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12
People
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Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
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Relationships
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Book excerpt / congressional exhibit
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1.38 MB
Summary
The document appears to be a scanned page from the book 'Siege: Trump under Fire' by Michael Wolff, submitted as evidence to the House Oversight Committee. It contains the Table of Contents for the latter half of the book and an 'Author's Note' detailing the transition of the Trump administration from the chaos of 2017 (covered in 'Fire and Fury') to the more organized institutional response and legal challenges faced in 2018. The text focuses entirely on the Trump White House, listing key figures like Manafort, Cohen, and Kavanaugh in the chapter list, without direct mention of Jeffrey Epstein in this specific excerpt.
People (12)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President of the United States |
Subject of the book/account; described as volatile and uncertain.
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| Stephen K. Bannon | Former Chief Strategist |
Departed the White House in August 2017.
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| John Kelly | Chief of Staff |
Retired general appointed as chief of staff in August 2017.
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| Paul Manafort | Subject of Chapter 15 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| David Pecker | Subject of Chapter 16 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| Michael Cohen | Subject of Chapter 16 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| Allen Weisselberg | Subject of Chapter 16 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| John McCain | Subject of Chapter 17 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| Bob Woodward | Subject of Chapter 17 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| Brett Kavanaugh | Subject of Chapter 18 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| Jamal Khashoggi | Subject of Chapter 19 |
Listed in Table of Contents.
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| Author (Michael Wolff) | Author/Observer |
Referenced as 'I' and author of 'Fire and Fury'.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| White House |
Described as the most abnormal in American history.
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| West Wing |
Location where the author was an observer.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
August 2017
End of the first phase of the administration; departure of Bannon and appointment of Kelly.
White House
February 2018
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Washington D.C.
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Country mentioned in relation to the presidency.
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Relationships (3)
Mentions departure of chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
Mentions appointment of retired general John Kelly as chief of staff.
Grouped together in Chapter 16 title.
Key Quotes (4)
"Here was a volatile and uncertain president, releasing, almost on a daily basis, his strange furies on the world, and, at the same time, on his own staff."Source
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"This first phase of the most abnormal White House in American history ended in August 2017"Source
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"His enemies surround him, dedicated to bringing him down."Source
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"The wheels of justice are inexorably turning against him."Source
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x CONTENTS
14. 100 DAYS 185
15. MANAFORT 196
16. PECKER, COHEN, WEISSELBERG 209
17. MCCAIN, WOODWARD, ANONYMOUS 223
18. KAVANAUGH 234
19. KHASHOGGI 246
20. OCTOBER SURPRISES 257
21. NOVEMBER 6 268
22. SHUTDOWN 282
23. THE WALL 295
EPILOGUE: THE REPORT 309
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 317
INDEX 319
14. 100 DAYS 185
15. MANAFORT 196
16. PECKER, COHEN, WEISSELBERG 209
17. MCCAIN, WOODWARD, ANONYMOUS 223
18. KAVANAUGH 234
19. KHASHOGGI 246
20. OCTOBER SURPRISES 257
21. NOVEMBER 6 268
22. SHUTDOWN 282
23. THE WALL 295
EPILOGUE: THE REPORT 309
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 317
INDEX 319
Author’s Note
Shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the forty-fifth president of the United States, I was allowed into the West Wing as a sideline observer. My book Fire and Fury was the resulting account of the organizational chaos and constant drama—more psychodrama than political drama—of Trump’s first seven months in office. Here was a volatile and uncertain president, releasing, almost on a daily basis, his strange furies on the world, and, at the same time, on his own staff. This first phase of the most abnormal White House in American history ended in August 2017, with the departure of chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon and the appointment of retired general John Kelly as chief of staff.
This new account begins in February 2018 at the outset of Trump’s second year in office, with the situation now profoundly altered. The president’s capricious furies have been met by an increasingly organized and methodical institutional response. The wheels of justice are inexorably turning against him. In many ways, his own government, even his own White House, has begun to turn on him. Virtually every power center left of the far-right wing has deemed him unfit. Even some among his own base find him undependable, hopelessly distracted, and in over his head. Never before has a president been under such concerted attack with such a limited capacity to defend himself.
His enemies surround him, dedicated to bringing him down.
Shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the forty-fifth president of the United States, I was allowed into the West Wing as a sideline observer. My book Fire and Fury was the resulting account of the organizational chaos and constant drama—more psychodrama than political drama—of Trump’s first seven months in office. Here was a volatile and uncertain president, releasing, almost on a daily basis, his strange furies on the world, and, at the same time, on his own staff. This first phase of the most abnormal White House in American history ended in August 2017, with the departure of chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon and the appointment of retired general John Kelly as chief of staff.
This new account begins in February 2018 at the outset of Trump’s second year in office, with the situation now profoundly altered. The president’s capricious furies have been met by an increasingly organized and methodical institutional response. The wheels of justice are inexorably turning against him. In many ways, his own government, even his own White House, has begun to turn on him. Virtually every power center left of the far-right wing has deemed him unfit. Even some among his own base find him undependable, hopelessly distracted, and in over his head. Never before has a president been under such concerted attack with such a limited capacity to defend himself.
His enemies surround him, dedicated to bringing him down.
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