His Father's Perspective on Authoritarian Tactics
Weissmann shares that his father, who escaped Vienna as a Jewish child in 1938, frequently saw parallels between Donald Trump's rhetoric and the political climate of pre-World War II Germany.
Andrew Weissmann
American
Born 1958
Andrew A. Weissmann is an American attorney and professor. He was an Assistant United States Attorney from 1991 to 2002, when he prosecuted high-profile organized crime cases. He served as chief of the Fraud Section in the Department of Justice (2015–2017) and as a lead prosecutor in Robert S. Mueller's Special Counsel's Office (2017–2019). He was in private practice at Jenner & Block in New York during two separate periods away from public service. He has taught at New York University School of Law, Fordham Law School, and Brooklyn Law School. He is currently a professor at the New York University School of Law.
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Andrew Weissmann is an American attorney and NYU Law professor whose writing draws directly on his career as a veteran federal prosecutor. We have reviewed 1 of their books: Liar's Kingdom, in which Weissmann argues that America's vulnerability to deliberate electoral lies is a correctable flaw in the legal system rather than an inevitable feature of democracy, and lays out a comparative framework for fixing it. That title holds a 4.6/5 reader rating from 870 Amazon ratings, reflecting strong reader reception for their legal-analysis approach to political subjects.
- Where should I start?
- Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America is the natural starting point — it's the Andrew Weissmann book we've reviewed, and it holds a 4.6/5 reader rating from 870 Amazon ratings. It's a self-contained argument about electoral lies and legal reform, so no prior reading is required.
- What's their writing style?
- Based on the book we've reviewed, Andrew Weissmann writes from a prosecutor's vantage point: structured argumentation grounded in legal expertise. In Liar's Kingdom, they don't just diagnose a problem — they build a concrete, comparative framework for fixing it, which gives the work a solutions-oriented, analytical tone rather than a purely polemical one.
- Books we've reviewed
- We have reviewed 1 Andrew Weissmann book. Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America (Politics & Society) argues that electoral lies exploit a fixable flaw in the legal system and proposes a comparative framework for reform; it holds a 4.6/5 reader rating from 870 Amazon ratings.
- What genre do they write?
- Based on the book we've reviewed, Andrew Weissmann writes Politics & Society nonfiction with a strong legal-analysis focus. Liar's Kingdom examines electoral dishonesty and democratic institutions through the lens of a federal prosecutor, blending law, politics, and policy reform.
- What should I read after Liar's Kingdom?
- If Liar's Kingdom resonated with you, Andrew Weissmann's notable works also include Where Law Ends, which is a logical next step for more of their perspective as a prosecutor. On LuvemBooks, Liar's Kingdom is currently the only Weissmann title we've reviewed, so check our full review for a deeper look before moving on.
Who is Andrew Weissmann?
Where should I start?
What's their writing style?
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What should I read after Liar's Kingdom?
Who is Andrew Weissmann?
Andrew Weissmann is an American attorney, NYU Law professor, and veteran federal prosecutor. They are the author of the notable work Where Law Ends and of Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America, which we have reviewed. Their writing applies prosecutorial and legal expertise to questions about democracy and the rule of law.
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