Download or read book Summary of Dana Milbank's The Destructionists written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-08-29T22:59:00Z with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The first shot in the Republican Party’s war on truth was fired at Fort Marcy, near Washington, D. C. , in 1993. It was the suicide of Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster, who had been battered in the press for his role in various penny-ante scandals of the Clinton presidency. #2 The evidence against Foster was so overwhelming that even his death could not save him. Republicans continued to investigate, and concluded that Foster had committed suicide. #3 For years, there have been conspiracy theories surrounding Foster’s death. But with the rise of right-wing media, these theories were promoted by wealthy interests within the Republican Party and accepted by high-ranking officials. #4 Right-wing media critic Reed Irvine and a British writer had claimed that the Oklahoma City bombing was a botched FBI plot, and that Foster was murdered because of the Clintons’ financial dealings.