Publisher Releasing Wolff Book Early Amid Furor From Trump, White House

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published JANUARY 4, 2018 4:10 PM

The publisher of Michael Wolff’s book about President Donald Trump’s administration and campaign, which has drawn rebuttals from the White House and legal threats from Trump’s attorneys, on Thursday announced it is moving the book’s release date up by four days.

“Due to unprecedented demand, we are moving the on-sale date for all formats of ‘Fire and Fury,’ by Michael Wolff, to Friday, January 5, at 9 a.m. ET, from the current on-sale date of Tuesday, January 9,” a spokesperson for Henry Holt & Company told TPM.

The White House attacked Wolff’s book on Wednesday after the Guardian reported on an excerpt from the book featuring alleged quotes by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the book “trashy tabloid fiction” and claimed it was “filled with false and misleading accounts.”


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[emulatorloo]

1. Excellent news, just pre-ordered as soon as I saw your post.

Link to tweet

[PatSeg]

2. Talk about unintended consequences

Some fools just never learn!

I already pre-ordered the Kindle version yesterday. Probably for the best anyway, before all the talking heads give the whole book away.

[NastyRiffraff]

3. The White House response to this book is the worst possible

from their own point of view. Threats and lawsuits to the publisher & author, attempted interference with a private business (Breitbart) because its head criticized Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders outdoing herself in stupidity...not a good look, White House.

[rockfordfile]

4. Trump helping Bannon by building up hysteria

The media is doing it again. It's to easy to get bs.

[Cold War Spook]

5. "trashy tabloid fiction"

there is nothing she could have said that would increase book sales more than those three words

[truthisfreedom]

6. Pre-ordered mine on audible.com, Jan 9

Hahaha

[NastyRiffraff]

7. Amazon just changed arrival date

to tomorrow (Friday) by 11pm! I pre-ordered the dead tree edition.

[keithbvadu2]

8. OK Donald/Sarah... Tell us which specific statements are fiction.

OK Donald/Sarah... Tell us which specific statements are fiction.

[mpcamb]

9. Pull those bucks in before the pointless lawsuit...

actually I can't wish either of them well.

[riversedge]

10. Guardian: New details of Fire and Fury cast doubt on presidents fitness for role

Tell-all book on Trump to be released early despite White House legal effort


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/04/trump-lawyers-book-steve-bannon-white-house

Publisher brings Michael Wolff book forward after Trump lawyer letter
New details of Fire and Fury cast doubt on president’s fitness for role


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