A lawyer representing President Donald Trump sent letters to the author and publisher of a new book about the Trump campaign and administration on Thursday morning, demanding that they stop printing the book and halt any efforts to release the book next week, ABC News reported.
“We are investigating numerous false and/or baseless statements that you have made about Mr. Trump,” attorney Charles Harder wrote in the letter, per ABC News.
Here’s the top of the cease and desist letter sent to Michael Wolff and his book publisher, which I obtained a few moments ago: pic.twitter.com/ZdQXO6YSU7
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) January 4, 2018
And here’s the section of the letter on what the president is demanding from Wolff and his publisher: pic.twitter.com/q938xOmyfm
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) January 4, 2018
Harder sent a similar letter to former White House adviser Steve Bannon last night, threatening to sue Bannon for defamation and violating a confidentiality agreement.
Bannon spoke with Michael Wolff for his book, “Fire and Fury,” and apparently told Wolff that the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Kremlin-linked lawyer was “treasonous.” Excerpts published from the book this week also suggest that Bannon did not take Trump seriously and that Trump ran a dysfunctional, chaotic campaign and White House.
The comments from Bannon and book excerpts set Trump off, prompting him to release a fiery statement disavowing Bannon.
Harder, Wolff, and publisher Henry Holt did not return TPM’s requests for confirmation or comment.
More proof that Trump’s lawyers are idiots (and incompetent.)
Trump is a Public Figure and it is almost impossible to sue for libel if you are a public figure.
Also, doesn’t this open them up to DISCOVERY if they actually file a suit against the publisher/author?
Idiots.
With this kind of “legal” advice, no wonder he went bankrupt 7 times.
Plus, more free publicity! The publisher is loving this. The ads write themselves: “Read the book Trump doesn’t want you to read.”
“We are investigating numerous false and/or baseless statements that you have made about Mr. Trump,” attorney Charles Harder wrote
“Oh, go fuck yourself, you hypocritical piece of shit!”
Signed,
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Human Abedin
Kirsten Gillibrand
NFL Players
Elizabeth Warren
Minorities
All the women you sexually harassed/assaulted
Sane America
Agreed. And doesn’t the first amendment count for anything anymore?!?!
My copy is supposed to be delivered on Tuesday. I’d bet my last penny I’ll have a knock on the door from Amazon by 6:00.