pages · Paperback · Vanguard Press
Content warnings: death, violence