They have information about
some of the things in the book on their website now.
May just be me, but I don't think anything here is that big of a revelation, and probably won't make much difference..
Not that I don't think these things are evidence of deep corruption within the Trump administration... just that they seem to be covering things that have already been seen before. Trump supporters were cool with these abuses before, why think they will change now?
[*]Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help in getting reelected
As mentioned before... Trump already tried to get Ukraine to help. Congressional republicans said "That's quite OK".
Now someone mentioned how it might help deflect the "Biden/China" claims by Trump.... But we already have video evidence of Trump praising china. (Not to mention other things, like china granting Ivanka certain traidmarks.)
[*]Trump had no problem with China's concentration camps
And republicans had no problem with concentration camps right there in the U.S. (for people trying to cross the border).
[*]Pompeo, famously loyal to the President, may have trash-talked him
Again, we've already seen other administration officials criticize Trump. (Most famously Tillerson's "Moron" comment.)
Now, maybe the fact that it's Trump loyalist Pompeo might cause a little dissent within the ranks of the Trump administration (which may be a good thing). But as it stands? It doesn't seem to be a big deal.
[*]Trump offered to help Turkey's leader avoid a Justice Department probe
Trump has obstructed justice many times for many people/many reasons. Republicans are perfectly fine with it. (Firing inspector generals, lying to FBI officials, etc.)
[*]The Israeli prime minister didn't understand why Kushner led on Middle East peace
Everyone knows Kushner has been given a bunch of tasks that he is unqualified for.... (Middle east peace, Covid-19 response, etc.) Its not really a surprise that other people recognize Kushner was in over his head.
[*]The White House decision-making process was like a 'food fight'
We have seen Trump rapidly change his stance over so many topics. We have seen various power struggles before.
[*]Trump didn't like sanctions on Russia
Not surprising, since Trump has attempted to reverse various punishments for years now. (Getting Russia back in the G7, failures to comply with various requirements set forward by congress.)
[*]Trump's revealing questions: Is Finland a part of Russia?
Trump also apparently did not know that the U.K. was a nuclear power.
(From: BBC
Granted, the fact Trump didn't know Finland was an independent country is new, but its hardly surprising. Trump is a spectacularly ignorant person... you can point to dozens of things (from how 'raking forests prevents fires' to 'injecting bleach cures covid19') that illustrate his ignorance. One more item of ignorance isn't going to make much of a difference.
[*]Trump told people that Venezuela is 'really part of the US' and wanted to invade
Trump supporters will claim "since he didn't invade he didn't really want to".
Anti-Trump people can point to other things (his nuclear threats against North Korea, his dismantling of the Iran nuclear deal, his infatuation with military parades) to show that Trump is more than capable of leading the U.S. into another war.
[*]Trump wanted Attorney General Bill Barr to make CNN reporters 'serve time in jail'
He has also been calling the media "enemies of the people", posted a video of himself "beating up" a CNN logo, had chants of "lock her up" at his rallies.
That Trump has no respect for free speech, and is willing to use the justice system for political purposes is not a surprise.
