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virtue. If every new event canceled out every other event, like some wacky news-cycle pyramid scheme, then you always survived another day. OOK Ok Donald Trump’s sons, Don Jr., thirty-nine, and Eric, thirty-three, existed in an enforced infantile relationship to their father, a role that embarrassed them, but

nothing. And yet, OMG!!! There almost was no other story in America—and in much of the world. That was the radical and transformational nature of the Trump presidency: it held everybody’s attention. Inside the White House, the daily brouhaha and world’s fascination was no cause for joy. It was, in the W

nning his company. Of course, quite a good amount of their professional time was spent on the whims, projects, promotions, and general way of life of DJT. One benefit of their father’s run for president was that it kept him away from the office. Still, the campaign’s administration was largely their r

the other hand, he wanted Jarvanka to go. And that became an effective ultimatum. 7 OK Ok At lunch on August 8, in the Clubhouse at Bedminster—amid Trumpish chandeliers, golf trophies, and tournament plaques—the president was flanked by Tom Price, the secretary of health and human services, and his wife,

rlie, 309 Rosen, Hillary, 78 Rosenstein, Rod, 212, 214, 216-21, 279 Ross, Wilbur, 78, 133, 229-30 Roth, Steven, 27, 141 Rove, Karl, 57, 238 Rumsfeld, Donald, 27 Russia, 24, 37-39, 92, 151-56, 160, 190-91, 236-46, 273, 303, 307-8 Bannon on, 6—7, 238-40, 278-83 Comey and, 168-70, 210-20, 242, 244-45 Don Jr.

is would be the lasting conundrum of dealing with President Trump: the “why” of his often baffling behavior. “The

grim. “Does he ever smile?” asked Trump, who had already begun to think that he had somehow been tricked into the hire. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020101 Some Trumpers, particularly those with over-the-transom access to the president, believed that he had been tricked into some form of very-much-not-Trump submission

about whether the president’s situation was bad, but whether it was Twenty-Fifth-Amendment bad. OOK Ok To Bannon, if not to Trump, the linchpin of Trumpism was China. The story of the next generation, he believed, had been written, and it was about war with China. Commercial war, trade war, cultural war,

ly liked him. More generally, Bannon wasn’t entirely clear what Kelly was doing, other than his duty. Where exactly did the new chief of staff fit in Trumpworld? While Kelly stood somewhere right of center on the political spectrum and had been a willing tough immigration enforcer at Homeland Security, he wa

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number of electoral votes President Trump called a landslide four years ago. If the President is prepared to recognize that reality, it's positive. Donald Trump's Twitter feed does not make Joe Biden President or not President. The American people did that." Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ele

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en's election. Tragically, but not surprisingly, Mr. Trump appears determined to take a final wrecking ball

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STAFF DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 6:30 AM EST TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • Kelly Joins At Least 12 GOP Lawmakers Calling For Trump To Give Biden Access To Classified Intelligence Briefings. PROTESTS • FBI Probing Post-Election Vandalism Targeting Government. • Trump Denounces

number of electoral votes President Trump called a landslide four years ago. If the President is prepared to recognize that reality, it's positive. Donald Trump's Twitter feed does not make Joe Biden President or not President. The American people did that." Reuters (11/15, Lynch, Heavey) reports that Biden "

t election officials violated the Trump campaign's constitutional rights by limiting the ability of their observers to watch votes being counted." Trump's Lawyers Demand Investigations Over Issues With Dominion Voting Software. The Washington Times (11/15, Swoyer, Miller, 492K) reports Trump's legal te

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14, Isenstadt, 4.29M) says that with the campaign "already facing exceedingly long odds in its recount efforts, there are widespread concerns within Trumpworld and GOP circles that Giuliani's antics are thwarting the president's legal machinery from within." Politico adds Giuliani's promotion "also threate

s about America and what is best for our people. Mr. Trump should order the transition process begin immedia

STAFF DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 6:30 AM EST TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • Kelly Joins At Least 12 GOP Lawmakers Calling For Trump To Give Biden Access To Classified Intelligence Briefings. PROTESTS • FBI Probing Post-Election Vandalism Targeting Government. • Trump Denounces

number of electoral votes President Trump called a landslide four years ago. If the President is prepared to recognize that reality, it's positive. Donald Trump's Twitter feed does not make Joe Biden President or not President. The American people did that." Reuters (11/15, Lynch, Heavey) reports that Biden "

t election officials violated the Trump campaign's constitutional rights by limiting the ability of their observers to watch votes being counted." Trump's Lawyers Demand Investigations Over Issues With Dominion Voting Software. The Washington Times (11/15, Swoyer, Miller, 492K) reports Trump's legal te

Freking) reports, "Demonstrations over President Donald Trump's loss at the polls have resulted in charg

e Washington Times (11/15, Mordock, 492K) reports President Trump on Saturday "slammed 'ANTIFA SCUM', the media an

14, Isenstadt, 4.29M) says that with the campaign "already facing exceedingly long odds in its recount efforts, there are widespread concerns within Trumpworld and GOP circles that Giuliani's antics are thwarting the president's legal machinery from within." Politico adds Giuliani's promotion "also threate

STAFF DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 6:30 AM EST TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • Kelly Joins At Least 12 GOP Lawmakers Calling For Trump To Give Biden Access To Classified Intelligence Briefings. PROTESTS • FBI Probing Post-Election Vandalism Targeting Government. • Trump Denounces

number of electoral votes President Trump called a landslide four years ago. If the President is prepared to recognize that reality, it's positive. Donald Trump's Twitter feed does not make Joe Biden President or not President. The American people did that." Reuters (11/15, Lynch, Heavey) reports that Biden "

t election officials violated the Trump campaign's constitutional rights by limiting the ability of their observers to watch votes being counted." Trump's Lawyers Demand Investigations Over Issues With Dominion Voting Software. The Washington Times (11/15, Swoyer, Miller, 492K) reports Trump's legal te

Freking) reports, "Demonstrations over President Donald Trump's loss at the polls have resulted in charg

e Washington Times (11/15, Mordock, 492K) reports President Trump on Saturday "slammed 'ANTIFA SCUM', the media an

s about America and what is best for our people. Mr. Trump should order the transition process begin immedia

14, Isenstadt, 4.29M) says that with the campaign "already facing exceedingly long odds in its recount efforts, there are widespread concerns within Trumpworld and GOP circles that Giuliani's antics are thwarting the president's legal machinery from within." Politico adds Giuliani's promotion "also threate

MUELLER 6o 6. MICHAEL COHEN 75 7. THE WOMEN 88 8. MICHAEL FLYNN 99 9. MIDTERMS 113 10. KUSHNER 125 11. HANNITY 1 43 12. TRUMP ABROAD 156 13. TRUMP AND PUTIN 169 EFTA00316513 x CONTENTS 14.100 DAYS 185 15. MANAPORT 196 16. PECKER, COHEN, WEISSELBERG 209 17. MCCAIN, WOODWARD, ANONYMOUS 223

S 257 21. NOVEMBER 6 268 22. SHUTDOWN 282 23. THE WALL 295 EPILOGUE: THE REPORT 309 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 317 INDEX 319 Author's Note Shortly after Donald Trump's inauguration as the forty-fifth president of the United States, I was allowed into the West Wing as a sideline observer. My book Fire and Fury was

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tember budget bill. The next time it carne up, the Wall would be funded or, he threatened, the government would be shut down. Even the hardest-core Trumpers in Congress seemed content not to have to die on the actual battlefield of funding the Wall, since that would mean embracing or at least enduring a

a gentler type of concern for Hicks; sometimes they would even try to suggest eligible men. But Hicks, seeming to understand the insular nature of Trumpworld, dated exclusively inside the bubble, picking the baddest boys in it: cam- paign manager Corey Lewandowski during the campaign and presiden- tial ai

national Narcotics Virgil Griffith Matters of Interest Weinstein Brunner Test Public Corruption Parnas How Lev Parnas' iPhone 11 Could Blow Up Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial Vice By Greg Walters 1/10/2020 Lev Parnas has a story to tell Congress about the time he and President Trump's attorne

ce among White House officials devising President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Complex Frauds and Cybercr

o gained a national profile after suing President Donald Trump on behalf of porn star Stormy Daniels, clai

as a story to tell Congress about the time he and President Trump's attorney went hunting for dirt on former Vice

Parnas How Lev Parnas' iPhone 11 Could Blow Up Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial Vice By Greg Walters

ests. Parnas' iPhone and other files could make things downright awkward for Trump by offering up fresh, documentary evidence that Parnas' links to Trumpworld were a lot closer than Trump has been willing to admit. Photos of Parnas posing cheerfully with the president and other high-ranking Republicans hav

ist Stephen K. Bannon and the appointment of retired general John Kelly as chief of staff. This new account begins in February 2018 at the outset of Trumps second year in office, with the situation now profoundly altered. The pres- ident’s capricious furies have been met by an increasingly organized and

PRISES 257 21. NOVEMBER 6 268 22. SHUTDOWN 282 23. THE WALL 295 EPILOGUE: THE REPORT 309 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 317 INDEX 319 Author’s Note Shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the forty-fifth president of the United States, I was allowed into the West Wing as a sideline observer. My book Fire and Fury was th

d a gentler type of concern for Hicks; sometimes they would even try to suggest eligible men. But Hicks, seeming to understand the insular nature of Trumpworld, dated exclusively inside the bubble, picking the baddest boys in it: cam- paign manager Corey Lewandowski during the campaign and presiden- tial aid

sident that he could continue to provide him with valuable help. To no avail: on March 22, Dowd reluc- tantly resigned, sending another bitter former Trumper into the world. = THE DO-OVER he day John Dowd was fired, Steve Bannon was sitting at his dinin; room table trying to forestall another threat to