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High Crimes

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I would like to thank Net Galley and the authors for providing with access to a review copy of this book.

The content is very well researched and clearly presented. It's a description of what happened that I'm sure will be a valuable resource for future historians and a sad reflection of the political climate in the first quarter of the 21st Century.

The writing tone is casual, conversational and easy to understand and follow. The story laid out in logical progressive manner.

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Politically being in the middle, I was hoping to find something for once that would not be biased in its reporting. I did not find that with High Crimes. If you are on the left, you will love this book, if you on the right, you will hate it. While those in the middle will still wonder what is true and what is not.

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Excellent, very thorough coverage of the Trump Administrations conduct and crime that led to his impeachment. I thought the book was presented in a fair and balanced way, and the author seemed to keep his personal feelings out of it. There was a lot (really, a lot) of information, much that was either not covered by the press or was under-reported. As I write this, Trump is in the final month of his reign, fighting tooth and nail to hang on. It appears that he has learned nothing from his past failures.

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High Crimes by Michael D'Antonio and Peter Eisner is an excellent and unbiased review of the history-making presidency we have been witnessing in the last few years. I have followed it pretty regularly in the news, but this was a good reminder of the timeline and also offered additional background information. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for an advance copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is an unbiased account of the actions of the current administration, focusing on the Mueller investigation, but also discussing other high crimes and misdemeanors allegedly committed by the President and the people around him, including White House staff, personal attorney, and informal advisors. It is chock full of facts, including many, many quotes from the people involved: witnesses, members of Congress, the parties themselves, and my favorite....actual tweets from the President at the beginning of each chapter. I make a habit of always checking all available news sources and I find that the authors have done an impeccable job researching the events surrounding the administration and the writing is superb. I would recommend this book to every American on both sides of the political fence if you want a true accounting of the facts.

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This book is a lot to get through and being reminded of Trump's atrocities and failues isnt exactly fun. But, it is informative and properly enraging before this year's general election.

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High Crimes: The Inside Story of the Trump Impeachment by Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner takes a close, detailed look at the events which led up to, and the hearings, during the trial. Both award-winning authors are seasoned journalists who spent a lot of time within House committees.

I have to hand it to the authors, they took a book about procedural, meetings, and laws and created a page turning thriller out of it. To be fair, they had lots of help from a cast of characters that it seems were taken right out of a comedic caper movie.

High Crimes: The Inside Story of the Trump Impeachment by Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner attempts, and succeeds, to navigate the enormous amount of information to tell a fascinating, easy to read story. More importantly, the authors managed to separate the truth from the mountains of disinformation being put out by state and non-state actors, in official as well as unofficial roles.

The effort put into this book in an attempt to tell an accurate, even handed chronicle of an event, which under every other administration would have dominated the headlines for months. Being that it’s 2020, the impeachment seems so far away that it’s not even making rounds in campaign ads.

The authors stuck to the facts, good or bad, and have been backing them up with sources so one could check themselves. This is not a complimentary book on the Trump administration, but it doesn’t go out of its way to make him look bad either, but they do use his own words to clarify their many of their points.

As someone who makes an effort to stay current on the news, I know how difficult it is to keep up with the ever changing landscape and distinguish between facts and disinformation coming from authoritative sources meant to muddy the water. I certainly don’t have the time to dig through unfiltered data, true and not true, as well as to turn it into information – this book does that.

The authors walk the reader through the events that led up to the decision to impeach, as well as the impeachment process and its aftermath (if you can even call it that). They use transcripts, documents, and testimonies to build up the narrative, staying away from hearsay and innuendos.

Finally, I’d like to stress that I didn’t think this book was a “hit piece” on any one person or part – I do not appreciate such products and feel they hurt the country and democracy. The authors, wisely I believe, stayed away anything they couldn’t support and from giving opinions until the epilogue. The book reads like a comedy, an unbelievable chain of events that if didn’t actually happen, would be difficult to believe

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Fascinating inside look at the Trump impeachment trial.The book is an excellent eye opening look at the trial from the days that led up to Nancy Pelosi announcement we are impeaching hin o all the people who played prominent roles.If you find politics as interesting as I do this is a book you will devour.Highly recommend.#netgalley#st.martinsboojs

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There is a plethora of books to choose from on this topic. This book should be one of the ones you decide to read. It is very well written and provides interesting and thought provoking information.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

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