Wed Feb 26 15:19:36 UTC 2025: **Trump Threatens Lawsuit Over Tell-All Book, Restricts White House Press Access**
Washington D.C. – February 26, 2025 – President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against authors and media outlets using anonymous sources in a new tell-all book detailing his turbulent first month back in office. The book, by journalist Michael Wolff, contains explosive claims, including allegations that Trump showed signs of emotional distress following an assassination attempt and that his wife, Melania, dislikes him.
Trump, in a social media post, denounced the book and similar reports as “fake news” and “defamatory fiction,” vowing to sue to determine the veracity of the anonymous sources. He even hinted at creating new legislation to address the issue. This marks yet another escalation in Trump’s ongoing feud with the mainstream media, which he routinely criticizes.
The new book follows the highly successful 2018 publication, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” also written by Wolff. The current book’s release coincides with a series of aggressive moves by the Trump administration, including a controversial decision to assume direct control over White House press access. Previously, an independent association of media organizations handled press pool selections; this decades-long tradition has now been broken.
This action, coupled with Trump’s hard-right agenda, focused on immigration and government restructuring under the influence of advisor Elon Musk, underscores the early tensions between the administration and the press corps.
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