PublishedRandom House, September 2020 |
ISBN9780593138571 |
FormatHardcover, 432 pages |
Dimensions23.5cm × 15.6cm |
In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel's most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team's history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump's unprecedented efforts to stifle their report.
"WHERE LAW ENDS TYRANNY BEGINS"-John Locke, inscribed on the wall of DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In May 2017, Robert Mueller was tapped to_x202F_lead an_x202F_inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, coordination by foreign agents with Donald Trump's campaign, and obstruction of justice by the president._x202F_Mueller assembled a "dream team" of top prosecutors, and for the next twenty-two months, the investigation was a black box and the subject of endless anticipation and speculation-until April 2019, when_x202F_the_x202F_special counsel's report was released.
In Where Law Ends, legendary_x202F_prosecutor_x202F_Andrew_x202F_Weissmann-a key player in the Special Counsel's Office-finally pulls back the curtain to reveal exactly what went on inside the investigation, including the heated debates, painful deliberations, and mistakes of the team-not to mention the external efforts by the president and Attorney General William Barr to manipulate the investigation to their political ends.x202F
Weissmann puts the reader in the room as Mueller's team made their most consequential decisions, such as whether to subpoena the president, whether to conduct a full financial investigation of Trump, and whether to explicitly recommend obstruction charges against him. Weissmann also details for the first time the debilitating effects that President Trump himself had on the investigation, through his dangling of pardons and his constant threats to shut down the inquiry and fire Mueller, which left_x202F_the team_x202F_racing against the clock and_x202F_essentially fighting with one hand tied behind their backs.x202F__x202F
In Where Law Ends, Weissmann conjures the camaraderie and esprit de corps of the investigative units led by the enigmatic Mueller, a distinguished public servant who is revealed here, in a way we have never seen him before, as a manager, a colleague, and a very human presence. Weissmann is as candid about the team's mistakes as he is about its successes, and is committed to accurately documenting the historic investigation for future generations to assess and learn from. Ultimately, Where Law Ends is a story about_x202F_a team of public servants, dedicated to the rule of law, tasked with investigating a president who did everything he could to stand in their way.
