Book
Untouchable : how powerful people get away with it / Elie Honig.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063241503 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 293 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Misconduct in office. Political corruption. Public administration > Moral and ethical aspects. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 364.1323 Hon | 31681010307858 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A book about how powerful politicians, criminals and others get away with lawbreaking"-- - Baker & Taylor
A CNN senior legal analyst and nationally bestselling author exposes how the rich and powerful use the American criminal justice system to their own benefit by manipulating seemingly fair institutions and practices to build empires of corruption and get away with misdeeds ordinary people would be imprisoned for. 35,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB 'MUST-READ'
#1 ON COSMOPOLITAN'S 11 BEST NEW NON-FICTION BOOKS TO ADD TO YOUR TBR PILE IN 2023
CNN senior legal analyst and nationally bestselling author Elie Honig explores Americaâs two-tier justice system, explaining how the rich, the famous, and the powerfulâ including, most notoriously, Donald Trumpâmanipulate the legal system to escape justice and get away with vast misdeeds.
How does he get away with it? That question, more than any other, vexes observers of and participants in the American criminal justice process. How do powerful people weaponize their wealth, political power, and fame to beat the system? And how can prosecutors fight back?
In Untouchable, Elie Honig exposes how the rich and powerful use the system to their own benefit, revealing how notorious figures like Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Bill Cosby successfully eluded justice for decades. He demonstrates how the Trump children dodged a fraud indictment. He makes clear how countless CEOs and titans of Wall Street have been let off the hook, receiving financial penalties without suffering criminal consequences. This doesnât happen by accident.
Over the four years of his administration, Donald Trumpâs corruption seemed plain for all to see. The former president obstructed justice, flouted his responsibility to the Constitution, lied to the American people, and set the United States on a dark path to disunity and violence. Yet he has never been held accountable for any of his misdeeds. Why not?
Untouchable holds the answer. Honig shows how Trump and others use seemingly fair institutions and practices to build empires of corruption and get away with misdeeds for which ordinary people would be sentenced to years behind bars. Itâs not just that money talks, Honig makes clear, but how it can corrupt otherwise reliable institutions and blind people to the real power dynamics behind the scenes.
In this vital, incisive book, Honig explains how the system allows the powerful to become untouchable, takes us inside their heads, and offers solutions for making the system more honest and fairer, ensuring true justice for allâholding everyone, no matter their status, accountable for their criminal misdeeds.
