The Russia Story continues

It looks as if US President Trump’s inevitable impeachment is getting closer each day, with the first bombshell of 2018…….

Michael Wolff a well-known controversial author decided to publish the book, revealing chaos that had been going on in the White House since the inception of the Trump presidency.

Interestingly, Wolff had been invited to various parts of the White House, being allowed to observe and take notes in meetings that were going on.

Trump had allowed Wolff to interview him many times, over 200 times in fact, because he liked a story that Wolff had written about him in the Hollywood Reporter.

 It seems shocking that Trump would allow a reporter to conduct many interviews and be present for many confidential meetings. This was bound to happen in a large form eventually, because his own White House staff have been leaking stories to the press anonymously.

The book called “Fire and Fury” was named after Trump’s threat to North Korea, after having an argument with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the two countries nuclear capabilities.

Once the book had been announced, by Wolff, Trump’s lawyer attempted to block its release using a cease and desist order. It was ultimately unsuccessful, which even led to Wolff pushing the release date one day forward, due to popular demand.

However, why would Trump want obtain a court order to block the sale of a book?

I don’t think embarrassment is the issue. He lavishes in doing that already.

Or is he just scared?

This is the key…. This could be Trump’s downfall:

Steve Bannon.

Steve Bannon has been through “Day 1”. He has stuck with Trump from his controversial statements from his days on the campaign trail, to his antics on the world stage in the Oval Office. He has insulted opponents of Trump, such as CNN and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, to show loyalty. Even after leaving his post as chief strategist, he continued to support Trump, often calling him offering support when General Kelly, the White House Chief of Staff was not around.

The Washington Post reported that Trump and Bannon were still talking in October 2017:

However, Trump made a fatal mistake. We all know that when the media focuses on a story regarding Mr Trump, he likes to use Twitter to complain about it or attack an individual.

Here, when it was revealed that Bannon had made comments in Wolff’s book, Trump took to cameras and Twitter to make his feelings known:

“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency.”

“When he was fired, he lost his mind.”

This was a Trump White House statement to the press after they pressed him for his opinion on Steve Bannon’s remarks.

This could spell bad news for Trump.

Why?

He doesn’t seem to understand that Bannon is a “snake”. He is no longer in a job at the White House, so he is free to say whatever he wants.

Bannon recently said that Mueller would crack Donald Trump Jr like an egg, due to “treasonous” meetings with the Russians.

 However, on 7th January 2018, Bannon apologised, stating that President Trump was a “great man” and a “patriot.”

It seems to me as if Bannon is trying to play mind games with Trump.

If you really wished your boss well or were trying to stop more revelations coming out for the Russian investigation, you would keep quiet.

Most people that Trump has insulted, including his own supporters, other people on his transition team and Republican Senators, have still stuck with him through his controversy.

If you look at it, Bannon is really the first to say anything revealing to the public.

Could this book be the end of Trump?