David Corn — How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America
David Corn discusses *How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America*, his investigation into Russia’s long-running effort to weaken and destabilize the United States and Donald Trump’s role in enabling it. Drawing on reporting from the first Trump administration through the beginning of his second term, Corn examines the connections among Trump advisers, Russian intelligence, Republican officials, right-wing media, and pro-Putin movements.
The discussion covers Russian disinformation campaigns, contacts involving figures such as Rudy Giuliani, the Senate investigation led by then-Senator Marco Rubio, efforts to discredit the Russia investigation, social-media operations aimed at influencing the 2020 and 2024 elections, links between Trump’s second administration and pro-Putin advocates, and the Trump family’s business ties and possible connections to Russia. Corn presents the account as a political investigation with the intrigue of a spy story.
When: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Showtimes: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Tickets: Free admission with first-come, first-served seating.
Speaker: David Corn is the Washington, DC, bureau chief of *Mother Jones*, an MSNBC analyst, and the author or co-author of five *New York Times* bestsellers. His books include *Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump*, *Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War*, and *American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy*. He has received the George Polk Award and a National Magazine Award.
Featured Book: *How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America* is a hardcover published September 15, 2026. The event page lists the book at $35.00.
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