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41 " But Comey and company came to realize—as others would soon learn in the crucible of Donald Trump’s presidency—that they had no idea of the magnitude of his flaws, of his narcissism, sociopathy, and ignorance. Trump’s only concern was his feral self-interest, his only belief was that those around him existed to serve him. "
― Jeffrey Toobin , True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump
42 " On June 18, 2013, just after Trump announced that the Miss Universe pageant would take place in Russia, he tweeted, with a kind of desperate giddiness, “Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow—if so, will he become my new best friend? "
43 " As a presidential candidate, Trump continued working on a plan to build in Russia. "
44 " By 2018, the world had become largely inured to Trump’s tweets—even with their racism and misogyny, their mindless belligerence, norm-shattering impropriety, and constant lies. "
45 " Certainly, Mueller found abundant evidence that Trump and his campaign wanted to collude and conspire with Russia, but they hadn’t been able to close the deal. "
46 " Mueller had uncovered extensive evidence that Trump committed the crime of obstruction of justice—repeatedly. "
47 " It wasn’t that Mueller was unable to reach a conclusion about whether Trump committed a crime but that under the circumstances he chose not to do so. In other words, Quarles said, Mueller could reach a determination, but he would not. "
48 " this is a girl who did drugs, who fucked her high school teacher, who chose Berkeley over Stanford. Maybe she really could be one of us. "
― Jeffrey Toobin , American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
49 " The president and first lady arrived a few minutes later, and Trump immediately walked up to Hutson, ogled her up and down, and said to Giuliani, “Great job, Rudy!” (Melania Trump, disgusted by her husband’s leering, walked off and refused to pose for photographs.) "
50 " The press attention grew so frantic that Spicer for a brief time hid from reporters in the shrubs by the West Wing. "
51 " In a press briefing on May 10, Sarah Sanders, who was then the deputy press secretary, said that Rosenstein had decided “on his own” to review Comey’s performance and then chose “on his own” to tell the president his views. (Both statements were lies.) "
52 " In a press briefing on May 10, Sarah Sanders, who was then the deputy press secretary, said that Rosenstein had decided “on his own” to review Comey’s performance and then chose “on his own” to tell the president his views. (Both statements were lies.) In addition, Sanders said, “We’ve heard from countless members of the FBI” supporting the president’s decision. (Sanders later admitted this, too, was a lie.) "
53 " By later in 2016, the IRA completed its transformation. The company was no longer sowing random chaos but rather focused on achieving a specific goal—winning the presidency for Donald Trump. "
54 " The man with the machine gun was Joe Remiro, and the student was Lance Ito, who later became the judge in the criminal trial of O. J. Simpson. "
55 " Foster wanted his students to fit into and excel in the mainstream—not to vindicate themselves to disapproving whites, but to claim a birthright. "
56 " Following this meeting in the Hoover Building, McCabe passed the word to Rosenstein: the president was under criminal investigation for obstruction of justice. (Once McCabe became director, FBI officials were so concerned that Trump would try to shut down the investigation that they secreted at least three copies of key documents in remote locations around the bureau. This was to make sure that in the event Trump directed an end to these inquiries, the documents could always be preserved and located, and shared.) "
57 " According to the telephone poll, a full 40 percent of black women felt that the use of physical force was appropriate in a marriage. And black women especially could not abide Marcia Clark. "
― Jeffrey Toobin , The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson
58 " When will I go home?” Patricia asked. “What, do you want to go home for your birthday?” Cinque sneered. Patricia would turn twenty on February 20. This was, perhaps, the most unnerving thing that Cinque had said to her. He knew her birthday. It underlined that this was no random attack. They had been researching her life, which was chilling. — "
59 " In this way, the Hearsts became the symbol of the overly lenient parents of the era and a counterpoint to the Republican administration’s voice of discipline and order. "
60 " The SCIF had strict rules against the possession or use of cell phones, and there were cubbyholes for members to place their devices before they entered. But the Republican demonstrators refused to surrender their phones and marched into the hearing room, some of them transmitting photos of the action. This, of course, was a grievous security violation. "