New book examines threats to US democracy under Trump

In her new book, Author and Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade reveals how systems of organized crime and political opportunism exploit the levers of power. (LaShawn Hudson/WABE, Inaki Del Olmo, Penguin Random House)

President Donald Trump’s second term is already generating a wide range of perspectives. A new book by former United States attorney Barbara McQuade arrives at a timely moment, offering not only her view of the current administration but also what she describes as a continuing pattern of threats to American democracy.

Her argument is laid out in “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government,” which she began writing shortly after Trump’s reelection.

McQuade told “Closer Look” host Rose Scott that many actions she observed from the administration resembled tactics she once prosecuted.