American Resistance: The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation

The book "American Resistance" chronicles the unprecedented role of many in the government during the Trump administration, revealing the conflict within the Department of Justice over seeking instances of election fraud and abuse and the battles within the White House over the influence of Jared and Ivanka. It shows how a few key figures rose in defiance of the president, working for an administration that threatened to wreak havoc.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.

Each federal employee takes an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, but none had imagined that enemy might be the Commander-in-Chief. With the presidency of Donald Trump, a fault line between the president and vital forces within his government was established. Those who honored their oath of office, their obligation to the Constitution, were wary of the president and, in turn, were not trusted and occasionally fired and replaced with loyalists. American Resistance is the first book to chronicle the unprecedented role so many in the government were forced to play and the consequences of their actions during the Trump administration. From Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his brother Yevgeny, to Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, to Bill Taylor, Fiona Hill, and the official who first called himself Anonymous-Miles Taylor, among others, Rothkopf examines the resistance movement that slowly built in Washington. Drawing from first-hand testimonies, deep background, and research, American Resistance shows how when the President threatened to run amok, a few key figures rose in defiance. It reveals the conflict within the Department of Justice over actively seeking instances of election fraud and abuse to help the president illegally retain power, and multiple battles within the White House over the influence of Jared and Ivanka, and, in particular, the extraordinary efforts to get them security clearances even after they were denied to them. David Rothkopf chronicles how each person came to realize that they were working for an administration that threatened to wreak havoc—one Defense Secretary was told by his mother to resign before it was too late—in an intense drama in which a few good men and women stood up to the president and his allies, risking everything to protect the country from a man who had broken the law and betrayed his oath of office.

Weight: 486g
Dimension: 160 x 241 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781541700635