Prosecuting the President, Andrew Coan
Prosecuting the President, Andrew Coan
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Prosecuting the President
How Special Prosecutors Hold Presidents Accountable and Protect the Rule of Law

Author: Andrew Coan

Narrator: Christopher Grove

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/26/2019


Synopsis

In Prosecuting the President, Andrew Coan offers a highly engaging look at the long, mostly forgotten history of special prosecutors in American politics. For more than a century, special prosecutors have struck fear into the hearts of Presidents, who have the power to fire them at any time. How could this be, Coan asks? And how could the nation entrust such a high responsibility to such subordinate officials? With vivid storytelling and historical examples, Coan demonstrates that special prosecutors can do much to protect the rule of law under the right circumstances.

Many have been thwarted by the formidable challenges of investigating a sitting President and his close associates; a few have abused the powers entrusted to them. But at their best, special prosecutors function as catalysts of democracy, channeling an unfocused popular will to safeguard the rule of law. By raising the visibility of high-level misconduct, they enable the American people to hold the President accountable. Yet, if a President thinks he can fire a special prosecutor without incurring serious political damage, he has the power to do so. Ultimately, Coan concludes, only the American people can decide whether the President is above the law.

About Andrew Coan

Andrew Coan is a law professor at the University of Arizona and a graduate of Stanford Law School.


Reviews

This was a lot of data supporting conclusions that were interesting only from the standpoint of a historian. ...Not very useful. Boring. An insider would not find this useful historical information. Was expecting a lot more relevance to current politics......more

Goodreads review by Sara

Interesting and well-done.......more