{"product_id":"taking-down-trump-12-rules-for-prosecuting-donald-trump-by-someone-who-did-it-successfully-9781685891251","title":"Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An indispensable must-read. This is THE book to read to understand what's going on in the cases against Trump.\" -- Joy Reid, MSNBC News anchor and host of The ReidOut \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA former prosecutor provides an essential guide to ensuring that Donald Trump, and other oligarchs of his ilk, no longer beat the rap, and face serious jail time for their crimes . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For a half century Donald Trump has evaded justice. Now he finally faces trials for his lies, cons, and misdeeds--but many fear Trump will never face any real consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is our system so broken that some people are now above the law? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Taking Down Trump, Tristan Snell--a former assistant attorney general for New York State who took on and beat Trump in a court of law--argues that Donald Trump can indeed be defeated, and shares his secrets for how to beat him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Snell led New York State's prosecution of Donald Trump for defrauding hundreds of Trump University students, resulting in Trump having to shell out $25 million to his victims --Trump's first and only major legal loss to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Snell lays out 12 key rules for how to beat Trump--including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow voters and activists hold prosecutors accountable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to stand up to Trump's public bullying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to persevere against all the stonewalling and counterattacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to get key figures to cooperate and cough up critical evidence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the way, Snell discusses his own experience prosecuting Trump, and observes how prosecutors in the various cases against Trump are exploiting such rules--or not--as well as how Trump's revolving team of lawyers can be expected to behave, or, more accurately, perform. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you're a concerned citizen, a lawyer or prosecutor, or an activist or advocate, Snell shows how America's systems can still work to bring even the richest and most powerful to justice, and why those systems are worth preserving and improving. Ultimately, this is a road map for how America can begin to escape the Trump wilderness of fraud and fascism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTristan Snell\u003c\/b\u003e is a lawyer and legal commentator featured on MSNBC and NPR, and in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He served as Assistant Attorney General for New York State, where he led the investigation and prosecution of Trump University. Today he's the founder and managing partner of MainStreet.Law, and a content creator on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Twitter. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600291139858,"sku":"9781685891251","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d50fe389-477d-44fd-a4cb-b52349400b8e.jpg?v=1732211699","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/taking-down-trump-12-rules-for-prosecuting-donald-trump-by-someone-who-did-it-successfully-9781685891251","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}