Jan 8, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Michael Wolff's lawyer tells Trump: "No apology is warranted"

Erica Pandey, author of @Work

A man carries a copy of Michael Wolff's new book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." Photo: Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images.

The lawyer representing journalist Michael Wolff and the publisher distributing his new book sent a letter to President Trump saying, "My clients do not intend to cease publication, no such retraction will occur, and no apology is warranted," per ABC News.

The letter came in response to a notice from Trump's lawyers demanding that Wolff "immediately cease and desist from any further publication, release or dissemination of the Book."

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