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The perfect book for the present moment. Prosecuting the President is magnificent. -- David Marcus, Professor of Law, UCLA This extraordinarily timely book examines the history of special prosecutors who investigate the presidency and does a great job of explaining and analyzing the special legal and political challenges they present. It is a vital resource for understanding the Mueller investigation. DLJack Goldsmith, Henry Shattuck Professor, Harvard Law School This book on the role of special prosecutors in holding presidents accountable to the law could hardly be more timely. Drawing on history and legal sources, it provides wise, nuanced, and urgent guidance in an era when the public is increasingly receptive to demagoguery at the highest levels of government. DLEric A. Posner, Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School Professor Coan has done the hardest thing, writing a book that will be equally interesting and informative to laypeople and lawyers alike. It is also exceptionally timely. It's been years since I read a book straight through, totally caught up in the history and the analysis of the case I lived through as a lawyer in DC (Watergate) and those before and after. DLBarbara Babcock, Crown Professor of Law, Emerita, Stanford Law School Coan's superb storytelling and incisive analysis bring to life past special prosecutor episodes and skillfully apply their lessons to present-day events. Prosecuting the President is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law. DLDavid S. Schwartz, Foley & Lardner-Bascom Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin

The perfect book for the present moment. Prosecuting the President is magnificent. -- David Marcus, Professor of Law, UCLA This extraordinarily timely book examines the history of special prosecutors who investigate the presidency and does a great job of explaining and analyzing the special legal and political challenges they present. It is a vital resource for understanding the Mueller investigation. Jack Goldsmith, Henry Shattuck Professor, Harvard Law School This book on the role of special prosecutors in holding presidents accountable to the law could hardly be more timely. Drawing on history and legal sources, it provides wise, nuanced, and urgent guidance in an era when the public is increasingly receptive to demagoguery at the highest levels of government. Eric A. Posner, Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School Professor Coan has done the hardest thing, writing a book that will be equally interesting and informative to laypeople and lawyers alike. It is also exceptionally timely. It's been years since I read a book straight through, totally caught up in the history and the analysis of the case I lived through as a lawyer in DC (Watergate) and those before and after. Barbara Babcock, Crown Professor of Law, Emerita, Stanford Law School Coan's superb storytelling and incisive analysis bring to life past special prosecutor episodes and skillfully apply their lessons to present-day events. Prosecuting the President is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law. David S. Schwartz, Foley & Lardner-Bascom Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin

"""The perfect book for the present moment. Prosecuting the President is magnificent."" -- David Marcus, Professor of Law, UCLA ""This extraordinarily timely book examines the history of special prosecutors who investigate the presidency and does a great job of explaining and analyzing the special legal and political challenges they present. It is a vital resource for understanding the Mueller investigation.""DLJack Goldsmith, Henry Shattuck Professor, Harvard Law School ""This book on the role of special prosecutors in holding presidents accountable to the law could hardly be more timely. Drawing on history and legal sources, it provides wise, nuanced, and urgent guidance in an era when the public is increasingly receptive to demagoguery at the highest levels of government.""DLEric A. Posner, Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School ""Professor Coan has done the hardest thing, writing a book that will be equally interesting and informative to laypeople and lawyers alike. It is also exceptionally timely. It's been years since I read a book straight through, totally caught up in the history and the analysis of the case I lived through as a lawyer in DC (Watergate) and those before and after.""DLBarbara Babcock, Crown Professor of Law, Emerita, Stanford Law School ""Coan's superb storytelling and incisive analysis bring to life past special prosecutor episodes and skillfully apply their lessons to present-day events. Prosecuting the President is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law.""DLDavid S. Schwartz, Foley & Lardner-Bascom Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin"

Coan's superb storytelling and incisive analysis bring to life past special prosecutor episodes and skillfully apply their lessons to present-day events. Prosecuting the President is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law. -David S. Schwartz, Foley & Lardner-Bascom Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Professor Coan has done the hardest thing, writing a book that will be equally interesting and informative to laypeople and lawyers alike. It is also exceptionally timely. It's been years since I read a book straight through, totally caught up in the history and the analysis of the case I lived through as a lawyer in DC (Watergate) and those before and after. -Barbara Babcock, Crown Professor of Law, Emerita, Stanford Law School This book on the role of special prosecutors in holding presidents accountable to the law could hardly be more timely. Drawing on history and legal sources, it provides wise, nuanced, and urgent guidance in an era when the public is increasingly receptive to demagoguery at the highest levels of government. -Eric A. Posner, Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School This extraordinarily timely book examines the history of special prosecutors who investigate the presidency and does a great job of explaining and analyzing the special legal and political challenges they present. It is a vital resource for understanding the Mueller investigation. -Jack Goldsmith, Henry Shattuck Professor, Harvard Law School The perfect book for the present moment. Prosecuting the President is magnificent. * David Marcus, Professor of Law, UCLA *

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Andrew Coan is a law professor at the University of Arizona and the author of Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making.

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