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“Fire And Fury” Lawyers Write Letter Refusing To Stop Book’s Publication As Trump Demanded

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Days after Trump and his attorney attempted to stop the publication of Fire and Fury, the controversial book written by journalist Michael Wolff giving behind-the-scenes into what it was like to work in the White House during Trump’s first year in office, the legal team of Wolff and publisher Henry Holt have written a letter refusing to buckle under the president’s demands.

Huffpost obtained the document written by lawyer Elizabeth McNamara. In it, McNamara directly responds to the Trump team’s prior cease-and-desist letter.

My clients do not intend to cease publication, no such retraction will occur, and no apology is warranted.

Though your letter provides a basic summary of New York libel law, tellingly, it stops short of identifying a single statement in the book that is factually false or defamatory. Instead, the letter seems designed to silence legitimate criticism.

We must remind you that President Trump, in his personal and governmental capacity, must comply with the same legal obligations regarding himself, his family members, their businesses, the Trump campaign and his administration, and must ensure all appropriate measure to preserve such documents are in place.

Wolff’s book has dominated headlines over the past week and sparked a huge fallout between Trump and his former deputy White House chief of staff and campaign chief adviser. Trump even held a press conference on Saturday primarily to lash out against the book, Wolff, and Bannon.

According to Axios, Wolff is ready to back up the claims in his book with hours of taped interviews.