So I think that I projected to the White House an amount of honest openness." Woolf insisted he had never misrepresented his objective or his feelings about President Donald Trump to get access. The explosive book detailing White House chaos and incompetence has sparked a furor since its early release late last week. "I have spent about three hours in one-on-one conversations with the President during the campaign, the transition and in the White House," Wolff said. But you are now doing the job of the White House," he told Smerconish.

Source: CNN January 13, 2018 20:03 UTC