Wolffs entree into the WH began with Trump himself, who phoned the author in February to complimen

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Michael Wolff’s entree into the WH began with Trump himself, who phoned the author in February to compliment him for blasting the media during a CNN appearance.

Aides Kellyanne Conway and Hope Hicks met with Wolff the next day.


6:51 AM - 17 Jan 2018

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How Michael Wolff Got Into the White House for His Tell-All Book
By Jennifer Jacobs
January 17, 2018, 3:00 AM CST

Some of president’s staff thought they were authorized to talk
Wolff’s working title suggested sympathetic view of Trump

Bloomberg Businessweek’s Josh Green talks about the White House’s reaction to Michael Wolff’s new book.

Author Michael Wolff’s pitch to the White House to win cooperation for his book included a working title that signaled a sympathetic view, a counter-narrative to a slew of negative news stories early in Donald Trump’s presidency.

He called it “The Great Transition: The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration.” And in part due to that title, Wolff was able to exploit an inexperienced White House staff who mistakenly believed they could shape the book to the president’s liking.

Michael Wolff
Photographer: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Nearly everyone who spoke with Wolff thought someone else in the White House had approved their participation. And it appears that not a single person in a position of authority to halt cooperation with the book -- including Trump himself -- raised any red flags, despite Wolff’s well documented history. His previous work included a critical book on Trump confidant Rupert Murdoch, the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. co-chairman.

The published Trump book carries the title “Fire and Fury,” and it paints a portrait of a White House in turmoil, where nearly everyone close to the president believes he is unfit for the job. Wolff’s work has upended the start of Trump’s second year in office, distracting the president and his staff from following up his first major legislative victory -- the tax overhaul he signed into law at the end of 2017 -- with another big policy push.
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