The Russia Hoax, by Gregg Jarrett

Gregg Jarrett says at the end of The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump that he understands few who need to be convinced of his thesis will read his book or will dismiss it out of hand.  But Jarrett, who has worked at CourtTV, MSNBC, and, currently, Fox News, digs into the story behind supposed Russia collusion and concludes that the same forces that downplayed Hillary Clinton's law-breaking and let her off the hook not only went after Trump for the Russia story but created the story itself.

Rather than try to summarize the case Jarrett makes, I would simply recommend that if you have any doubt that the case of Russian collusion is a scam, read this book.  Jarrett names the names of the specific individuals who used their positions in federal law enforcement to protect Hillary from prosecution.  Those same individuals conspired--yes, I believe it warrants being called a conspiracy--to concoct a fake dossier and create a specious case against Trump.

Two things stood out to me.  First, the blatant lack of charges against Hillary and her defenders and co-conspirators.  Jarrett covers many violations of the law that are factually known but that have not made their way to the courts, but that should result in jail time, fines, or, at the very least, public discrediting.  Second, the systematic effort to set up Trump, derail his campaign, and damage his presidency.  I know plenty of people like him, but to hate him so much to falsely go after him without regard to the damage they do to the country is beyond me. 

This is a frustrating book.  Liberals will be frustrated that Jarrett is so one-sided.  Conservatives will be frustrated that many of the players Jarrett names are still in the game, and that most of those who are not in the game have faced so little, if any, consequence.  Politics makes people do terrible things.  And a lot of them get away with it.