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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “fascinating” (Rachel Maddow) inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour, from the rise of autocracy unleashed by Trump to the January 6 insurrection, and a warning that those forces remain as potent as ever—from the congressman who led the first impeachment…

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A tremendously courageous account of what it was like to stand up to the immorality and corruption of Donald Trump and the Republican Party between 2016 and 2021 by a dedicated public servant who put everything on the line for the truth and the country he loves.

I believe we could well be witnessing the end of the American Republic. Adam Schiff explains why and how it can be prevented.

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