Trump’s lawyers send cease-and-desist letter to Bannon
Lawyers for President Trump sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump’s former senior strategist Stephen K. Bannon, arguing he had violated a non-disclosure agreement in speaking about his time on the campaign and in Trump’s most trusted inner circle.
In a letter sent Wednesday night, Trump’s lawyers told Bannon his comments to author Michael Wolff in a soon-to-be-released tell-all book violate Bannon’s employment agreement with Trump in numerous ways and also defame the president.
“You have breached the Agreement by, among other things, communicating with author Michael Wolff about Mr. Trump, his family members, and the Company, disclosing Confidential Information to Mr. Wolff, and making disparaging statements and in some cases outright defamatory statements to Mr. Wolff about Mr. Trump, his family members, and the Company,” the letter reads.
Trump is described as being enraged at Wolff’s new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” that describes him as not prepared to be president, poorly informed about the basics of governing and ridiculed at times behind his back.
A representative for Bannon had no immediate comment on the letter.
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Colorado Springs’ dry streak is forecast to extend through the end of the work week and into the weekend. Gazette file photo by Jerilee Bennett.
Colorado Springs’ dry streak is forecast to extend through the end of the work week and into the weekend. Gazette file photo by Jerilee Bennett.