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The behind-the-scenes story of the investigation that shook America to its core—the Mueller investigation that presented all the evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election—as told by Robert Mueller’s closest colleagues, including never-before-revealed details into how the team investigated Putin’s campaign to favor candidate Donald Trump and Trump’s efforts to interfere in the investigation. Fewer than four months into the Trump presidency, former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, was called by the Department of Justice to serve as special counsel. Mueller’s primary task: to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election – an operation intended to make Donald Trump president – and any links this operation might have had to the Trump campaign. Mueller’s other task: to determine whether the president himself had interfered in the investigation of Russia’s actions. Interference is the inside story of the Mueller investigation, told for the first time by Mueller’s leadership team. It completes and corrects the historical record of the only federal criminal investigation of President Trump while he was in office. The authors’ account is a real-life thriller, placing the reader inside the room for the most consequential and difficult decisions of the special counsel’s tumultuous two years. Their work culminated with the Mueller report, and now, with vivid detail and unwavering honesty, the authors offer a rare glimpse into the minds of those who stood at the forefront of that investigation. They describe the pressures and dilemmas they faced as the US’ criminal justice system and their rule of law were put to the test. American institutions are under strain like never before. The pressure to compromise on matters of principle has never been greater. Interference shows the importance of making principled decisions in unprincipled times. It is an urgent reminder of the challenges facing the United States, both then and now.

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Aaron Zebley was Robert Mueller’s deputy and was by his side for every major decision. Prior to working in the special counsel’s office, Zebley served in multiple roles at the US Department of Justice and the FBI, including FBI chief of staff, senior counselor in the Department of Justice’s National Security Division, assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and as an FBI team leader and case agent in the 9/11 investigation. Zebley is in private practice in Washington, DC. James Quarles was Mueller’s senior counselor. A seasoned trial lawyer who has practiced for more than fifty years, Quarles primarily focuses on representing high-technology companies. Prior to his long career in private practice, Quarles served as an assistant special prosecutor on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force from 1973 to 1975. Andrew Goldstein was one of Mueller’s lead prosecutors investigating obstruction of justice and Russian interference. Prior to working in the special counsel’s office, Goldstein served as chief of the public corruption unit at the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted numerous high-profile cases. Goldstein is a former staff writer at Time, and currently chairs the white-collar defense and investigations practice at Cooley LLP.

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