The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It

In The Steal,veteran journalists Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague offer aweek-by-week, state-by-state account of the effort tooverturn the 2020 presidentialelection

In the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, PresidentDonald Trump and his allies fought to reversethe outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states—Arizona,Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—Trump’s supporters claimed widespread voterfraud.

Caught up in this effort were scores of activists, lawyers, judges,and state and local officials. Working with ateam of researchers and reporters, Bowden and Teague uncover never-before-told accounts from the electionofficials fighting to do their jobs amidoutlandish claims and threats to themselves, their colleagues, and their families. The Steal is an engaging, in-depth report on what happened during those crucial nine weeks and a portrait ofthe dedicated individuals who did their dutyand stood firm against the unprecedented, sustainedattack on our election system and ensured that every legal vote was counted and that the will of the people prevailed.