Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite (9780062979162)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Washington insiders operate by a proven credo: When a Peter Schweizer book drops, duck and brace for impact.For over a decade, the work of six-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Schweizer has sent shockwaves through the political universe by exposing high-level political corruption.Clinton Cash revealed the Clintons' international money flow, exposed global corruption, and sparked an FBI investigation. Secret Empires exposed bipartisan corruption and launched congressional investigations. And Throw Them All Out and Extortion prompted passage of the STOCK Act. Indeed, Schweizer's "follow the money" bombshell revelations have been featured on the front pages of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and regularly appear on national news programs, including 60 Minutes.Now, in a masterful work of investigative journalism, Schweizer and his team of seasoned investigators turn their focus to the nation's top progressives--politicians who strive to acquire more government power to achieve their political ends.Can they be trusted with more power?In Profiles in Corruption, Schweizer offers a deep-dive investigation into the private finances, secret deals, and potential cronyism of some of America's top political leaders. And, as usual, he doesn't disappoint, with never-before-reported revelations that uncover corruption and abuse of power--all backed up by a mountain of corporate documents and legal filings from around the globe. Learn about how they are making sweetheart deals, generating side income, bending the law to their own benefits, using legislation to advance their own interests, and much more.Profiles in Corruption contains tomorrow's headlines.Follow the Money: Schweizer's trademark method, backed by a mountain of corporate documents and legal filings from around the globe, reveals the hidden financial web connecting some of America's most powerful leaders.Abuse of Power: A deep-dive investigation into how progressive politicians use their positions to make sweetheart deals, generate side income, and bend the law for personal benefit.Secret Deals: Uncover the never-before-reported revelations about the private finances and secret arrangements of the nation's top political figures striving to acquire more government power.Pay-to-Play Schemes: From the author who exposed the Clintons' international money flow in Clinton Cash, this stunning investigation turns a lens on the next generation of political power brokers.

Author:

Peter Schweizer

Publisher:

HarperLuxe

Publication Date:

January 21, 2020

Number of pages:

544 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

0062979167

ISBN-13:

9780062979162