PositiveThe Times (UK)Before becoming president, Trump had racked up more than 3,500 pieces of litigation, not to mention innumerable cease-and-desist letters. Zirin cites examples ranging from property development, casino ownership and operation, to the size of a flag and pole at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida resort, which he sought to convert into an issue about free speech. The law for Trump, Zirin concludes, is not a system of rules to be obeyed and ethical ideals to be respected in the orderly pursuit of justice and truth. It is a potent weapon to be used against his adversaries or a hurdle to sidestep when in his way ... Zirin is to be commended on a fully referenced and readable book in which his own sense of commitment to the rule of law, and disapproval of what he describes, are palpable. The roots and resilience of US institutions and culture are under test. It is in all our interests that they stand firm.
