Melville House lands ‘explosive’ book on Trump by former personal attorney Cohen            

Melville House has landed an “explosive” new book by Michael Cohen, author of Disloyal (Skyhorse), and one time personal attorney to the former president of the United States Donald Trump.

Publisher Dennis Johnson acquired world rights to Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics directly from the author, for publication on 13th October 2022.

In Revenge, Cohen is said to tell the behind-the-scenes story of what can happen to you – and what really happened to him – when a president who believes himself to be above the law decides to go after his critics.

The synopsis continues: “When Michael Cohen’s secret payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels on behalf of Donald Trump made Cohen look like a liability to the by-then-president of the United States, the end to their decade-long relationship came swiftly — with a knock on the door from the FBI.

“Soon, Cohen would find himself imprisoned — even though he had plenty of evidence to show he was innocent of most of the charges. Meanwhile, with the release of the Steele Dossier, Cohen also found himself battling endless news reports citing the dossier’s claims that he’d had clandestine dealings with Russia — reports that only mounted despite his exoneration by the Mueller Report.

“In a story now being echoed in recent breaking news stories about IRS persecution of other Trump foes such as former FBI head James Comey and others, Cohen details — in his inimitable blunt language, with absolutely no holds barred and naming names — his attempt to clear his name and tell the truth about Donald Trump.

“Chillingly, he also makes clear what happens when you try to speak truth to power, and the power knows no bounds."

Cohen, who is the principal of Crisis-X, a crisis management company, said: "I’m excited to be working with the team at Melville House. The book is more than just a forensic dissection of what occurred to me, starting with the Steele Dossier and ending with an unconstitutional remand. It is a warning to all just how fragile our democracy actually is, and what can — and will — happen if we allow Trumpism to survive."

Johnson commented: “I was introduced to Michael Cohen by our author John Dean, who impressed on me that since Michael has come over from the dark side, he’s taken quite a beating for doing so, and from both sides. This strikes me as an important story to tell, so we’re proud to throw in with him as he continues to reveal first-hand how an authoritarian president can lastingly corrupt a government — and as he fights the continuing perniciousness of Trumpism."