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Jonathan Karl — Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America — with Katherine Faulders

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The must-read new book from Jonathan Karl, the author of New York Times bestsellers Tired of Winning, Betrayal, and Front Row at the Trump ShowIn Retribution, Jonathan Karl’s unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended one man’s presidency and brought another back to power.This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists, showing what happened behind the scenes as political fortunes fell and rose again, and as a new team coalesced around President Trump with the goal of creating an entirely new world order. From President Biden’s shocking withdrawal and Vice President Harris’s historic run, to the multiple assassination attempts on President Trump, his election, and the changes he has brought to every corner of the country, this book reveals in surprising new detail how we got here, and what we can expect from American politics in the years to come.Jonathan Karl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, D.C., including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. He has reported from the White House under four presidents and fourteen press secretaries. He is a former president of the White House Correspondents' Association. Front Row at the Trump Show, Betrayal, and Tired of Winning were instant New York Times bestsellers.Karl is in conversation with Katherine Faulders is the Washington Managing Editor for ABC News where she oversees the daily coverage and enterprise reporting out of our Washington bureau. Katherine manages the editorial teams in Washington while also reporting and breaking news for all ABC News programs and platforms. Since starting at ABC News in 2013, Katherine has covered virtually every corner of Washington — from the White House, to Capitol Hill and the Justice Department. Katherine loves good boots-on-the-ground journalism. Most recently, Katherine along with her teams in Washington broke exclusive stories ahead of all other outlets, including the news that former FBI Director James Comey had been indicted, the return of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. to face criminal charges, the sweeping pardons for nearly all the Jan. 6 rioters, and the Trump administration's acceptance of a jumbo jet from Qatar. 

The must-read new book from Jonathan Karl, the author of New York Times bestsellers Tired of Winning, Betrayal, and Front Row at the Trump ShowIn Retribution, Jonathan Karl’s unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended one man’s presidency and brought another back to power.This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists, showing what happened behind the scenes as political fortunes fell and rose again, and as a new team coalesced around President Trump with the goal of creating an entirely new world order. From President Biden’s shocking withdrawal and Vice President Harris’s historic run, to the multiple assassination attempts on President Trump, his election, and the changes he has brought to every corner of the country, this book reveals in surprising new detail how we got here, and what we can expect from American politics in the years to come.Jonathan Karl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, D.C., including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. He has reported from the White House under four presidents and fourteen press secretaries. He is a former president of the White House Correspondents' Association. Front Row at the Trump Show, Betrayal, and Tired of Winning were instant New York Times bestsellers.Karl is in conversation with Katherine Faulders is the Washington Managing Editor for ABC News where she oversees the daily coverage and enterprise reporting out of our Washington bureau. Katherine manages the editorial teams in Washington while also reporting and breaking news for all ABC News programs and platforms. Since starting at ABC News in 2013, Katherine has covered virtually every corner of Washington — from the White House, to Capitol Hill and the Justice Department. Katherine loves good boots-on-the-ground journalism. Most recently, Katherine along with her teams in Washington broke exclusive stories ahead of all other outlets, including the news that former FBI Director James Comey had been indicted, the return of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. to face criminal charges, the sweeping pardons for nearly all the Jan. 6 rioters, and the Trump administration's acceptance of a jumbo jet from Qatar.

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