The definitive history of the covert struggle between Russia and America to influence elections
why the threat to American democracy is greater than ever and what we can do about it. This is
the first book to put the story of Russian interference into a broader context....
Extraordinary and gripping (The New York Times Book Review). Russia's interference in the 2016
elections marked only the latest chapter of a hidden and revelatory history. In Rigged David
Shimer tells the sweeping story of covert electoral interference past and present. He exposes
decades of secret operations by the KGB the CIA and Vladimir Putin's Russia to shape
electoral outcomes melding deep historical research with groundbreaking interviews with more
than 130 key players from leading officials in both the Trump and Obama administrations to CIA
and NSA directors to a former KGB general. Throughout history and in 2016 both Russian and
American operations achieved their greatest success by influencing the way voters think rather
than tampering with actual vote tallies. Understanding 2016 as one battle in a much longer war
is essential to comprehending the critical threat currently posed to America's electoral
sovereignty and how to defend against it. Illuminating how the lessons of the past can be used
to protect our democracy in the future Rigged is an essential book for readers of every
political persuasion.
