American Kompromat

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

American Kompromat
Craig Unger
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Hardback
h235 x 160mm - 384pg
28 Jan 2021 US
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9780593182536
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In the followup to New York Times bestseller House of Trump, House of Putin, American Kompromat will be situated in the context of the Trump-Russia scandal and the new era of hybrid warfare, kleptocrats, and authoritarian right-wing populism. But this time, rather than follow a trail of laundered money, Craig Unger will be reporting on kompromat-the Russian word for compromising information-operations that amassed the dirty little secrets of the richest and most powerful men on earth. Set in a world of Upper East Side mansions and private Caribbean islands, of gigantic yachts and private jets, American Kompromat will show that something much more sinister and important was taking place than the public could ever imagine-namely, that from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, kompromat operations documented the darkest secrets of the most powerful people in the world and transformed them into potent weapons. Unger will explore the nature of the compromising material they obtained, how it was obtained, who was behind it (be they Russians, Israelis, or the new American variety of oligarch), who has had access to the material since it was produced, whether it has been used for blackmail or extortion, and what roles it has played in the Trump-Russia scandal.
Praise for American Kompromat For the first time a former KGB employee has gone on record to describe Donald Trump' s historic relationship with the Kremlin. It' s a bombshell that must be looked into. --Robert Baer, former CIA operative and author of See No Evil "I said in 2017 that Trump had more Russian connections than Aeroflot, and American Carnage documents every flight. Trump' s loyalty to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was deeper and more insidious than merely envying his wealth and power. America has removed Putin' s puppet from the White House, but the KGB man who controlled him is still in the Kremlin, eager to repeat the success of his greatest operation: President Trump. Read Craig Unger to understand why the danger to American democracy is far from over. "--Garry Kasparov, Chairman of the Renew Democracy Foundation and author of Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be StoppedBy compiling decades of Trump' s seedy ties, disturbing and consistent patterns of behavior, and unexplained contacts with Russian officials and criminals, Unger makes a strong case that Trump is probably a compromised trusted contact of Kremlin interests. --John Sipher, Washington PostCraig Unger has just published a wonderful, well-written book. The jewel in the crown is how the KGB cultivated Donald Trump. With assistance of the eminent former KGB officer Yuri Shvets, American Kompromat establishes how it really took place. --Anders Aslund, senior fellow, The Atlantic Council"A must-read. The gun' s not quite smoking, but the barrel' s plenty hot, and there are Russian shell casings all around. "--Kirkus (starred review)
Craig Unger is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestsellers House of Trump, House of Putin and House of Bush, House of Saud. For fifteen years he was a contributing editor of Vanity Fair, where he covered national security, the Middle East, and other political issues. A frequent analyst on MSNBC and other broadcast outlets, he was a longtime staffer at New York Magazine, has served as editor-in-chief of Boston Magazine, and has contributed to Esquire, The New Yorker, and many other publications. He also appears frequently as an analyst on MSNBC, CNN, and other broadcast outlets. Unger has written about the Trump-Russia scandal for The New Republic, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post. He is a graduate of Harvard University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780593182536
Published: 28 Jan 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: E P Dutton & Co Inc
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 160mm
Pages: 384

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