THE
APPRENTICE
TRUMP, RUSSIA AND THE SUBVERSION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Greg Miller
William Collins
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‘The most comprehensive account of the Trump-Russia story to date … Miller trots expertly through this troubling tale’
Sunday Times
‘[A] lucid and startling account … the clearest account yet of what Russia actually did’
The Times
‘How Clinton became Putin’s enemy after she attacked the legitimacy of Russian elections has been well told … But no one has done a better job than Miller of describing the vastness of Russian efforts to destroy her’
Guardian
‘Damn good … Miller’s book paints on a broad canvas, showing readers the full arc of an incredibly complicated political tale … Miller’s account of the Russian hacking of the Democrats is highly persuasive’
Washington Post
‘May read like a greatest hits of America’s horror show at the hands of a leader unfit to confront the threat of Russian interference’
Kirkus
‘Penetrating … Well-paced but rich in detail, Miller’s narrative is one of the best of the many new books on this evolving saga. His treatment of Trump’s possible obstruction of justice in trying to influence investigations by former FBI director James Comey and other intelligence officials is especially good’
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
‘An integrated synthesis – a solid account that goes back many years to get elements of a full picture’
New York Journal of Books
‘We cannot understand what happened in the 2016 election, Russia-gate or the imploding Trump presidency by reading the 24-hour digital news on our phones … Fortunately, we still have a simple technology invented nearly six centuries ago: books. Greg Miller has written a damn good one’
KAI BIRD, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
To Rebecca, Katie, Peter, and Cole
For Mom and Dad
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