![]() Wolff's book attracted attention with its lively anecdotes but suffered from numerous factual inaccuracies. ![]() Bannon spoke with Wolff in terms that were highly critical of the president and his family. The book follows the January release of author Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury," which led to a rift between Trump and Steve Bannon, his former chief strategist. "There is no federal libel law for President Trump to bully Congress to change, and the president does not have the authority to change state libel laws," Hauss said. Brian Hauss, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement that a threat against libel laws was not "credible." While Trump mentioned libel laws, Sanders said on Fox News that she hadn't spoken with Trump about filing a libel lawsuit. Trump insisted he "never used those terms on anyone, including Jeff," adding that "being a southerner is a GREAT thing." Sessions has been a target of the president's wrath since recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Trump took to Twitter to deny the book's claim that he had called Attorney General Jeff Sessions "mentally retarded" and "a dumb southerner." ![]() Trump and aides pushed back on a series of incendiary scenes in the book, including Kelly calling the White House "crazytown," Mattis telling associates Trump had the understanding of "a fifth- or sixth-grader" and Cohn plucking key documents off Trump's desk so he could not sign them. ![]()
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