Revenge

A behind-the-scenes forensic analysis by a New York Times number one bestselling author of what may have been the most politicized and partisan legal case of the last 100 years: The United States v Michael Cohen . . .

When Michael Cohen's secret payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels on behalf of Donald Trump made Cohen look like a liability to the then-President of the United States, the end to their decade-long relationship came swiftly -- with FBI agents pounding on the door to Cohen's home in the middle of the night, ransacking the place and carting off the family's possessions. SHortly thereafter, he would find himself in jail. Even though Cohen had plenty of evidence to show he was innocent of most of the charges, the full weight of the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue had made Cohen's attorneys -- with an eye on their own careers -- throw up their hands.

And that was only the beginning. Despite his crucial, willing testimony in Trump investigation after Trump investigation, the government wasn't done with the fining, penalizing, and incarceration of Michael Cohen. Or was it because of his testimony?

In Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics, Cohen tells the behind-the-scenes story of what happens when a President strips the government of what was perhaps the most fundamental principle to our country's founders: trias politica, or, the separation of powers. In a story now being echoed in recent breaking news stories about IRS persecution of other Trump foes such as former FBI head James Comey and others, Cohen details -- in his inimitable blunt language, with absolutely no holds barred and naming names -- what happens when you try to speak truth to power, and the power knows no bounds.