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Absolutely must read. This man lets us into the devious world of political clout from the perspective of a freakin' boy scout. He's a rare animal in these times--he's honest. And he's as merciless in revealing his own character flaws as he is about describing his interactions with the politicos with whom he interacted; not someone who is blind to the unfortunate necessity of ruthless action, but someone who knows how to hold the boundary between forceful action and the hazardously caustic effect of lawlessness. Someone who is able, because of the experiences of his own life, to put himself in the shoes of the less powerful players in the game, and to understand what being bullied and abused feels like. This was one of the reasons he became a lawyer; to defend and protect those who were being tormented by those who held abusive power. He cut his legal teeth bringing down the Mafia. He also explains very clearly, to a world so sedated by sensationalism and stupefied by confirmation bias that they're no longer aware of the foundations on which they stand, WHY adhering to the utter truth is important to every institution we hold dear. He is also quite clear that the Justice department was deliberately designed to adhere to the rule of law from outside of political factions. "Lady Justice wears a blindfold." He writes. "She is not supposed to peek out to see how her political master wishes her to weigh the matter." This book goes far beyond being a banal "tell-all" about Donald Trump; it's a screaming whistle-blower on the poor and sometimes illegal choices made by our elected officials for over a decade--and a warning to be aware of the unstable ground on which we now stand.