New Trump book’s authors detail how they pried loose White House secrets: ‘We nearly killed ourselves’
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, the reporters behind Regime Change, were up against an administration that is ‘very good at keeping secrets’
TL;DR
- Reporting on Donald Trump's administration, especially his health, has been exceptionally difficult due to the administration's secretive nature.
- Co-authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan found it hard to get information on Trump's health, noting his perception of illness as weakness.
- The book 'Regime Change' details Trump's unconventional behavior, including sleep-ins and attempts to renovate the Oval Office.
- Key decisions, such as those concerning Iran and major documents like the Memorandum of Understanding, were made with limited knowledge among even senior government officials.
- The authors faced challenges in sourcing information, similar to reporting on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
- Haberman and Swan are hesitant to be compared to legendary investigative journalists like Woodward and Bernstein, emphasizing their book as a 'first draft of history.'
- The book focuses on Trump's return to power, his unprecedented use of presidential authority, and how he and a small group prepared for it.