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ORIGINAL SIN
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
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ORIGINAL SIN

The must-read Sunday Times bestseller

by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

Penguin Press · 2025

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

7

Weeks at #1

2

Debuted

June 2025

Chart History

#1510152025

7 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, including 2 weeks at #1

THE HUGE SUNDAY TIMES AND No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Explosive' Guardian 'Explosive' The Times 'Explosive' Daily Mail 'Explosive' Politico 'Explosive' New York Times The book that revealed one of the greatest cover-ups in modern American history. Joe Biden, his family and his senior aides were convinced that only he could beat Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. So convinced, in fact, that they lied to themselves, allies and the public about his condition and limitations – all but dooming the Democrats to defeat. Here, two of America’s best-respected political journalists draw on astonishing access to Biden's circle to uncover what really happened in 2024. Hailed as an instant classic of investigative journalism, Original Sin exposed the greatest campaign of denial and gaslighting in modern American history - leading directly to Donald Trump’s return to power, and all that has come since. 'The shocking truth of the last year of Biden's presidency . . . A scathing account of an elderly, egotistical president cocooned from reality.' Guardian 'A damning, step-by-step account of how the people closest to a stubborn, aging president enabled his quixotic resolve to run for a second term.' New York Times 'How American voters became victims of one of the greatest political cover-ups of modern times . . . It was the gaslighting of a nation.' The Times

All Appearances

1NEWJune 8, 2025wk 1
5↓4June 22, 2025wk 3
3↑2June 29, 2025wk 4
9↓6July 6, 2025wk 5
7↑2July 13, 2025wk 6
9↓2July 20, 2025wk 7

Details

ISBN-13
9781804958506
ISBN-10
1804958506
Published
2025
Pages
215
Publisher
Penguin Press
Categories
Political Science

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