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Reporting. >> where do i send the box of chocolates. >> you think hes helping you sell books. >> absolutely. and not only is he helping me sell books, but hes helping me prove the point of the book. this is extraordinary that a president of the united states would try to stop the publication of a book. this doesnt happen -- has not happened from other presidents, not even from a ceo of a mid-sized company. >> did you talk to the president, did you interview him for this book. >> i absolutely -- ...

They wraed the book but what i say is, wait, where do i send the box of chocolates? >> you think hes helping you sell books? >> absolutely. and not only helping me sell books but helping me prove the point of the book. i mean, this is extraordinary that a president of the united states would try to stop the publication of a book. this doesnt happen. has not happened from other presidents. would not even happen from a ceo of a mid-sized company. >> the president and the white house claim wolffs r...

>> mr. president, have you ever read the book? >> reporter: mr. trump said i authorized zero access to the white house. i actually turned him down many times for author of phony book. and look at what happens to sloppy steve, a new nickname for steve bannon. >> according to your reporting, everyone around the president, senior advisers, family members, every single one of them questions his intelligence and fitness for office. >> let me put a marker in the sand here. 100% of the people around hi...

Every single one of them questions his intelligence and fitness for office. >> let me put a marker in the sand here. 100% of the people around him. >> and wolff thanked the president for driving up interest in his book which was released early due to the heightened demand. >> what i say is where do i send the box of chocolates. you think hes helping you sell books. >> absolutely. not only is he helping me sell books, but hes helping me prove the point of the book. this is extraordinary that a pr...

>> reporter: and wolff thanked the president for driving up interest in his book, which was released early due to heightened demand. >> what i say is, where do i send the box of chocolates? >> you think hes helping you sell books? >> absolutely. not only is he helping me sell books, but hes helping me prove the point of the book. i mean, this is extraordinary that a president of the united states would try to stop the publication of a book. this doesnt happen -- has not happened from other presi...

Know, that gop leaders in congress and members of his cabinet are literally standing beside him. >> right, because even if it had not been verbalized just pick torally just to see this kind of, you know, unified front, also speaks volumes. all right. asharangapaga, amy parns, brian stelter, abby as well. some of you are going to stay. some of you are going to go. but were all one. thank you. all right, up next, as president trump lashes out against that explosive new book about his presidency, t...

Reform, but this is my priority and this is 2018 and this is what youre going to do. theres a big stumbling block, funding. where are they going to get the money for the infrastructure proposal? the tax bill that created a $1 trillion deficit, the repatriation money as part of the tax bill that trumps own economic adviser talked about using toward infrastructure, gone to lower corporate rates and here we are talking about approving $81 billion in new spending on hurricane relief. so i dont know ...

Demand. >> the president threatened the team with a libel lawsuit. >> where do i send a box of chocolates. >> this book is not about bannon. this book is about president trump. >> president trump gave strict instructions last march to pressure jeff sessions to remain in charge of the inquiry. >> it was asked whether he had any derogatory information. the attorney general wanted one negative article a day in the news media about comey. >> raising new questions about whether the president obstruct...

Detailed on what people inside the white house really think about trump, and wolffs reaction to that cease and desist letter from the presidents lawyers. >> the presidents lawyer sent a cease and desist letter threatening legal action to you and the publish e, you say? >> they sent it before they actually read the book. actually what i say is, where do i send the box of chocolates? >> you think hes. ing you sell books? >> absolutely. and not only helping me sell books but helping me prove the po...

I want to start by hearing from the author himself. michael wolff spoke, as i just mentioned, exclusively to our colleague savannah guthrie at the "today" show just a few minutes ago. heres that interview. >> the book is published as of 9:00 this morning. the presidents lawyer sent a cease and desist letter threatening legal action against you and the publisher. >> they sent that yesterday, before they actually had read the book, but actually what i say is where do i send the box of chocolates? ...