The Plot to Destroy Democracy

How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

By: Malcolm Nance, Rob Reiner - foreword

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump.

In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made president of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. For the first time, The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail, espionage, assassination, and psychological warfare were used by Vladimir Putin and his spy agencies to steal the 2016 U.S. election - and attempted to bring about the fall of NATO, the European Union, and western democracy. It will show how Russia and its fifth column allies tried to flip the cornerstones of democracy in order to re-engineer the world political order that has kept most of the world free since 1945.

Career U.S. Intelligence officer Malcolm Nance will examine how Russia has used cyber warfare, political propaganda, and manipulation of our perception of reality - and will do so again - to weaponize American news, traditional media, social media, and the workings of the internet to attack and break apart democratic institutions from within, and what we can expect to come should we fail to stop their next attack. Nance has utilized top secret Russian-sourced political and hybrid warfare strategy documents to demonstrate the master plan to undermine American institutions that has been in effect from the Cold War to the present day.

Based on original research and countless interviews with espionage experts, Nance examines how Putin's recent hacking accomplished a crucial first step for destabilizing the West for Russia, and why Putin is just the man to do it. Nance exposes how Russia has supported the campaigns of right-wing extremists throughout both the U.S. and Europe to leverage an axis of autocracy, and how Putin's agencies have worked since 2010 to bring fringe candidate Donald Trump into elections.

Revelatory, insightful, and shocking, The Plot to Destroy Democracy puts a professional spy lens on Putin's plot and unravels it play-by-play. In the end, he provides a better understanding of why Putin's efforts are a serious threat to our national security and global alliances - in much more than one election - and a blistering indictment of Putin's puppet, President Donald J. Trump.

©2018 Malcolm Nance (P)2018 Hachette Audio

Book gives historical context to modern events

Everyone should listen to this book. Guard yourself against the disinformation attacks lead by Russia by knowing how they operate and what their goals are.

A superb book on todays political scene

A lot of good points Malcolm brings out about Thump and Putin relationship and about our history with the Russians who have always tried to get back at us since the wall came down wants to get back at us and we’re letting them.

A comprehensive look at what's happening in 2018

After reading Mr. Nance's The Plot to Hack America, I eagerly awaited this book. Reading or listening to it is beneficial for anyone who wants to know what's going on in America in 2018. We can only keep our democratic principles strong if we know who is trying to destroy them, and why. This book answers those questions and provides context.

I'm going to listen to this audiobook a second time, because it is *that* chock full of information. (If I had to do it over, I'd listen to each individual chapter twice before advancing to the next.)

The narration by Mr. Ganim is clear as a bell and excellent.

All in all, this is an important book and well worth your reading or listening.

Jesus H Christ. Terrifying.

A very cool-headed approach to a heavy subject. If the author has a point of view outside of this book (spoiler, he does) it is not evident in this very fact-based book. The content covers information of which you might be marginally aware - i.e. Putin is a scheming, power hungry force who has infiltrated democracies around the world. But it's more revealing than other books in that it is grounded in documented evidence. This is an important read.

Riveting. Extremely well researched and written

The book is eye opening and horrifying. Nance connects all the dots. Finally, a clear explanation of how Russia worked for YEARS to help Trump. He is a WILLING asset. Nance clearly explains why Trump does Putin’s bidding. It is equally saddening and infuriating how the Republican Party, the NRA, and the evangelical leaders have sold out this great nation for political power. I hope democracy survives this all out assault by a hostile foreign power and a number of its own (Russian paid for) GOP politicians. I never thought our own citizens would wrap themselves in the flag as they literally willingly destroyed or idly stood by the destruction of democracy.

Maybe, we should have a rebroadcast of Red Dawn. The Russians are not our friends- not then, not now, not ever. Let’s remind Russia that America isn’t so easily defeated. WOLVERINES!!!!!

Deeper dive than punditry

I'm avid news consumer and I learned more about the depth and breadth of worldwide move toward autocracy being abetted by Russia.

Wow! Frighteningly truthful

Loved it, the chapter on history of Russian propaganda may be a challenge to some but it helped to understand how we got where we are today.

A must read for anyone who cares about Democracy

Insightful and in lightening. If you're interested in understanding the perolouse moment our world finds itself in, this book does that.

A good and simple explanation of the times

Author does a good job of laying out simple facts that to many Americans will not face. I hope it will inspire readers to stand up, speak up, and act to save this great experiment called America.

Scary good! Narrator was amazing!

This incredible piece of nonfiction reads like a fictional spy novel except all the players are real! Blew my mind and activated my activism to fight for democracy!