A Vast Conspiracy The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President

by Toobin, Jeffrey

• ISBN13: 9780593229583
• ISBN10: 0593229584
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-05-26
• Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inspiration for Impeachment: American Crime Story on FX

The definitive account of the Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandals, the extraordinary ordeal that nearly brought down a president—with a new preface by the author that reframes the events in light of the Me Too movement

“A story as taut and surprising as any thriller . . . [an] unimpeachable page-turner.”—People

First published a year after the infamous impeachment trial, this propulsive narrative captures the full arc of the Clinton sex scandals—from their beginnings in a Little Rock hotel to their culmination on the floor of the United States Senate with only the second vote on presidential removal in American history. Rich in character and fueled with the high octane of a sensational legal thriller, A Vast Conspiracy has indelibly shaped our understanding of this disastrous moment in American political history.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Toobin is the bestselling author of The Oath, The Nine, Too Close to Call, A Vast Conspiracy, and The Run of His Life, which was made into the critically acclaimed FX series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. He is a staff writer at the New Yorker and the senior legal analyst at CNN.