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Unchecked audiobook
- By: Rachael Bade
- Narrator: Courtney Patterson
- Category: American Government, Executive Branch, Political Science
- Length: 17 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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Unchecked Audiobook Summary
A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitive–and only–insider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for The Washington Post and Politico.
In a riveting account that flips the script on what readers think they know about the two impeachments of Donald Trump, Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian reveal how–and why–congressional oversight failed when it was needed most.
Unchecked weaves a vivid narrative of how House Democrats under the lead of a cautious speaker, Nancy Pelosi, hesitated for months to stand up to Trump–and then pulled punches in their effort to oust him in a misguided effort to protect themselves politically. What they left on the cutting room floor would come back to haunt them, as Republicans seized on their missteps to whip an uneasy GOP rank-and-file into line behind Donald Trump, abandoning their scruples to defend a president who some privately believed had indeed abused his power.
Even after Trump incited a mob to violently attack the Capitol–a day the authors recount in minute-by-minute, stunning detail — Democrats pressured their own investigators to forego a thorough investigation in the name of safeguarding the Biden agenda. And Republicans, fearful of repelling a base they needed for re-election, missed their best moment to turn their backs on a leader they secretly agreed was destructive to democracy.
Sourced from hundreds of interviews with all the key players, the authors of Unchecked pull back the curtain on how both parties pursued political expediency over fact-finding. The end result not only emboldened Trump, giving him room for a political comeback, but also undermined Congress by rendering toothless their most powerful check on a president: the power of impeachment. A dramatic and at times crushing work of investigative reporting, Unchecked is both a gripping page-turner of political intrigue and a detailed case study for historians and political scientists searching for answers about the unravelling of checks and balances that have governed American democracy for centuries.
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Unchecked Audiobook Narrator
Courtney Patterson is the narrator of Unchecked audiobook that was written by Rachael Bade
Rachael Bade is coauthor of POLITICO Playbook, the most renowned political newsletter tracking power and influence in Washington, D.C. Before that, she spent a decade covering Congress for both The Washington Post, where she regularly broke news on House Democrats’ oversight of the Trump administration, and POLITICO, where she chronicled Donald Trump’s takeover of the GOP. Bade is also a CNN political analyst and a frequent guest on the Sunday show circuit, with appearances on CBS’s Face the Nation, ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and Fox News’ Fox News Sunday.
About the Author(s) of Unchecked
Rachael Bade is the author of Unchecked
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Unchecked Full Details
| Narrator | Courtney Patterson |
| Length | 17 hours 36 minutes |
| Author | Rachael Bade |
| Category | |
| Publisher | HarperAudio |
| Release date | October 18, 2022 |
| ISBN | 9780063040823 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Unchecked is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is American Government, Executive Branch, Political Science
Additional info
The publisher of the Unchecked is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780063040823.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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