Michael Wolff on Trump Under Siege

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🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Best-selling author Michael Wolff discusses his new book Siege: Trump Under Fire and how he got so many White House sources to speak to him again after his explosive tell-all Fire and Fury. He tells how Steve Bannon remains the ultimate Trump insider even though he's on the outs with the President and why Trump's misfortune has always been Bannon's opportunity. We talk about how Robert Mueller carefully gamed out every step of the Russia probe and whether Mueller may have actually drafted an indictment of Donald Trump. He shares how Jared Kushner’s suspicious dealings with shady foreign investors jeopardized his White House security clearance and how he sought the counsel of Henry Kissinger in his effort to install himself as Secretary of State. He reveals why Nikki Haley really resigned as UN Ambassador and how Trump’s inner circle lives in constant fear of the day when the Me Too Movement may finally catch up to Trump. He sheds some light on Donald and Melania’s marriage of convenience, reveals how Senator Mitch McConnell got the upper hand on the President, and shares how Trump started a family feud at Fox. Order Michael Wolff's latest book Siege: Trump Under Fire on Amazon, Audible, or wherever books are sold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.2	Last year, Michael Wolf's book Fire and Fury skyrocketed to number one on the New York Times
0:48.8	Best Cellar List with its account of palace intrigues inside the Trump administration
0:53.8	and shocking details of the president's pettiness lack of ethics and at times outright hapless buffoonery.
1:01.4	Now Michael Wolf follows it up with his latest book Siege, Trump Under Fire,
1:06.4	an equally explosive book about the presidency that is under attack from almost every side.
1:12.1	Beginning just as Trump's second year as president is getting underway and ending with the delivery
1:17.2	of the Mueller report, Siege reveals an administration that is perpetually beleaguered by investigations
1:23.3	and a president who is increasingly volatile, erratic, and exposed.
1:28.1	And today, Michael Wolf joins me on the podcast to talk about the book
1:32.2	and how he got so many of his original sources to talk to him again,
1:36.2	even after President Trump threatened to prosecute leakers.
1:40.4	We talk about how Robert Mueller carefully strategized and
1:43.5	gained out every step of the Russia probe,
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