Collusion

Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win

By: Luke Harding

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

With the recent indictments of Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, and George Papadopoulos, Russia expert Luke Harding lays out the most in-depth look to date at the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia. Beginning with a meeting with Christopher Steele, the man behind the shattering dossier that first brought the allegations to light, Harding probes the histories of key Russian and American players with striking clarity and insight. In a thrilling, fast-paced narrative, Harding exposes the disquieting details of the Trump-Russia story - a saga so huge it involves international espionage, offshore banks, sketchy real estate deals, mobsters, money laundering, disappeared dissidents, computer hacking, and the most shocking election in American history.

©2017 Luke Harding (P)2017 Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

excellent perspective

Impressive narrative of what we know so far about "Stupid Watergate". Harding does an amazing job of putting all of the details together in a highly readable and engrossing narrative. The narrator does an excellent job with his tone and pacing.

Very Timely

This book made me feel better about the state of the world. Proves collusion in my mind.

Absolutely astonishing

Every person needs to read this. Unequivocally. This is absolutely astonishing. Very well sourced and written as well.

#TrumpRussia

If this much is out there...Robert Mueller will not fail us and help us to win our democracy back.
I see the daily slide into authoritarianism and the true horrible state our country is in and we will be dealing with his regulation changes and filling of our judiciary with incompetent judges for a generation.

This book stays relevant

Got this book as soon as it came out. It is informative and is a book I go back to time and time again as the pieces of the puzzle come together. Not a one time read. I also really love the narration, Narrator has a great voice for this material.

well researched book with the excellent context

now have a better understanding of all the pieces in the game that don't make sense in isolation. the level of research and the admirable objectivity makes this a very good read.

Superior to 'Fire/Fury' in Depth & in Making Case

'Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived.' --Machiavelli

'Since the first day I took office, all you hear is the phony Democrat excuse for losing the election, Russia, Russia, Russia....'
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Nov. 26, 2017

''...'collusion,' which doesn't exist. The Dems are using this terrible (and bad for our country) Witch Hunt for evil politics'' Id.

'Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?' Chico Marx


Saying it ain't so is no defense in light of all proof to date. [see legal definition of ipse dixit]. No matter how many times or how loudly you say it. An old saying in the legal profession, which you may well have heard before, goes, 'If the facts are on your side, hammer on the facts. If the law's for you, hit on the law. If neither, pound on the table.'

The last doesn't usually work. Humans are way too smart to fall for it. Nonetheless we might do so when it serves our duty to zealously represent a client. So, I can't really blame Trump for pounding on the table repeatedly. There isn't much else he can do as the evidence mounts of not only collusion between his campaign staff and the Russian government but of his repeated attempts to obstruct the investigation.

If you want to know the probable path down which the Special Counsel’s Russia investigation will go, you MUST read this book. You will understand, as one example, the relevance and materiality of POTUS Trump’s financials which he has, to date, adamantly refused to make public.

Sad to say: this will be a Dark chapter in U.S. history and if the charges are proven (not even considering what is uncovered by the ongoing investigation), they will likely lead to articles of impeachment by a Republican-led House and removal upon conviction by a Republican-led Senate.

This anti-Kremlin Republican read this book, which succinctly gathers and brilliantly organizes reports and credible evidence proffered to date and adds reliable materials to make a case that is Absolutely Damning, and I am even further shocked and dismayed by the incredulities of those who willfully disregard the current administration's love affair with Vladimir Putin and all the signs pointing to Russia's involvement in helping to elect a President of the United States.

I wonder what their grandparents and great-grandparents would have to say about communist Russia's infiltrations into our political system. And would they be angrier with Russia than they'd be ashamed of their descendants’ willful blindness to the threats imposed upon our shining democracy?

If these ties/links are proven by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Watergate will seem, by comparison, like it was a trial on jaywalking charges.

Written by first foreign journalist to be expelled from Russia since the end of the Cold War due to his unflattering coverage of Russia, including stories on sources of Vladimir Putin's wealth and Putin's knowledge of the London assassination of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.

A thorough account by a credentialed reporter.

Luke Harding is precisely the journalist you want writing about this subject. He has experience as a journalist being monitored and intimidated by Russia's government. He's a long time correspondent for the Guardian, and credible and accurate. And most importantly, he's brave enough to look at the evidence and make a conclusion -- i.e. that Trump very likely colluded with Russia.

This book presents a great body of evidence that should convince any rational mind of that conclusion.

A Must Read

A Must Read for anyone following closely the Trump-Russia fiasco. I hope Mr. Harding continues making updates to this book.

Must Read... Democracy under assault.

Extremely helpful to understanding the events that only now bubbling up to the surface with the Mueller investigation.