Wayne Barrett is the author of Rudy: An Investigative Biography of Rudy Giuliani and Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. He is a former fellow with the Nation Institute, a former contributor to Newsweek and a former investigative reporter and senior editor for the Village Voice
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