Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette (2018) relates the results of an investigation by two journalists into the Russian interference in the 2016 American presidential election. These include details on Trump’s business ties to Russia, the Russian connections of his campaign team, the Russian hacking of Democratic institutions, the disinformation campaigns on social media and what Russian intelligence might have gathered to compromise Trump. The blinks also tell how the American intelligence community and the Obama administration reacted to the Russian hacking.

Who should read

News junkies interested in the 2016 US presidential election Concerned citizens who want to know more about Trump’s ties to Russia Students of politics seeking an explanation for why Trump won

About the author

Michael Isikoff is an investigative journalist who has worked for the Washington Post, Newsweek, and NBC News. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers – Uncovering Clinton: A Reporter’s Story (2011) and Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War (2007). Isikoff is currently chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo News. David Corn is a long-time Washington journalist and political commentator. He is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and an analyst for MSNBC. Corn has authored three New York Times bestsellers, including Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Battled the GOP to Set Up the 2012 Election (2012).