“Rage” is scheduled for release on September 15 and 1.3 million copies are being printed. It will include new reporting from the White House on Trump’s words, thoughts and decision-making about the virus including how Trump first reacted when he learned about it and what he said and did behind the scenes. The book has extensive inside reporting on the coronavirus crisis from day one until the end of July. Zervos claims the president sexually assaulted her in 2007 and filed a lawsuit in New York after Trump said she was lying.Ī judge recently ruled the president would be forced to provide written questions under oath in the case.Bob Woodward, author of 'Rage.' Courtesy Lisa Berg Trump is also currently battling multiple lawsuits, including one by former 'Apprentice' contestant Summer Zervos. At least 19 women have publicly accused Trump of kissing them, touching them inappropriately or having an affair with him while he was married. I’ll write the real book!'īut, the president is no stranger to women accusing him of misdeeds. 'Many have already come forward to say the quotes by them, like the book, are fiction. 'The Woodward book is a Joke - just another assault against me, in a barrage of assaults, using now disproven unnamed and anonymous sources,' Trump wrote in a tweet Monday. It's unclear when the remarks were alleged to have been made and the president has dismissed the book as nothing but a 'joke.' Trump has repeatedly pointed to the barrage of administration officials who have called the book false and denied accusations outlined in the book. Related: New York's high court rejects Trump's effort to dismiss suit from 'Apprentice' contestantīob Woodward book: 'Fear: Trump in the White House' - 5 most explosive claims More: Meet 19 women who claim affairs with Trump or accuse him of unwanted advancesĪlso: Bob Woodward: Aides tried to persuade Donald Trump to let them fact-check his tweets You've got to deny anything that's said about you. You showed weakness,' Trump told the friend, according to Woodward. 'You didn't come out guns blazing and just challenge them. Trump said the key was showing no hesitancy in denying accusations and instead, be on the attack and push back. 'If you admit to anything and any culpability, then you're dead. 'You've got to deny, deny, deny and push back on these women,' Trump said, according to Woodward.

Trump told the friend that it's a mistake to show weakness in the face of such accusations, according to the book.

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