What is *American Kompromat* about?

*American Kompromat* investigates how Russian intelligence cultivated Donald Trump through compromising material (kompromat), detailing decades of financial ties, social connections, and potential blackmail. It explores networks like Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, Russian infiltration of Silicon Valley, and U.S. counterintelligence failures, arguing Trump’s vulnerability to foreign influence stemmed from greed and moral corruption.

Who should read *American Kompromat*?

This book targets readers interested in geopolitical espionage, Trump-Russia connections, and political corruption. It appeals to those seeking deep dives into kompromat operations, Epstein’s criminal enterprise, and how foreign adversaries exploit democratic weaknesses. Critics of Trump or fans of Craig Unger’s prior works like *House of Bush, House of Saud* will find it engaging.

Is *American Kompromat* worth reading?

Yes, for readers prioritizing exhaustive research on Trump’s Russia ties and kompromat mechanics. While some critics argue it rehashes known facts or includes unverified claims, supporters praise its synthesis of FBI files, KGB testimonies, and investigative rigor. It offers a grim perspective on institutional failures enabling foreign interference.

Who is Craig Unger, the author of *American Kompromat*?

Craig Unger is an investigative journalist known for exposés on political corruption, including *House of Bush, House of Saud*. His works blend rigorous research with narrative depth, focusing on hidden power networks and geopolitical intrigue.

How does *American Kompromat* explain Trump’s relationship with Russia?

The book argues Trump was cultivated by Soviet/Russian operatives since the 1980s through flattery, lucrative deals, and potential blackmail. It details interactions with KGB-linked figures like arms dealer David Bogatin, suggesting Trump’s vanity and financial recklessness made him susceptible to manipulation.

What role does Jeffrey Epstein play in *American Kompromat*?

Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring is portrayed as a hub for gathering kompromat on elites. Unger links Epstein to Russian intelligence via Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert Maxwell, a KGB asset. The book claims Russian operatives infiltrated Epstein’s network to access Silicon Valley leaders and U.S. tech secrets.

What evidence does *American Kompromat* present about Russian kompromat?

Unger cites FBI files, KGB defector testimonies, and Trump’s Soviet-era business ties, like deals with Joy-Lud electronics. He details how Russian intelligence exploited Trump’s lifestyle, legal vulnerabilities, and financing needs to create decades-long leverage.

How does *American Kompromat* critique the Mueller report?

The book condemns the Mueller investigation for overlooking Trump’s Kremlin ties and counterintelligence leads. It highlights Attorney General William Barr’s role in downplaying findings and argues the report ignored systemic vulnerabilities to foreign manipulation.

《美国克格勃档案》摘要

克格勃如何培养唐纳德·特朗普，以及有关性、贪婪、权力和背叛的相关故事

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《美国克格勃档案》摘要概述

《美国勒索材料》（American Kompromat）揭露了克格勃如何利用性、贪婪和权力来培养唐纳德·特朗普。前中央情报局官员约翰·西弗称其“精彩绝伦”——但最令人胆寒的是什么？证据不仅具有说服力，它还揭示了俄罗斯情报机构至今仍在操纵美国最有权势的人物。

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第 1 章

The Kremlin's Longest Con: How Russia Cultivated an American President

In the shadowy world of international espionage, few operations have been as audacious or successful as the Russian intelligence services' decades-long cultivation of Donald Trump. What began in the late 1970s as a routine KGB approach to a promising young real estate developer evolved into perhaps the most consequential intelligence operation in modern history. "American Kompromat" reveals how Soviet and Russian intelligence methodically exploited Trump's psychological vulnerabilities-his vanity, greed, and desperate need for validation-transforming him into what former CIA Director Michael Morell described as "an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation." This extraordinary account has sent shockwaves through intelligence communities worldwide, with former CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden grimly noting that being a "useful idiot" was "the most benign explanation" he could offer for Trump's consistent advancement of Russian interests. As one former KGB officer explained: "The KGB is very patient. Americans want results yesterday or maximum today; as a result, they have none."

第 2 章

The Soviet Playbook: Spotting and Developing an Asset

In the late 1970s, as New York City teetered on bankruptcy, a young Donald Trump was launching his first major Manhattan development-the Grand Hyatt Hotel. His entry into the KGB's world came through a seemingly mundane business transaction: the purchase of hundreds of television sets from Joy-Lud Electronics, a store owned by Soviet emigres Semyon "Sam" Kislin and Tamir Sapir. Located at 200 Fifth Avenue, Joy-Lud wasn't just any electronics store. With signs proudly advertising "We speak Russian," it catered specifically to Soviet diplomats, KGB officers, and Politburo members who needed electronics compatible with Soviet technical standards. The store was a mandatory stop for Soviet officials returning home, who could resell these goods on the Soviet black market for enormous profits. According to former KGB officer Yuri Shvets, Joy-Lud served a more clandestine purpose-it was controlled by the KGB and functioned as an operational base. The store provided "clean" electronic equipment to Soviet officials worried about American surveillance devices. More importantly, Kislin likely operated as a "spotter agent" tasked with identifying potential recruitment targets. Kislin's own background raised red flags. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, he had run what locals called "the best deli in Odessa" during Soviet times-an extraordinary achievement that would have been impossible without connections to power. As Shvets explained, "For a Jewish guy to run a fresh produce store back then was like walking on a minefield. It would be inevitable that the director of a large grocery store in Odessa would be recruited by the KGB." Kislin had emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1972, part of a wave of Jewish emigration that the KGB cleverly exploited. While appearing humanitarian, this policy became a Trojan horse for Soviet intelligence. Former KGB General Oleg Kalugin explained how KGB chief Yuri Andropov turned this human rights legislation to Soviet advantage by allowing Jews to emigrate, but requiring many to pledge cooperation with Soviet intelligence. The KGB maintained leverage through family members left behind in the USSR. When Kislin sold Trump approximately 200 televisions on credit for the Grand Hyatt project, it established the first documented contact between Trump and individuals connected to Soviet intelligence. This seemingly innocent business transaction opened the door to what would become a four-decade relationship between Trump and Russian interests.

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第 3 章

From Business Partner to Intelligence Target

The KGB had actually been monitoring Trump even before Kislin entered the picture. Their surveillance began in 1977 after Trump married Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech national from Zlin-essentially the Czech equivalent of Langley or Quantico, with a strong StB (Czechoslovakian secret service) presence aligned with the KGB. According to reports from The Guardian and Czech Republic's Respekt magazine, the StB closely monitored Ivana and her wealthy husband, gathering information about their private lives and Trump's political ambitions. While this surveillance provided valuable background, the KGB's direct approach through Kislin represented a significant escalation in their interest. The timing couldn't have been better from the Soviet perspective. By the mid-1980s, KGB Chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov had launched an aggressive campaign to recruit American assets, documented in his "Top Secret Files on KGB Foreign Operations." With declining success finding ideological sympathizers, Kryuchkov directed officers to target influential businesspeople as potential assets. Trump possessed ideal qualities for cultivation-vanity, narcissism, susceptibility to flattery, and greed. The KGB's approach was methodical but speculative, like "throwing spaghetti against the wall and seeing what would stick." After Kislin's initial meeting with Trump, a report would have been filed with the New York rezidentura (station) and forwarded to headquarters. Follow-up meetings would accumulate approximately ten meaningful reports to determine if Trump could be developed as either a trusted contact or an agent. Meanwhile, Trump was developing other Russian connections. In 1984, David Bogatin, a Russian mobster who had made millions through a massive gas tax scam, purchased five condominiums in Trump Tower for $6 million in cash (equivalent to over $15 million in 2020). According to the New York State attorney general's office, this transaction effectively laundered Russian Mafia money through Donald Trump's real estate. This pattern would repeat itself over decades. A BuzzFeed investigation found over 1,300 Trump-branded condos sold in secretive all-cash transactions totaling approximately $1.5 billion, with significant Russian participation. As one observer noted, "They owned him."

第 4 章

Nuclear Ambitions and Moscow Invitation

In the mid-1980s, Donald Trump inexplicably began presenting himself as a world-leading expert on nuclear armaments. Though he often cited his uncle John Trump, an MIT physicist who had died in 1985, as evidence of the family's genetic intelligence, there's no indication his uncle had mentored him on nuclear matters. Trump told the New York Times in April 1984 that concerns about nuclear holocaust had troubled him since discussions with his uncle years earlier, and he wanted to put his "talents" to work negotiating arms agreements. He later told Washington Post reporter Lois Romano that he should take over Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with the Soviet Union, claiming "It would take an hour-and-a-half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles." This nuclear fixation presented the perfect opening for the KGB. As a real estate developer without think tank or government connections, Trump had no legitimate source for nuclear expertise, yet desperately craved validation. When he met with Nobel laureate Dr. Bernard Lown, who had just returned from meeting Gorbachev in Moscow, Trump pumped Lown for information about the Soviet leader, then boasted he could end the Cold War within an hour of meeting Gorbachev. "The arrogance of the man and his ignorance," Lown later recalled. The KGB's strategy was brilliantly simple: use Trump's real estate ambitions as cover for developing him as an asset. In January 1987, Soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin wrote to Trump with "good news from Moscow"-Goscomintourist was interested in a joint hotel venture. According to Shvets, the invitation letter was written at the behest of General Ivan Gromakov of the First Chief Directorate's Washington rezidentura. "It was an established procedure for KGB stations to use Ambassador Dubinin to pass invitations to Americans," Shvets explained. "Usually, those trips were used for 'deep development,' recruitment, or meetings with KGB handlers." Trump's trip began on July 4, 1987-Independence Day. The involvement of Intourist, a known KGB front, with all expenses paid, clearly indicated KGB involvement. Before Trump's arrival, the KGB in New York would have conducted a "preliminary evaluation" of his personality through their human assets in his entourage-possibly Kislin, Bogatin, or Natalia Dubinina (the ambassador's daughter). Trump stayed at the National Hotel where he was almost certainly under constant surveillance while viewing potential building sites.

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第 5 章

The Active Measures Success Story

The KGB needed to replace aging assets like Armand Hammer, who had facilitated Soviet intelligence operations for decades. Shvets distinguished between "agents" (formally recruited, self-aware operatives who could be tasked with specific assignments) and "trusted contacts" whose relationships were cultivated over time. Hammer was a "special unofficial contact"-a wealthy businessman with access to both Kremlin and White House who could perform sensitive favors. The KGB saw similar potential in Trump, particularly through his fixation with nuclear negotiations. They would have flattered him: "Such people as you should lead the United States" while feeding him talking points or "active measures"-the same process Shvets witnessed with his own recruit John Helmer. After returning to New York, Trump manipulated the New York Times into falsely reporting he had met with Gorbachev to discuss both luxury hotels and nuclear disarmament. Though the paper later issued a correction, the damage was done-Trump had been validated as a nuclear expert capable of standing with world leaders. Following his Moscow trip, Trump placed $100,000 worth of full-page newspaper ads advocating America abandon its defense commitments to Japan and the Persian Gulf-positions that perfectly aligned with KGB active measures. The KGB considered these ads one of their most successful operations, as they had manipulated an American into attacking foundational elements of U.S. foreign policy using Soviet talking points. Trump's subsequent hostility toward Gorbachev, widely admired in the West but loathed by hawkish KGB operatives for reforms leading to Soviet collapse, suggested Trump was taking cues from the KGB. In a 1989 Playboy interview, Trump predicted Gorbachev would be overthrown-a startling prediction that Shvets noted only someone with KGB inside knowledge could make at that time. The "official" Russian account of how Trump Tower Moscow began appeared suspiciously on Moscow newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets exactly 9 hours and 20 minutes after Trump was declared president in 2016. The article featured an interview with Natalia Dubinina, daughter of Soviet UN ambassador Yuri Dubinin, claiming she and her father first met Trump spontaneously in March 1986 after visiting Trump Tower. According to her account, her father was so impressed with the building that they immediately went upstairs to meet Trump, who "melted" when told his tower was the first thing her father saw in New York. Former KGB officer Shvets identified this story as an "active measure" filled with deliberate inaccuracies designed to conceal the true nature of Trump's KGB contacts. The timing of publication-immediately after Trump's election-and violations of strict Soviet diplomatic protocols made the story highly suspect. "It was a 'hello' from Russian intelligence to their man at the White House," Shvets concluded.

第 6 章

The Praetorian Guard: How Opus Dei and William Barr Protected Trump

While Soviet and Russian intelligence were cultivating Trump, a parallel development was unfolding in American legal and political circles that would eventually provide critical protection for Trump's presidency. This development centered around William Barr and a network of ultraconservative Catholic attorneys connected to Opus Dei. Opus Dei, a controversial Catholic prelature founded by Josemaria Escriva, had established deep influence within American institutions including the Supreme Court, Department of Justice, federal judiciary, corporate law firms, and the executive branch. Despite claims of political neutrality, Escriva's book "The Way" promotes values serving autocratic leadership: glorifying war, secrecy, and blind obedience to authority. Following Escriva's model in Spain, where Opus Dei had infiltrated Franco's fascist government, the organization targeted elite universities like Harvard, Chicago, Yale, Princeton, Georgetown, MIT, Cornell, and Columbia to recruit professionals who could influence society. Bucciarelli explained to the Harvard Crimson that intellectuals have "great influence" and like "snow-capped mountains... irrigate the valleys." The Catholic Information Center, which moved to K Street near the White House in 1998 under Reverend C. John McCloskey, became a hub for conservative academics, politicians, and journalists. McCloskey recruited notable converts including Newt Gingrich, Judge Robert Bork, Senator Sam Brownback, Larry Kudlow, and Laura Ingraham. William Barr, though officially denied by Opus Dei to be a member, served as chairman of the Catholic Information Center (largely staffed by Opus Dei priests). Raised in a Republican household on Manhattan's Upper West Side with a strict father who railed against liberal counterculture, Barr embraced conservative politics and zealous Catholicism from an early age. After joining the CIA's Office of Legislative Counsel, Barr fought against efforts to limit executive power following Vietnam and the Church Committee investigations. His relationship with George H.W. Bush began when he helped the then-CIA director fend off congressional investigators in 1976. At the Office of Legal Counsel under Bush, Barr expanded his staff to twenty-six lawyers dedicated to empowering the presidency. As attorney general, he earned the nickname "Coverup-General" from conservative columnist William Safire for shielding the executive branch from congressional oversight in scandals including Iran-Contra, Iraqgate, and the Inslaw affair. When Barr returned as Trump's attorney general in 2019, he brought with him this history of protecting presidential power at all costs. He assembled what some called a "Praetorian Guard" of conservative Catholic attorneys with connections to Opus Dei and the Federalist Society, including Pat Cipollone (who served as Barr's assistant before becoming Trump's White House counsel), Leonard Leo, Brett Kavanaugh, and Laura Ingraham. This powerful network enabled Trump to systematically dismantle checks and balances on presidential power while protecting him from investigations into his Russian connections. The Mueller Report documented at least ten episodes of potential obstruction of justice, including Trump's attempts to stop the Flynn investigation, his panicked reaction to Mueller's appointment ("This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked"), and multiple attempts to fire Mueller himself. Despite uncovering ample evidence of obstruction, Mueller declined to indict Trump, citing Justice Department policy that a sitting president couldn't be indicted. While Mueller didn't exonerate Trump, Barr's presentation of the report was a masterpiece of disinformation, claiming "the accusations against [Trump] were false" when Mueller had actually stated there was "insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy."

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第 7 章

The Epstein Connection: Kompromat and Russian Intelligence

The story of Trump's Russian connections intersects with another dark saga-Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation and its potential links to intelligence services. Epstein's rise from college dropout to purported billionaire remains mysterious, with Wall Street insiders puzzled about his actual business activities and sources of income. Epstein's connection to Trump dated back to the early 1990s. At a 1992 Mar-a-Lago party, organizer George Houraney was shocked to discover only Trump and Epstein were present among twenty-eight young women brought in for a "calendar-girl competition." When Houraney warned Trump about Epstein "going after younger girls," Trump ignored him. Their relationship was mutually beneficial-they knew each other's secrets in a world where secrets were currency. Trump once remarked to New York magazine that Epstein "likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side." The Epstein operation had troubling connections to Russian intelligence through figures like Peter Listerman, a notorious Russian "matchmaker" known for procuring girls for oligarchs. Listerman was photographed entering Epstein's mansion in 2016, and according to a visitor, half the girls at Epstein's were from the former Soviet Union, arriving with Jeffrey's phone number already in hand. Beyond providing sexual services, Listerman allegedly developed a "model espionage" system where girls would allow themselves to be photographed with patrons in compromising positions or steal secrets. According to intelligence officer Yuri Shvets, Listerman ultimately became an FSB agent, helping them collect incriminating evidence against businessmen and politicians-which meant his ultimate boss was Vladimir Putin. Epstein's surveillance operation was an open secret among his inner circle, with victims like Virginia Giuffre and Maria Farmer confirming the existence of hidden cameras throughout his properties. These recordings constituted powerful kompromat that could potentially control Wall Street power brokers, heads of state, royalty, and billionaires. A key figure in the Epstein kompromat saga is John Mark Dougan, a former Palm Beach County deputy sheriff who served from 2002 to 2008. In 2010, Detective Joseph Recarey, who had identified at least thirty-five underage victims in the Epstein investigation, allegedly contacted Dougan with sensitive materials to safeguard. According to Dougan, Recarey brought him boxes containing DVDs labeled by date spanning from 1994 to 2005 concerning Jeffrey Epstein. Recarey feared his investigation was being sabotaged by Epstein and powerful allies who might make the original evidence disappear. By March 2016, Dougan's activities triggered an FBI raid on his home. Agents seized his computers, which allegedly contained everything Recarey had given him about Epstein. Nine days later, Dougan escaped the US using disguises and a complex route through Canada, ultimately receiving political asylum in Russia-only the fourth American in history to do so.

第 8 章

American Carnage: The Fruits of a Forty-Year Operation

By 2020, Trump's presidency had fulfilled numerous Russian strategic objectives. He had systematically undermined NATO-the alliance Putin desperately wanted destroyed. As Biden adviser Mike Carpenter noted, Trump repeatedly acted "in the Kremlin's interests, even when it's not in America's interests." Trump questioned NATO's Article 5 mutual defense commitment, suggested Montenegro might trigger World War III, and reportedly wanted to withdraw from NATO entirely. French President Macron described this as "the brain death of NATO." Trump's deference to Putin reached shocking levels when he failed to respond to intelligence that Russia was offering bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops. Despite this information appearing in the President's Daily Brief by February 2020 and being discussed at a National Security Council meeting, Trump took no action. He even directed the CIA to share counterterrorism intelligence with Russia despite intelligence community warnings this would be "one-sided." To prevent scrutiny of his Russian ties, Trump systematically dismantled oversight by firing FBI Director Comey, attacking agents Page and Strzok, firing Deputy Director McCabe, installing loyalist John Ratcliffe as intelligence director, and removing multiple inspectors general. With Barr's help, Trump pardoned associates like Stone, Flynn and Manafort while promoting false narratives blaming Ukraine for election interference and claiming Obama had "spied" on his campaign-narratives that served Putin's interests by undermining Ukraine and American institutions. By June 2020, the Trump administration was unraveling amid multiple crises. The murder of George Floyd by police had ignited massive racial justice demonstrations across all fifty states and around the world. This occurred against the backdrop of a raging pandemic the administration had failed to control. Trump seized on the racial justice protests as an opportunity to position himself as the "president of law-and-order." Despite the demonstrations being largely peaceful, Trump focused on isolated incidents of disorder, threatening to designate ANTIFA as a terrorist organization. He prepared a Putinesque response after speaking with Vladimir Putin that same day, invoking the rarely-used Insurrection Act of 1807 to threaten military deployment against American citizens. Following the violent clearing of protesters from Lafayette Square, Barr deployed a mix of federal agents from the FBI, Bureau of Prisons, US Marshals, ATF, and DEA-many wearing unmarked riot gear, drawing comparisons to Russia's "little green men" who invaded Ukraine. With 132,000 federal officers potentially at his command across 80+ agencies, Barr had created what Politico called "a federal army of occupation." The COVID-19 pandemic response resembled that of a "corrupt and dysfunctional regime led by a superstitious, science-defying authoritarian." Despite pandemic warnings appearing in presidential daily briefings since January 2020, Trump ignored them, delegating responsibility to states and municipalities instead of coordinating a federal response. This created a patchwork of inconsistent strategies allowing the virus to spread unchecked.

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第 9 章

The Legacy of Kompromat

What began in the late 1970s with a seemingly innocuous television purchase from a KGB-connected electronics store culminated in the most successful intelligence operation in history. Over four decades, Soviet and Russian intelligence methodically cultivated Donald Trump, exploiting his psychological vulnerabilities, narcissistic tendencies, and growing financial entanglements to transform him into an asset who would advance Russian interests from the highest office in America. The operation followed classic KGB tradecraft methods: identify a target with potential future influence, establish initial contact through legitimate business dealings, and gradually deepen the relationship through a combination of financial incentives and psychological manipulation. The fundamental question that haunted intelligence professionals and policy experts remains: Why did Trump repeatedly side with Putin over American interests? The evidence suggests an intricate web of kompromat, financial entanglements, and psychological manipulation that made Trump, in the words of intelligence professionals, "a dream for KGB officers looking to develop an asset." From Helsinki to Syria, from NATO to Ukraine, Trump's actions consistently aligned with Moscow's strategic objectives while undermining long-standing U.S. alliances and interests. As former CIA officer Glenn Carle observed, the Russians "probably have stuff on him" and their "targeting and development of him started decades ago in the classic way." The threads of influence ran deep: extensive money laundering connections between Trump Organization projects and Russian intelligence-linked oligarchs, potential sexual kompromat from the Epstein operation, numerous unexplained meetings between Trump associates and Russian operatives, and the psychological hold established through decades of flattery and manipulation. Trump's Deutsche Bank loans, the Moscow Tower project, and numerous other business dealings created a complex network of financial dependencies that intelligence experts recognize as classic leverage points. The story of American Kompromat transcends one individual's susceptibility to foreign influence-it reveals the systematic exploitation of America's legal, financial, and political systems by hostile intelligence services. The operation exposed critical vulnerabilities in our democracy: the ability of foreign money to flow through real estate transactions, the weakness of financial disclosure requirements for political candidates, and the susceptibility of our political system to disinformation campaigns. Perhaps most disturbing was the network of enablers-from Attorney General William Barr to the Federalist Society to right-wing media outlets-who actively protected this operation, dismissing mounting evidence and attacking those who sought to investigate these connections. As we reckon with this unprecedented chapter in American history, the most important question is whether we will implement meaningful reforms to address these vulnerabilities-or remain exposed to the next, potentially more sophisticated kompromat operation. The legacy of this operation serves as a stark warning about the intersection of money laundering, intelligence operations, and political influence in an increasingly interconnected world.

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《美国克格勃档案》摘要中的核心主题

russian intelligence operations
money laundering networks
asset cultivation techniques
soviet espionage history
political kompromat

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They owned him.
The arrogance of the man and his ignorance.

《美国克格勃档案》摘要中的人物

Semyon KislinSoviet emigre and suspected KGB spotter agent
Yuri ShvetsFormer KGB officer and key source on operations
Ivana ZelnickovaCzech national and first wife of Donald Trump
David BogatinRussian mobster who laundered money via Trump

关于作者

Craig Unger 是《纽约时报》畅销书《美国勒索：克格勃如何培养唐纳德·特朗普，以及有关性、贪婪、权力和背叛的相关故事》（American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery）的作者，也是一位专门从事政治腐败和间谍活动研究的资深调查记者。Unger 毕业于哈佛大学，曾任《波士顿杂志》（Boston Magazine）总编辑，四十多年来一直致力于揭露美国政治中的秘密行动和外国影响力。

他的代表作《特朗普家族与普京家族》（House of Trump, House of Putin）以及《布什家族与沙特家族》（House of Bush, House of Saud），深入剖析了美国领导人与威权政权之间的联系。

作为《名利场》（Vanity Fair）长达 15 年的撰稿编辑，他负责报道国家安全和外交事务，将严谨的研究与引人入胜的叙事深度相结合。作为 MSNBC 和 CNN 的常驻分析师，Unger 的工作塑造了公众对俄罗斯干预和“勒索”（kompromat）手段的讨论。

《美国勒索》一经出版便登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜，巩固了他作为秘密政治战争领域领先权威的地位。

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说真的，我还没把这个 app 完全摸透，但用了这几天已经被惊艳到了… BeFreed 和我用过的任何学习类 app 都不在一个层级。它让人特别投入，还能实实在在地提升专注力，对刷手机停不下来的人来说太合适了！

@ladyInfinity

我买 BeFreed 正好 23 天，从那以后每天都在用。它已经完全融入了我的日常工作流和学习习惯。

@jayallen

说实话，这个 app 超出了我所有的预期。我可以让它就任何主题生成音频，无论是什么，效果都很惊艳。我的专业领域是心理治疗方向，而且是多学科交叉的，但它给出的内容非常准确。

@Raguipa

我最感激的是它大大减少了我刷手机的时间——花在搜索上的时间少了，吸收信息的时间多了。完整有声书、播客加上学习计划的组合，真的很出色。

@colonyofcreatorsNGO

我做 PhotoReading 快速学习讲师已经 24 年了… 书籍、阅读和学习就是我的本行，而 BeFreed 用一种创新的方式，把知识变得特别容易吸收，做得非常出色。

@BeFreed user

它不只是一个书籍摘要 app。我用过「有趣」这个阅读模式，比传统方式的摘要好得多，理解观点也更容易，光这一点就值回票价。

@austinakon

我爱这个 app。用了几天，完全停不下来。作为开始，再好不过了。

@jcrules328

我真的很喜欢这个产品；已经试用了大概一个月，感觉挖到宝了。它特别好用，因为我可以用 BeFreed 创建自己想学的主题，声音也很棒，旁白选择多到用不完。

@DanielCZ

说真的，我还没把这个 app 完全摸透，但用了这几天已经被惊艳到了… BeFreed 和我用过的任何学习类 app 都不在一个层级。它让人特别投入，还能实实在在地提升专注力，对刷手机停不下来的人来说太合适了！

@ladyInfinity

我买 BeFreed 正好 23 天，从那以后每天都在用。它已经完全融入了我的日常工作流和学习习惯。

@jayallen

说实话，这个 app 超出了我所有的预期。我可以让它就任何主题生成音频，无论是什么，效果都很惊艳。我的专业领域是心理治疗方向，而且是多学科交叉的，但它给出的内容非常准确。

@Raguipa

我最感激的是它大大减少了我刷手机的时间——花在搜索上的时间少了，吸收信息的时间多了。完整有声书、播客加上学习计划的组合，真的很出色。

@colonyofcreatorsNGO

我做 PhotoReading 快速学习讲师已经 24 年了… 书籍、阅读和学习就是我的本行，而 BeFreed 用一种创新的方式，把知识变得特别容易吸收，做得非常出色。

@BeFreed user

它不只是一个书籍摘要 app。我用过「有趣」这个阅读模式，比传统方式的摘要好得多，理解观点也更容易，光这一点就值回票价。

@austinakon

我爱这个 app。用了几天，完全停不下来。作为开始，再好不过了。

@jcrules328

我真的很喜欢这个产品；已经试用了大概一个月，感觉挖到宝了。它特别好用，因为我可以用 BeFreed 创建自己想学的主题，声音也很棒，旁白选择多到用不完。

@DanielCZ

我特别喜欢它能把有用的信息和想法浓缩成 8-15 分钟的播客式音频。我本来不太爱听播客，因为废话太多，但它把这些全都去掉了。

@BeFreed user

我正在读博士的最后阶段，需要读大量不熟悉的材料… 用 BeFreed，只要输入一个提示，app 就会帮你找到源材料并生成一期音频播客。我觉得 BeFreed 的流程比 NotebookLM 更顺畅。

@Brad

我经常在做早餐、散步、通勤的时候上 YouTube 找点东西听，而 BeFreed 提供了更有针对性的选择，没有广告，也没有废话！

@BeFreed user

这个平台最棒的地方是它的多面性。真的没有任何主题是它讲不了的，你丢给它什么它都能处理… 很少能找到一个毫无限制、又真正兑现承诺的学习工具。

@jayallen

BeFreed 太棒了。界面好用，让我花在找功能上的时间更少，花在学习上的时间更多。有声书、播客和学习计划的组合是天才设计，彻底改变了我的日常。

@BeFreed user

一开始我花了点时间才弄明白怎么生成意大利语的播客，然后就——哇！太棒了！我可以让它讲解任何一个话题，它讲得又好又聪明！

@matteo77

BeFreed 已经成了我每天都用的有声书 app… 我最喜欢的是，把自己的文字放进去，它就能生成随时随地都能听的音频。

@kotanzu1

我特别喜欢它能把有用的信息和想法浓缩成 8-15 分钟的播客式音频。我本来不太爱听播客，因为废话太多，但它把这些全都去掉了。

@BeFreed user

我正在读博士的最后阶段，需要读大量不熟悉的材料… 用 BeFreed，只要输入一个提示，app 就会帮你找到源材料并生成一期音频播客。我觉得 BeFreed 的流程比 NotebookLM 更顺畅。

@Brad

我经常在做早餐、散步、通勤的时候上 YouTube 找点东西听，而 BeFreed 提供了更有针对性的选择，没有广告，也没有废话！

@BeFreed user

这个平台最棒的地方是它的多面性。真的没有任何主题是它讲不了的，你丢给它什么它都能处理… 很少能找到一个毫无限制、又真正兑现承诺的学习工具。

@jayallen

BeFreed 太棒了。界面好用，让我花在找功能上的时间更少，花在学习上的时间更多。有声书、播客和学习计划的组合是天才设计，彻底改变了我的日常。

@BeFreed user

一开始我花了点时间才弄明白怎么生成意大利语的播客，然后就——哇！太棒了！我可以让它讲解任何一个话题，它讲得又好又聪明！

@matteo77

BeFreed 已经成了我每天都用的有声书 app… 我最喜欢的是，把自己的文字放进去，它就能生成随时随地都能听的音频。

@kotanzu1

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