The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of

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The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff

Gary S. Chafetz, a Boston journalist, set out to chronicle the scandal involving the gun-for-hire and super-lobbyist, Jack Abramoff. Instead, he uncovered a Shakespearean tragedy of deceit, betrayal, and political vendetta, in which the true villains were 2008 Republican nominee for President, Sen. John McCain; The Washington Post newspaper; and the US Department of Justice--all of whom participated in the railroading of an essentially innocent man. (Abramoff's transgressions were minor.) Chafetz benefited from exclusive and unconditional secret access to Abramoff and to many never-before-released documents (Chafetz interviewed Abramoff--without the knowledge of the prosecutors with whom he was cooperating or his own lawyers--for two years, both before and during his imprisonment.)

The blizzard of stories--Abramoff even graced the cover of Time Magazine--painted Abramoff as an implausibly greedy lobbyist who cheated Indian tribes, bribed politicians, and corrupted the political process--a fascinating tale, but, ultimately, untrue. The true story, that Chafetz recounts in The Perfect Villain, is an even more riveting and compelling story.

Country	USA
Author	Gary S. Chafetz
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780977389889
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	BookBaby
Manufacturer	BookBaby
NumberOfPages	480
PublicationDate	2011-07-01
Publisher	BookBaby
ReleaseDate	2011-07-01
Studio	BookBaby

The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff

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