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Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
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The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration.
The media–Democrat “collusion narrative,” which paints Donald Trump as cat’s paw of Russia, is a studiously crafted illusion.
Despite Clinton’s commanding lead in the polls, hyper-partisan intelligence officials decided ...more
The media–Democrat “collusion narrative,” which paints Donald Trump as cat’s paw of Russia, is a studiously crafted illusion.
Despite Clinton’s commanding lead in the polls, hyper-partisan intelligence officials decided ...more
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I wanted to wait a few days before writing a review to be sure I gave this a fair shake. With the current partisan political climate, I wanted to look at the information in this book from an objective standpoint and not a "choosing a side" point of view. I typically approach current-event books with a "grain of salt", since many tend to be "opinion" and "theory" no matter which side of the political debate you find yourself. However, Andrew McCarthy has filled this book with FACTS and footnoted
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Mr. McCarthy wrote a clear, concise, well-documented book that gives a decades long background of the D.C. swamp dwellers. This led into the scandals and criminal activities of the Obama administration assisting Hilary Clinton in her unsuccessful second bid for the presidency. Mr. McCarthy clearly shows how the Obama, DNC, Clinton group politicized our premier law enforcement agencies to destroy Trump and his administration. With the help of the MSM the Obama criminal activities and scandals wer
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4.5 stars
Andrew McCarthy is a former federal prosecutor. He is not a fan of Trump but is a fan of justice and honesty. Here, he examines the entire case for Trump-Russia collusion: how and why it came to be and the shady actions behind it.
He does a good job at remaining disinterested (impartial) and has no problem pointing what Trump, Obama, and others did wrong or right. This is a tough topic to make interesting, and McCarthy makes it as engaging as impossible, not bogging the writing down wit ...more
Andrew McCarthy is a former federal prosecutor. He is not a fan of Trump but is a fan of justice and honesty. Here, he examines the entire case for Trump-Russia collusion: how and why it came to be and the shady actions behind it.
He does a good job at remaining disinterested (impartial) and has no problem pointing what Trump, Obama, and others did wrong or right. This is a tough topic to make interesting, and McCarthy makes it as engaging as impossible, not bogging the writing down wit ...more
This modern day ‘conspiracy story’ starts slow, names names, and accelerates by Chapter 16 as the author builds his case. He sums up his argument in the last paragraph of the book: “… counterintelligence as a pretext for a criminal investigation in search of a crime; a criminal investigation as a pretext for impeachment without an impeachable offense; an impeachable inquiry as a pretext for rendering Donald Trump un-reelectable; and all of it designed as a straightjacket around his presidency.”
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Do you know how hard it is to write a review when trembling in anger?...Full disclosure: during the 2016 election cycle, I wasn't a Trump supporter, in fact, I as an Iowa Caucus Captain for Ted Cruz, but I held my nose and voted for Trump, to avoid a Clinton Presidency...So where does this anger come from?...It comes from Andy McCarthy's writing a clear, concise, well-documented examination of the Obama Administration, Mainstream media, DNC, Clinton Campaign and even foreign interests efforts to
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This book is infuriating.
Andrew C. McCarthy reviews the last three years and puts together the history of the Media/Democrat Russian Collusion hoax. He finds collusion, but the collusion is between Democrats and Russians or between Democrats and Ukrainians. Along the way, he explains and puts together the various threads of gaslighting and backpedaling that have been presented as Truth. For example, he reminds us that the New York Times presented two different origin stories for Crossfire Hurri ...more
Andrew C. McCarthy reviews the last three years and puts together the history of the Media/Democrat Russian Collusion hoax. He finds collusion, but the collusion is between Democrats and Russians or between Democrats and Ukrainians. Along the way, he explains and puts together the various threads of gaslighting and backpedaling that have been presented as Truth. For example, he reminds us that the New York Times presented two different origin stories for Crossfire Hurri ...more
If you want a front row seat for a tour of the swamp, look no further.
This is the most complete account to Obama's surveillance of Trump and his associates. McCarthy does not soft peddle that Trump is "narcissistic, crass, mendacious and with a propensity to surround himself with shady characters." But the mendacity of Simpson and Steele, Clinton, Clapper and Comey , and others makes the whole thing a Royal Mess. With seventy-five pages of footnotes McCarthy shows that Obama set out to destroy Trump before Trump even was sworn into office. Obama had the cooperatio
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Fortunately I was well versed on the Steele dossier, Crowdstrike, Strzok, Papadopoulos and the entire tangled web created when one political group tries to turn around their own misdeeds and blame it on their opponents, because if had to rely on this book to explain it, I’d be totally lost. That, plus more than enough “Ya think?” phrases equals one star.
Title: Oh, what a tangled web we weave...
Oh, what a tangled web we weave... And it takes us nearly 300 pages to get there.
Who knows if we'll ever get the real, unadulterated, and complete story about the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. But this book seems like an excellent start. Since Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, the Trump-Russia narrative has grown to mythic proportions. Ask someone what they know about it, and you're likely to get a different story from every person ...more
Oh, what a tangled web we weave... And it takes us nearly 300 pages to get there.
Who knows if we'll ever get the real, unadulterated, and complete story about the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. But this book seems like an excellent start. Since Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, the Trump-Russia narrative has grown to mythic proportions. Ask someone what they know about it, and you're likely to get a different story from every person ...more
A Chalk Board Time Line
In order to follow this story with comprehension I should have had a chalk board time line. So many details to follow. Still clear enough to show how much visceral hatred the democrats and others have for Trump. They shamefully used third world country tactics. Very well researched as indicated by the extensive notes. I thank the author for this telling historical fact.
In order to follow this story with comprehension I should have had a chalk board time line. So many details to follow. Still clear enough to show how much visceral hatred the democrats and others have for Trump. They shamefully used third world country tactics. Very well researched as indicated by the extensive notes. I thank the author for this telling historical fact.
This book is well worth reading, although it is a bit of a mixed bag.
On the positive side:
McCarthy has good credibility. He is the former federal prosecutor who led the prosecution of the “Blind Sheik” for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He is not a Trump supporter cheering for his candidate; he really dislikes Trump. He clearly admires the FBI, Comey in particular. So when McCarthy lays out his devastating case, proving the FBI is rotten to its core, you can be sure that he has been forced ...more
On the positive side:
McCarthy has good credibility. He is the former federal prosecutor who led the prosecution of the “Blind Sheik” for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He is not a Trump supporter cheering for his candidate; he really dislikes Trump. He clearly admires the FBI, Comey in particular. So when McCarthy lays out his devastating case, proving the FBI is rotten to its core, you can be sure that he has been forced ...more
Outlines the corruption of government departments, investigators, politicians, lobbyists, foreign agents, etc., etc. involved in the Trump/Russia investigation. Depressing.
Mueller report exposee
This book is what the Mueller Report should have been. Instead it turns out to be a thorough exposee of all the fundamental flaws of the report. It is amazing that this author had the insights and research acumen to ferret out all the Byzantine connections. A landmark in the Canon of political history.
This book is what the Mueller Report should have been. Instead it turns out to be a thorough exposee of all the fundamental flaws of the report. It is amazing that this author had the insights and research acumen to ferret out all the Byzantine connections. A landmark in the Canon of political history.
Dec 18, 2019
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I think this book will age better than many others in the Political Science genre, because McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor, is meticulous about the way he marshals details that didn't make it into most news stories about the greatest political scandal in U.S. history (when the Obama administration weaponized and politicized the tools of intelligence gathering for the twofold purpose of exonerating Hillary Clinton and sabotaging Donald Trump).
The book is oddly entertaining, even though McCa ...more
The book is oddly entertaining, even though McCa ...more
The impeachment narrative is one which has many threads. Andrew McCarthy, a former Federal prosecutor and author for National Review has written a helpful book in understanding the complexities of the story. Many on the left will declare that the book is a whitewash of clear evidence of wrong doing by Trump and his allies. That simply is not true. This is the third book I have read on this set of issues including Michael Isikoff's Russian Roulette and Greg Jarrett's The Russia Hoax. I also read
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The Definitive Account
Before reading "Ball of Collusion" I had grown to respect Mr. McCarthy and his straightforward and intelligent analysis of political events, even when I may have disagreed. After reading his book, my respect for Mr. McCarthy has grown exponentially. While I have not read all that's been written on the Trump Russia collusion narrative, this has to be the definitive account of events. In addition to the detailed history McCarthy set forth, I really enjoyed his writing style w ...more
Before reading "Ball of Collusion" I had grown to respect Mr. McCarthy and his straightforward and intelligent analysis of political events, even when I may have disagreed. After reading his book, my respect for Mr. McCarthy has grown exponentially. While I have not read all that's been written on the Trump Russia collusion narrative, this has to be the definitive account of events. In addition to the detailed history McCarthy set forth, I really enjoyed his writing style w ...more
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Ball of Collusion:
The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
• By Andrew C. McCarthy (Pub. 2019, over 400 pages)
OVERVIEW:
The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration.
The media–Democrat “collusion narrative,” which paints Donald Trump as cat’s paw of Russia, is a studiously crafted illusion (aka, a HOAX - a malicious deception).
Despite Clinton’s commanding lead in the polls, ...more
Ball of Collusion:
The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
• By Andrew C. McCarthy (Pub. 2019, over 400 pages)
OVERVIEW:
The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration.
The media–Democrat “collusion narrative,” which paints Donald Trump as cat’s paw of Russia, is a studiously crafted illusion (aka, a HOAX - a malicious deception).
Despite Clinton’s commanding lead in the polls, ...more
To be perfectly candid, this book is not an easy read. It's extremely well researched and detailed and documented; however, it might have profited from some editorial cutting to rid it of redundancy. McCarthy is well versed in his topic and quite articulate in relating his subject matter, but the reader had better be prepared to be immersed in a morass of political intrigue and maneuverings and possess a passionate interest therein because that's what is revealed. If that's the case, the reader
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Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig and Election and Destroy a Presidency by Andrew C. McCarthy is loaded with factual information exposing a faulty dossier and political intrigue at the highest levels of what are supposed to be our most trusted and non-partisan agencies. The author is an experienced former Federal Prosecutor, recipient of numerous awards including the Justice Department's highest honor: The Attorney General's Exceptional Service Award. In other words, he is quite knowledgeable w
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I love the way Andrew McCarthy writes and I was not disappointed with his most recent book. Having followed McCarthy through his articles I wasn't surprised at any of the contents of this book. Also, having read 'Russia Hoax' by Gregg Jarrett, I found that a lot of what is covered in this book had been covered very well by Jarrett. It was nice to sit down with a full book by one of my favorite journalists, however, and get his views on so many topics during the Obama administration and through t
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Right, Left, or Center, everyone who wants to make a claim about Trump, Russia, and impeachment should expose themselves to a variety of perspectives, not just the ones that they are most likely to accept. This is the best book on the topic that I have read, and should be read by people of all political persuasions.
McCarthy, a former prosecutor from the Southern District of New York, not only knows many of the players in this drama, but is an expert on each institution, it’s proper role, and wha ...more
McCarthy, a former prosecutor from the Southern District of New York, not only knows many of the players in this drama, but is an expert on each institution, it’s proper role, and wha ...more
3/5 stars. Andrew McCarthy is an excellent writer, and his newest book describes in detail the efforts and various cover-ups by the Obama administration and Clinton campaign, and to some degree, the complicity of the media. Whether you lean left or right, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in really understanding the Trump-Russia narrative AND shares the desire for truth (btw, I'm certainly not unequivocally endorsing this book as "truth") instead of remaining content in th
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Andrew -McCarthy does a creditable job trying to assemble the strands of the "plot to destroy a presidency" into a coherent narrative. It's not an easy job: it's hard to make sense out of nonsense.
The major strengths and weaknesses of the book spring from the same source, McCarthy's background as a federal prosecutor. He understands what is correct and what incorrect, he knows many of the principals, and he does an excellent job explaining the differences between a counterintelligence investiga ...more
The major strengths and weaknesses of the book spring from the same source, McCarthy's background as a federal prosecutor. He understands what is correct and what incorrect, he knows many of the principals, and he does an excellent job explaining the differences between a counterintelligence investiga ...more
One day there will be a college level Master's level class studying the Trump Administration. This book will be one of the texts studying the attempted coup to remove him from office. Everything you need to know about the coup is in this book: the players, the relationships, the dates, the events, the motives and the role of certain media players in advancing an perpetuating the stories spread by the conspirators and especially, the history of Ukraine and its corrupt dealings with US politicians
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The book contains 350 pages detailing the history of the “collusion” story around the 2016 campaign, election and then the Presidency of Donald Trump. I like his writing style, A lot of work had to have gone into writing this book. If you are interested in the inside story, this book gives substantial detail of the events.
From the first page of the Introduction, “This is a story about what happens when those we trust to be guardians of our system anoint themselves the masters of our system.” ...more
From the first page of the Introduction, “This is a story about what happens when those we trust to be guardians of our system anoint themselves the masters of our system.” ...more
I would suggest having a pen and paper nearby while reading this book. There are just too many names (most of them Russian or Ukrainian) and dates and departments of government to keep straight in your head. Even with all those Ruski's names flying around, McCarthy does a great job of detailing how insanely corrupt our Intelligence and Justice Organizations where during the final moths of the "previous administration" (don't wanna name any names here....wink-wink).
*Side note; whoever McCarthy p ...more
*Side note; whoever McCarthy p ...more
It took me a long time to finish this book. Many times I just got so angry that I had to put it down. Andrew McCarthy wrote this in such incredible detail that over one-third of the book is footnotes and references. He describes in excruciating specificity the corruption he found surrounding the coup attempt on President Trump culminating in the impeachment process. McCarthy offers no solutions to keep it from happening again, so the book ends with the reader feeling hopeless. If this journalist
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Dreary book that desperately needs focus:
--100 pages too long
--needs a cast of characters list to follow all the scoundrels
--needs a glossary to help with the author's SAT words (obdurate?)
The book features President Obama on the cover. I wanted the book to connect the Russia investigation to President Obama. If it had focused on that, much of the book could have ended up on the editing floor. There are better books that cover the Democrats' sick fantasy of impeaching President Trump. ...more
--100 pages too long
--needs a cast of characters list to follow all the scoundrels
--needs a glossary to help with the author's SAT words (obdurate?)
The book features President Obama on the cover. I wanted the book to connect the Russia investigation to President Obama. If it had focused on that, much of the book could have ended up on the editing floor. There are better books that cover the Democrats' sick fantasy of impeaching President Trump. ...more
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