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

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.

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

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.