White House Dreads ‘Killer’ Woodward Book After ‘Everyone’ Talked To Him

Author and journalist Bob Woodward. His new book , "Obama's Wars" is his about the Obama adminstration's decisions on Afganistan and the war on terror. Photographed in NYC. 29th September 2010. (Photo by David Howell... Author and journalist Bob Woodward. His new book , "Obama's Wars" is his about the Obama adminstration's decisions on Afganistan and the war on terror. Photographed in NYC. 29th September 2010. (Photo by David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Though the Trump administration, unlike administrations past, withheld formal access to legendary reporter Bob Woodward for his insider exposé, White House officials are bracing for a “killer” account filled with unauthorized stories from “everyone,” according to a Tuesday Politico account.

“He hooked somebody, and that put the fear of God in everyone else,” a former official told Politico.

“It’s gonna be killer. Everyone talked with Woodward,” another added.

Per two interview subjects, Woodward opted not to set up shop on the White House grounds, but instead to lure sources to his house with promises of peeks at his Pulitzers and study. With the home court advantage, he would then push for the information he needed.

According to Politico, Trump allies are girding themselves for the inevitable furious tweet storm that will erupt from the President’s fingertips when the book hits shelves, giving the tome a boost in sales and popularity and a longer run in the spotlight (à la Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury” and James Comey’s “A Higher Loyalty”).

“Fear: Trump in the White House” will be released on September 11.

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  1. I call bullshit. Woodward will portray Trump as a hero, as he always does with Republicans in recent decades.

  2. “It’s gonna be killer. Everyone talked with Woodward,” another added.
    No It won’t
    Trump will say “Fake News” and that’s all the base needs
    They will issue a Jihad against Woodward , not knowing or not caring about his history as a serious journalist.
    I am deeply concerned that when Mueller finds the goods on Trump and attempts to move forward , there will be a civil war .
    Did you see what they were doing to Acosta at that ralley?

  3. I’m sure Woodward must feel a certain nostalgia for the heady days of 1974. The question is, is it nostalgia or déjà vu (all over again) that he’s experiencing. In either case, he’s about to be branded an enemy of the people.

  4. Don’t you mean The Author Formerly Known As Bob Woodward?

  5. Woodward doesn’t seem to care much about his history as a serious journalist; why should they?

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