Siege: Trump Under Fire
First edition cover
AuthorMichael Wolff
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPresidency of Donald Trump
PublishedJune 4, 2019
PublisherHenry Holt and Company
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages352
ISBN978-1250253828 (Hardcover)
Preceded byFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House 

Siege: Trump Under Fire is a book by Michael Wolff and which according to Wolff, details the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. The book is a sequel to Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, a New York Times number one bestseller.

Publication

In June 2018, Wolff announced that he had signed a deal with Henry Holt and Company, the publisher of Fire and Fury, to write a sequel.[1] The book was released on June 4, 2019.[2]

Summary

Wolff's narrative begins in February 2018, and ends with the release of the Mueller Report in March 2019.[3] Wolff uses on-the-record comments by Steve Bannon, a former aide to Trump.[4] He claims to have 150 sources for the book.[5] According to Wolff, "Robert Mueller drew up a three-count obstruction of justice indictment against Donald Trump before deciding to shelve it." A week prior to the release of Siege, a spokesperson for Mueller denied that such a document exists.[6]

Reception

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who was mentioned in the book, criticized Wolff and his publisher's alleged failure to confirm the story, adding that "it is fiction and bad fiction at that."[7]

References

  1. ^ Greenwood, Max (June 8, 2018). "Michael Wolff plans to write a sequel to 'Fire and Fury'". The Hill. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Wolff writes sequel to 'Fire and Fury' about Trump White House". Usatoday.com. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Szalai, Jennifer (May 28, 2019). "In 'Siege: Trump Under Fire,' Michael Wolff Chats With Steve Bannon While the Establishment Burns - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Lizza, Ryan. "Book review of Siege: Trump Under Fire by Michael Wolff". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (May 30, 2019). "Michael Wolff Talks 'Siege,' Trump, Journalism and His Definition of Truth - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Helmore, Edward (May 28, 2019). "Mueller drew up obstruction indictment against Trump, Michael Wolff book says". The Guardian. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Dershowitz, Alan (July 3, 2019). "Author Michael Wolff fictionalized my dinner with Trump". The Hill. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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