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SummerSnow

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:24 PM Jul 2016

The coauthor of Donald Trump's 1987 biography says Trump is a sociopath....

‘Art of the Deal’ co-author Tony Schwartz calls Trump a ‘sociopath’ in scathing tell-all: ‘I put lipstick on a pig’

The coauthor of Donald Trump's 1987 biography and business bestseller "The Art of the Deal" says the man behind the myth he helped create is a "sociopath" whose election could result in the end of the world as we know it.

In a scathing tell-all, Tony Schwartz, the co-author of Trump's breakout book, told the New Yorker that he could no longer sit silent as the Donald's presidential prospects grew from populist sensation to GOP heir apparent.

"I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization," he said.

The author — who described his decision to work with Trump despite his political and personal reservations as a "Faustian bargain" that tore the author "between the Devil and the higher side" — admitted regret for eulogizing a man he once wrote "stands for many of the things I abhor."

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/art-deal-coauthor-calls-trump-sociopath-interview-article-1.2715957
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The coauthor of Donald Trump's 1987 biography says Trump is a sociopath.... (Original Post) SummerSnow Jul 2016 OP
How much is Trump suing him for? I assume he will if he hasn't doc03 Jul 2016 #1
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