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Vogel takes us inside Washington’s murky foreign lobbying industry, providing an unsparing look at the politically connected and morally flexible Americans who get rich working on behalf of brutal dictators, corrupt oligarchs, and pitiless arms dealers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foreign influence business, comprised of shadowy operators who quietly shape U.S. foreign policy while producing massive paydays for themselves, has existed for decades, often unnoticed by Americans. In recent years, it began generating more controversy and scrutiny, thanks to the larger-than-life characters who gained access to power starting in Donald Trump’s first presidential term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong them is Robert Stryk, who dresses more like a cowboy than a traditional lobbyist. He had failed at several businesses before bluffing his way into relationships in Washington and around the world, quickly amassing wealth, influence, and a reputation for taking deals no one else would dare to touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Rudy Giuliani, once “America’s Mayor,” found his fading star rising again under Trump. Giuliani leveraged his position as Trump’s personal lawyer into deals with foreign interests who saw him as a direct line to the president. Hunter Biden, too, the son of the future president, was no stranger to the business, having capitalized on his father’s connections since the elder Biden’s days as a senator and vice president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the new wave of foreign influence peddlers spent millions on fast cars, pricey cigars, and flashy watches, their stories weaved together in ways that subverted American foreign policy interests. Some became headline-grabbing scandals. Others are being revealed here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing exclusive sources, thousands of documents, and on-the-ground reporting, Vogel takes readers from an oligarch’s wooded compound outside Kyiv and a South American presidential palace to the halls of power in Washington, DC, and inside the CIA. \u003ci\u003eDevils’ Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e shines a harsh light on the people, places, and deals behind this seedy—and often absurd—industry, and provides a never-before-seen look at this billion-dollar business that is often at odds with American values like human rights and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping work of political nonfiction reveals the hidden mechanics of the foreign influence machine:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePay-to-Play Politics:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the money from brutal dictators and corrupt oligarchs to the Americans—like Rudy Giuliani and Hunter Biden—who get rich representing them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOn-the-Ground Reporting:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey from an oligarch’s compound outside Kyiv to the halls of power in Washington, DC, with a veteran reporter who documents it all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitical Scandals Uncovered:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the stories behind headline-grabbing scandals and those revealed for the first time through thousands of exclusive documents and sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Architects of Influence:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the roles of key figures like Paul Manafort and Robert Stryk who pioneered and perfected the billion-dollar business of selling American policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"One admires Vogel's enterprising reporting. . . . Vogel has shined a needed light on some bad actors and dubious endeavors . . .\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A damning and infuriating investigation of Republicans and Democrats auctioning off American foreign policy to the world’s highest bidders.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Thompson, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Original Sin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lot of juicy stuff in [\u003cem\u003eDevils' Advocates\u003c\/em\u003e], and you should know about it.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegyn Kelly, host of The Megyn Kelly Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kenneth Vogel is the best reporter in the country today covering the money and politics beat. And with \u003cem\u003eDevils' Advocates\u003c\/em\u003e, he has brought us the definitive account of one of the most consequential stories of our times: the pernicious impact of the foreign influence lobby on both of America's political parties. A great read and a deeply human tale—of ambition, grasping, and hubris—that's as old as time.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Martin, Politico columnist and co-author of the New York Times bestseller This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America's Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply reported and compellingly told, Kenneth Vogel’s \u003cem\u003eDevils’ Advocates\u003c\/em\u003e shines a light into the underground world of foreign cash, Washington lobbyists, and the selling of American policy to outsiders. This book hits at the perfect moment, giving invaluable insight into why foreign interests are so powerful in Washington.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e#1 New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An impressive exposé . . . As this smart, brisk book shows, there’s “never been a moment like this” for what one lobbyist calls their 'shitbag world.' 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