My concern is that if enough of Wolff’s work is found to be exaggerated, it provides cover for more creation of “fake news”, and allows his supporters to deny the credible stories within the book or the work of other journalists.

I don't have to rely on other people's description of their interactions with the man, all I have to do is listen to him speak and know what he as already done, to realize he is toxic for this country and humanity in general.

There has been enough evidence already to prove what an immense disaster Trump is. It does not really matter what the details about the chaos in the WH are. His vileness, his childish narcissism, his incompetence, his absurd political opinions, his misogyny, his racism are all on public record.
So in my opinion, what people with a brain have to figure out and what is more important is really how to turn the US into a proper democracy where all citizens who vote do the voting based on facts rather than the absurd billion dollar click-bait we have seen.
It is absolutely depressing not that some disgusting guy like Trump exists, but that millions of voters actively brought him into power. Unless somebody figures out how to heal that collective madness, we are doomed.

The fact remains, Trump would not have won if not for the Russian help. Trump would not be a financial giant if not for the Russian government. Trump is indeed one who can be controlled by the stronger in power. Trump is NOT really bright, as we see and hear from his childish tweets.
the book is merely an inside view from a point of view. However it does fit well with the accusations against this president. I do believe Trump is an incompetent fool.

Does the book really matter? Trump's tweets are damning enough. I saw his biographer on a cable news channel just yesterday and she spoke about Trump's defensiveness. Don't challenge his thinking! He's labelled himself a very "stable genius." His behavior on camera is enough for me.

I believe that 45 is a quack. A super rich quack. He’s a liar and a cheat. So is his family.

As much as I dispise him and his VP, our Congress and Senate are the ones who elected him.

They elected him, because they knew they could get him to do what they wanted him to do.

Most of it’s probably true. It’s differentiating between the tripe and truth, that’s the problem.

Oh, the trumpling, the worst president in us history and he isn't quite done yet. He has taught us what a maniacal malignant narcissistic manbaby can do if he has the support of a congress that does not have it's peoples interest at heart. The book? Not necessary, but it is causing the trumpling to lose is mind a bit more....he may get removed from office before he can even be impeached. He is a racist misogynistic coward. I hope the book covers this...haha.

I think things are that bad... Trump is, like, really stupid. His narcissism knows no bounds. His insecurity may very well start a war and on and on... He is undermining free speech and freedom of the press as well as the independence of the judiciary. He is dangerous and should be removed from office.

I believe the author over trump and his cronies every day. Now if only the Pubs would stop defending him. Blue wave coming in November.

I wish we had a respectable man or woman in the white house. I wish he had a shred of dignity or honor... I do. But we don't. We have a pathological liar with such a fragile ego. He disgusts me and I'm reading that same book with a grin on my face. This is what happens when morons don't care and vote for a guy who grabs women by the pussy just cuz he can. smh...

I will probably not be reading the book. Just like my intuititive understanding of religion, I KNEW trump was not a good choice for president. I knew about his mafia ties, I knew that no U.S. banks would loan him money and that Russia did and when the pussy grabbing tape came out I thought for sure it would sink him. When NONE of that did I knew the gop was solidly behind their puppet because the stupid s.o.b. would sign ANYTHING the gop wanted. I don't think the gop thought trump would be as horrible as he is but hey got their tax scam done and will now go for ALL the other social programs put in place after the 1930's depression. The socio-economic conditions of the 1890's is the true goal of the gop/republican party.

A reporter was allowed unfettered access to the Whitehouse. This alone is irrefutable evidence that the Trump administration is absolutely incompetent. I can't think of a president I liked(while they were in office) but I can't recall one being incompetent enough to allow a reporter to be present in a publicly verifiable way.

My confirmation bias aside, there are interviews in which other people have verified that conversations with Wolff had occurred and that they did in fact call Trump stupid, but insist misinterpretation. "'If you can get this idiot elected twice, you would achieve something like immortality in politics," The person who said that, confirmed that quote, just says it was sarcasm. What is the sarcastic meaning? These people are not only incompetent but don't have loyalty to the guy.
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All of Trumps advisers in the Whitehouse have their own agendas that do not align with the president and are willing to speak to a reporter without insisting it was wholly off the record? That means there are tons of agendas in the Whitehouse that do not align with the interests of this country which again highlights the incompetence of the people that installed the staff.

Wolff's big picture aside, the details reveal what should be catastrophic flaws.

This isn't the nail in the coffin. This might be the hammer Trump will use to build his own coffin. But then we have Pence.

My thoughts are things re as bad as Wolf describes. This is not the first time we have heard of the going on in the present White House. I know of Trump long before he was president. I remember back in the 1970s he was sued twice by the Justice Dept. It was downhill from there. I have hope as Senator Graham, pretending to be an admirer, as well as Generals Kelly, Mathison and McMasters.

I think the truth is somewhere between the sides that depose Trump. As to figuring where exactly the truth is, I suppose that’s best handled where effectively the sides can be argued. Right now the court of public opinion says Trump is pretty bad, and from what I’ve witnessed with my own two eyes and ears, Trump is not fit for presidency. Maybe the idea of him got him into office but I think from a psychological perspective he is a scary man.

I haven't read the book yet, but I plan to. I have several personal insights as to the political reality and the social state of our nation:
Trump is an Ignoramus, if you listen to him speak he is abjectly inarticulate.Still 38 percent of the nation actually support and approve of his performance, Trump is exactly as advertised again the American people voted for him, That speaks volumes about the intellectual state of this nation. Donny is the Pus , the people.. close to half of the people that voted are the infection. We need a paradigm shift in this countr,y an intellectual renaissance for things to improve. I don't have answers on the macro scale just my small circle of friends and family we endeavor to take care of the planet and keep an open mind, question everything and Be kind to each other and respect other beings. I fear for the future of the nation and the well being of the planet. We could be at a tipping point but history shows us the decline of historical empires follow a similar trajectory as ours, buckle up kids its going to get worse before it gets better.

You've nailed it! As much as I truly detest 45, every single time I have the urge to say "say ya so!", I'm deeply saddened that this is what and who we've come to. They say he tapped into the anger a lot of people were feeling. What really created that anger? Was it the feeling of disenfranchisement by ignorant white racists, who simply couldn't handle a well-educated, mixed-race man as President? Was it the tea partiers, who were dead set against any democrat? Where was the actual rationale in all of that, or was it ALL emotionally-based? I will absolutely admit that many of my feelings regarding 45 are very emotional in nature. However, I also have 40 years of observation of the man. I have the facts about things he's done. I also happen to believe the stories of women who have said he's committed crimes against them. There are facts surrounding those allegations as well.
When exactly did we become a nation that ignores FACTS? The truth is non-negotiable.
When did it become permissible to dispute what is undeniable?
I'm going to put a big chunk of the blame for this right at the feet of lawyers.
They've been twisting the truth of things for so long to benefit whomever is signing their checks, that it's permeated the society and created an alternate reality. It's damned near Orwellian. But I digress. This is about 45 and Wolff's book. I also tend to believe most of what is contained in it. 45 is a horrible human being. He's always been psychologically defective. No, I'm not a doctor, but we're back to 40 years of personal observation and public documentation, which doesn't lie.

I just watched Colbert’s interview of Wolff. He said a couple of things that interested me. Early in the interview he said that the book is nothing more than an affirmation of reporting that has largely already been done. I agree. He also later said that many of the accounts had several sources that were very different in how the event played out and he just had to make personal judgement of how he would present it in the book. In other words there is a lot of room for honest speculation of how accurate it is but I felt he was candid about it. I’m about 40% through the book and a lot of it is just retelling of things we have already known while there are also a lot of things that are not. I’m 74 and I believe this is the first purely political book I have ever read but I wanted to read it because it is so controversial and make my own mind up about it and not listen to hearsay.

It's a complete load of horse shit and part of Killery's master hatchet job plan. That bitch needs to go to jail, but the Deep State will keep her protected, along with Obama.

I am reading it also, it just fills the gaps in what we already knew. Obama had more class in his pinky fingernail than Trump and Miller put together.
I do have to give him credit for being though, he has managed to piss off the leaders of every country on the planet.

Whatever truth this may contain, it probably isn't anything enlightening to those who follow politics on a daily basis. I have my concerns about it turning out to be a smear job, which would only embolden him and his supporters, but at the same time it feels like it's at that point of no return where it doesn't matter what is said, they won't care.

Watching all these dreadful policy ideas, administrative exoduses, foreign blunders, and bad character on display, we honestly don't need a book to tell us how bad he is. He should be getting grilled day in and day out over his wretched policies to the point where every republican should be terrified of losing their seats. We all know he's an idiot, I just wish people in general focused less on how rude he is and more on how much damage he's doing in office.

I imagine it to be like any other mafia family. They support the old Don to his face and speak the truth behind his back when they think no one is listening, but if they get caught talking crap they will lie to the end of time. The people are criminals, they want everything for themselves, and they are getting away with it so far. Every time he says "no collusion" he is just affirming that there is, anyone can see through that. He wants people to believe what he says and ask no more questions, since that how it works in his family. I think he's bat shit crazy and that it's nothing new. He's been crazy since I first seen him on TV in the 80's, he's beyond a narcissist, he believes his own lies.

What bothers me about this book is a lot of the comments in it seem to be gossip. I'd love for it to be all accurate but I'm inclined to take it with a small 'pinch of salt'

Allowing for Wolff's personal beliefs creeping into his narrative, I believe we can all see and hear the TRUTH when we hear or see Trump speak. He is not only unfit, he's a pretender, exaggerator, liar, asshole, jerk who's ego can be blown over by a feather. I believe hi is absolutely insane, as I have had plenty of exposure to the insane. We must all believe what is right in front of us. Use common sense and trust your instincts to sort out what is logical. THE KING HAS NO CLOTHES.

A fave stmt. from 5th c. BC Athens: "Good government demands the active, intelligent participation of every citizen" (every word counts; and yes, I'm aware this excluded women, slaves...).
My modern day corollary: "You can't have democracy among and ignorant, apathetic citizenry"

After WWII America was such a great image for the world. Then came Bush presidents, doubt and deception. A glimpse of dignity came back with Obama. What happened to the US voter to put a dotard in charge? Makes reading the news like watching a soap opera. USA, you lost morality on the world stage, look up toward China!