Book Review
Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice
By Sidney Powell
Second edition published 2018
Print length 464 pages
Websites: www.licensedtolie.com and sidneypowell.com
An audio version of this review is at anchor.fm
About the Author
Sidney Powell was an Assistant United States Attorney in three judicial districts under 9 United States Attorneys from both political parties. She represented the United States in 350 criminal appeals, and represented private parties in another 150, all resulting in more than 180 published decisions. She was the youngest Assistant U.S. Attorney when she began practicing. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and the past president of the Bar Association for the Fifth Federal Circuit and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. She also writes for the New York Observer. Her news articles and opinion pieces have been picked up multiple times by the Drudge Report, Investors Business Daily, Breitbart, Fox News, Greta Van Susternen, and many others. She is the only published authority on federal Judge Emmet Sullivan, former White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, and now Mueller team special prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, and others. She has been featured on Fox News, the CATO INSTITUTE (broadcast on C-Span), NewsMax TV, and numerous radio shows. She has spoken on the topic of prosecutorial misconduct for federal judicial conferences and bar associations.
About the Book
The book's website states, "Powell leads readers through the disturbing events, missteps, cover-ups, malfeasance, and corruption of justice that have caused her to question the system she has been committed to for over thirty years. With the narrative style of a legal thriller, this true story captures the drama of the law, the real human costs and consequences of the corruption of justice, and cautions for anyone facing the Department of Injustice."
Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice is a book she prayed she would never have to write. It's written in the style of a legal thriller to be enjoyable and understandable to non-lawyers, but it is the true, behind-the-scenes insider perspective on major litigation during the last decade. If you think you know the truth about what happened to Arthur Andersen, Merrill Lynch, Enron, and former United States Senator Ted Stevens, think again. You won't know the truth until you read LICENSED TO LIE. It tells a very human story that every informed citizen, lawyer, and judge should know. The foreword to the book is written by Judge Alex Kozinski, one of the most brilliant legal minds in the country. He is the Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, but he wrote the foreword in his personal capacity.
Endorsements
Judge Alex Kozinski states, “This book should serve as the beginning of a serious conversation about whether our criminal justice system continues to live up to its vaunted reputation. As citizens of a free society, we all have an important stake in making sure that it does.”
William Hodes, Professor of Law, and Coauthor, The Law of Lawyering says, “This book reads like a cross between investigative journalism and courtroom drama.”
This book's popularity is demonstrated in the fact that its Amazon rank is #1 seller in the "Judicial System" category and rated 4.8 out of 5 stars from 1,826 ratings.
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