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Liar's Kingdom by Andrew Weissmann

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From the prosecutor who helped lead the Mueller investigation comes an urgent diagnosis of how lies have hollowed out American democracy—and a blueprint for fixing it. Liar's Kingdom is essential reading for anyone who cares about the rule of law.

Kirkus Reviews calls it "a convincing argument to extend truth in advertising laws to the presidency," while filmmaker Ken Burns says Weissmann offers "a roadmap back to sanity, a reinvestment in our age-old principles."

Andrew Weissmann spent his career prosecuting fraud and public corruption, serving as lead prosecutor on Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation and Chief of the DOJ's Fraud Section. In Liar's Kingdom, he turns that expertise toward a single, urgent question: how did political deception become powerful enough to threaten American democracy itself?

Weissmann argues that gaping vulnerabilities in the legal system allowed Donald Trump's false election claims and other falsehoods to flourish largely unchecked. Left unaddressed, he warns, those same vulnerabilities remain open for the next demagogue to exploit.

Drawing on legal frameworks from other democracies, Weissmann proposes concrete reforms—including extending truth-in-advertising-style accountability to political speech—that could close these gaps. The result is less a lament than a practical playbook for restoring public trust in democratic institutions.

A veteran of the Enron Task Force and former FBI General Counsel, Weissmann brings rare authority and clarity to a subject often mired in partisan noise. Fans of his previous bestsellers, and of his legal analysis on MSNBC, will find the same rigor and moral seriousness here.

From the prosecutor who helped lead the Mueller investigation comes an urgent diagnosis of how lies have hollowed out American democracy—and a blueprint for fixing it. Liar's Kingdom is essential reading for anyone who cares about the rule of law.

Kirkus Reviews calls it "a convincing argument to extend truth in advertising laws to the presidency," while filmmaker Ken Burns says Weissmann offers "a roadmap back to sanity, a reinvestment in our age-old principles."

Andrew Weissmann spent his career prosecuting fraud and public corruption, serving as lead prosecutor on Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation and Chief of the DOJ's Fraud Section. In Liar's Kingdom, he turns that expertise toward a single, urgent question: how did political deception become powerful enough to threaten American democracy itself?

Weissmann argues that gaping vulnerabilities in the legal system allowed Donald Trump's false election claims and other falsehoods to flourish largely unchecked. Left unaddressed, he warns, those same vulnerabilities remain open for the next demagogue to exploit.

Drawing on legal frameworks from other democracies, Weissmann proposes concrete reforms—including extending truth-in-advertising-style accountability to political speech—that could close these gaps. The result is less a lament than a practical playbook for restoring public trust in democratic institutions.

A veteran of the Enron Task Force and former FBI General Counsel, Weissmann brings rare authority and clarity to a subject often mired in partisan noise. Fans of his previous bestsellers, and of his legal analysis on MSNBC, will find the same rigor and moral seriousness here.

  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

    Title: Liar's Kingdom

    Author: Andrew Weissmann

    On Sale Date: May 19, 2026

    ISBN 13: 9780316601306

    ISBN 10: 0316601306

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $29.00

    BISAC: Political Science / American Government

    Page Count: 240

    Dimensions: 8.5 in H | 5.7 in W

  • Andrew Weissmann is an NYU Law School professor and MSNBC legal analyst. He served as lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller's Special Counsel's Office, Chief of the Fraud Section at the Department of Justice, FBI General Counsel, and led the Enron Task Force. He co-hosts MSNBC's "Main Justice" podcast and has authored two New York Times bestsellers. He holds a JD from Columbia Law School and teaches criminal and national security law at NYU.

  • Readers are calling it riveting, urgent, and clear-eyed:

    • Kirkus Reviews praises the book as a sharply argued, deeply reported indictment of the lies eroding American democracy.

    • Filmmaker Ken Burns has publicly praised Weissmann's clarity and moral seriousness in confronting the crisis of truth in public life.

    • Reviewers point to Weissmann's decades as a federal prosecutor — including his role leading the Enron Task Force and serving on Mueller's Special Counsel team — as giving the book unusual authority.

    • Early readers highlight the book's practical roadmap for restoring accountability, calling it essential reading for anyone concerned about the rule of law.

This book is for you if

  • You want to understand how political lies erode the rule of law—and what can be done about it.

  • You followed the Mueller investigation and want the inside view from a lead prosecutor.

  • You're drawn to sharp, practical arguments for closing America's legal vulnerabilities.

  • You appreciate legal analysis that's rigorous without being dry.

  • You're looking for a clear-eyed roadmap for restoring trust in democratic institutions.

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