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Plaintiff in Chief known as Donald Trump thousands of law suits always involved in something sues everyone is sues and somehow survives the court system and becomes President truly shocking .A book that if you are not in his corner will give you more reason to work for other candidates to unseat him,#st,martins#netgalley
Plaintiff in Chief of course will irritate some people depending on what political side you are. Many people don't listen to facts or the constitution anymore. This is a well written book and the author has done their research.
This is a book that will get opposing reactions, depending on what political perspective the reader has. That is I am sure a given that the writer and reader will know up front. Having said that, I really liked it. It was obviously well researched. And it is also very timely give our current political environment.
For those who are likeminded to the author, most of the content will not surprise and a lot of it is summarizing material that has been expounded on by many others over the last few years. The added benefit here is that it consolidates and documents a lot of that information and it provides a perspective on the volume and repetitiveness of the issues. What was even more interesting to me though was the background on how far back this goes and how all life encompassing it is for Trump and his family. For those that have been already familiar with this material, none of Trump's current and likely future behavior is likely a surprise and they could probably have told the rest of us what we had in store. Same old Same Old but even more so!
Unfortunately, as well documented as the material is, and well written, it is almost guaranteed to just further inflame those opposed to Trump, and concurrently be completely ignored by supporters of Trump. Facts no longer seem to matter as they are all just run through an idealogical filter that has no flexibility. And that is a shame for our society and our civility.
With all that, I highly enjoyed this book. I wish the author all the success for the book and hope he publishes other works in the future.
Thank you so much NetGalley for letting me review this book.
Wow! After reading this book, I wonder how Donald Trump even got to be the nominee, let alone President. He was the subject of numerous lawsuits, but the one common denominator was his ability to not be impacted by them. He has a way of coming out unscathed while others take the fall for him. Every American needs to read this.
President Trump has been involved in over 3,500 lawsuits throughout the years. That makes him the Plaintiff in Chief. But what else does that tell us about him?
By all accounts, young Donald wanted to be like his father—rich and aggressive. Fred Trump lied obsessively about everything. He believed that the law didn’t apply to him or his mobster friends. However, he was partial to suing people defensively to prevent someone from doing something he didn’t like even if it was perfectly legal and even just. Donald expanded on that by also using lawsuits to advertise his “Art of the Deal” brand. Once Donald befriended Roy Cohn, a mob lawyer in the 1970s, whatever moral, ethical or even practical inhibition he might have had was lost.
I found the facts in Plaintiff in Chief fascinating. It is amazing what a person can get away with using just prevarication and chutzpah. However, I felt the author was writing from an emotional point of view. He would repeat himself frequently. I am also not totally on board with some of his conclusions. Therefore, even though it was an interesting read, I would only recommend it to people who already dislike President Trump. I don’t think it will change anyone’s viewpoint. 3 stars.
Thanks to All Points Books, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.