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Image credit: Skyhorse Publishing
Michael Cohen's DISLOYAL accomplishes two things, quite handily: It offers Cohen's observations of Donald Trump and his family,
of course — observations about what motivates them and what their family dynamic was like; but perhaps just as important is the insight it
offers into how Mr. Cohen found himself in service to Donald Trump, how his service changed him and impacted his relationship with his family,
and how he ultimately realized he needed to change his tune and leave the Trump Organization. I think it's this matter that primarily holds
my interest.
I really don't want to spoil anything here. DISLOYAL is an engrossing and quick read. It is ultimately a tale of how
absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the ruinous chase to achieve it.
Personally, I feel the careful reader may gain some valuable insight into recent events of the Trump Administration. Not necessarily the
events themselves, nor the immediate motivations — everybody knows Trump's only interests are money and power. I'm talking about deeper motives,
the kinds of insights Mr. Cohen provides from working for — as in, sharing address books, first-call-in-the-morning, last-call-at-night working
for — Donald Trump for over ten years. Mr. Cohen also provides some insight into other shady characters we heard a lot about in the press,
and read about in other books.
I quite like this book. I feel like Mr. Cohen has provided a framework within which Donald Trump and his actions may be viewed and understood.
Yes, it's everything you thought; but it's also more that you didn't.
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