Jonathan Karl chronicles Donald Trump's post-presidential period at Mar-a-Lago, documenting how the former president transformed his Florida resort into a shadow White House from which he orchestrated his continued dominance of the Republican Party. Karl, ABC News' chief Washington correspondent, draws on extensive access to Trump and his inner circle to show how a disgraced president facing multiple legal threats engineered a political comeback that made him the 2024 frontrunner. The book examines Trump's role in the 2022 midterm elections, where his endorsed candidates often underperformed, and his response to rivals who briefly seemed positioned to challenge him. Karl traces the evolution of Trump's relationship with the Republican establishment, showing how party leaders who privately condemned his role in January 6th publicly returned to his side. The book also covers Trump's legal entanglements - the classified documents case, the January 6th investigations, the New York fraud cases - and how he transformed each indictment into a fundraising opportunity. Karl has covered Trump since his first presidential campaign and brings a reporter's skepticism to claims from all sides. His account reveals a political figure who remains the dominant force in American conservatism despite - or perhaps because of - the chaos and controversy that surrounds him.