Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

Written by:
Adam Schiff
Narrated by:
Adam Schiff

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
48
Narrator
14
Release Date
October 2021
Duration
18 hours 2 minutes
Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The vital 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 of Donald J. Trump

“Engaging and informative . . . a manual for how to probe and question power, how to hold leaders accountable in a time of diminishing responsibility.”—The Washington Post

With a new afterword by the author

In the years leading up to the election of Donald Trump, Congressman Adam Schiff had already been sounding the alarm over the resurgence of autocracy around the world, and the threat this posed to the United States. But as he led the probe into Donald Trump’s Russia and Ukraine-related abuses of presidential power, Schiff came to the terrible conclusion that the principal threat to American democracy now came from within.
 
In Midnight in Washington, Schiff argues that the Trump presidency has so weakened our institutions and compromised the Republican Party that the peril will last for years, requiring unprecedented vigilance against the growing and dangerous appeal of authoritarianism. The congressman chronicles step-by-step just how our democracy was put at such risk, and traces his own path to meeting the crisis—from serious prosecutor, to congressman with an expertise in national security and a reputation for bipartisanship, to liberal lightning rod, scourge of the right, and archenemy of a president. Schiff takes us inside his team of impeachment managers and their desperate defense of the Constitution amid the rise of a distinctly American brand of autocracy.
 
Deepening our understanding of prominent public moments, Schiff reveals the private struggles, the internal conflicts, and the triumphs of courage that came with defending the republic against a lawless president—but also the slow surrender of people that he had worked with and admired to the dangerous immorality of a president engaged in an historic betrayal of his office. Schiff’s fight for democracy is one of the great dramas of our time, told by the man who became the president’s principal antagonist. It is a story that began with Trump but does not end with him, taking us through the disastrous culmination of the presidency and Schiff’s account of January 6, 2021, and how the antidemocratic forces Trump unleashed continue to define his party, making the future of democracy in America more uncertain than ever.
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Anonymous

Cannot put my thoughts in print they would not be kind to the ex president such an a** and to think Benedict Arnold was hung for far less than this want to be Godfather.

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Anonymous

A must read!

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MICHAEL D.

"Our democracy" isn't going anywhere. It's a money printing soul sucking leviathan that employs millions of people . It's not going to be overthrown by unarmed protesters waving Gadsden flags. Basically "Our protests and looting is democratic" Theirs is treason. Non sense.

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Anonymous

Compelling.

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Jim S.

A good mind harnessed to simple patriotism makes this semi-autbiography a compelling listen. Schiff's story of hard work, political failure, then success is fueled by noble motive, and clear vision. It seems that opposing Trump is almost incidental, what Schiff and his compatriots oppose is evil in all its forms.

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Jose Alfonso V.

this is one of the most important books on the Trump Presidency.

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Mark R.

I keep asking myself… how did we get here? The material was compelling. Thank you and real patriots that won’t accept this way to the future. I only wish our forefathers could take a look and share their wisdom. Let’s hope this never happens again. America is to great to repeat this travesty.

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Doug M.

Fabulous book

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Edward R.

Absolutely riveting. The way forward is terrifying for the USA if Donald J Trump returns to the Oval Office.

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