Lawyers for Donald Trump moved on Thursday to try to shut down an explosive new book which has exposed chaos behind the scenes at the White House. Thank you, Mr President.”Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House was due to be released on Tuesday. But after extracts were made public by the Guardian, the White House was thrown into a frenzy. A statement from the publisher added: “Henry Holt confirms that we received a cease and desist letter from an attorney for President Trump. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPAWolff’s book – “filled with false and misleading accounts”, according to the White House – soared from 48,449th on Amazon’s bestselling books list to No 1.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2018 15:24 UTC