‘Fire And Fury’ publisher moves up book release date to Friday
(RNN) – The much-anticipated book at the center of a controversy between President Donald Trump and his former aide will be released Friday morning.
Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’ will go on sale at 9 a.m. ET, four days ahead of its original release date.
In a tweet Thursday, Trump said he never spoke to Wolff regarding the book. ‘”Full of lies, misrepresentations and source that don’t exist,” Trump said.
I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don’t exist. Look at this guy’s past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2018
Those familiar with the book claim it shows Trump unfit and unstable to be president. In the book, former Trump chief strategist Stephen Bannon, described a meeting between Donald Trump, Jr. and Russians during the campaign as “treasonous.”
Henry Holt, the publisher of Michael Wolff’s White House tell-all “Fire and Fury,” says it’s moving up publication to Friday because of “unprecedented demand.”
(It’s also a common tactic of publishers to get it out before a judge could rule on a motion to block publication.)
— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) January 4, 2018
Thursday, the White House issued a cease-and-desist order to the book’s publisher to Wolff and publisher Henry Holt & Co., alleging the book contained potentially libelous information. White House lawyers accuse Bannon of violating a non-disclosure agreement.
Booksellers were notified of the decision to publish the book hours after the cease-and-desist, according to CNN.
“The scandal of Michael Wolff’s new book isn’t its salacious details—it’s that everyone in Washington has known its key themes, and refused to act.” Vintage @JamesFallows https://t.co/ulpc11VV2l
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) January 4, 2018
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday the far-right American news website BreitbartNews should consider removing Bannon from his post as executive chairman.
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