She discusses Kwame Kilpatrick because it’s one of the real prosecutorial cases from her time as a U.S. Attorney that illustrates the book’s central theme: how corruption in government is weaponized and erodes democratic accountability. McQuade uses courtroom stories like the Kilpatrick prosecution to show concrete examples of public‑office abuse, explain how the legal system can respond, and draw lessons that feed into her practical roadmap for reclaiming the rule of law.
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