Trump 'wanted Assad assassinated': key claims in Bob Woodward's book

The celebrated reporter’s book Fear says top Trump staffers ridiculed him while a lawyer warned him of the threat of jail

From claims that Donald Trump called for the assassination of the Syrian president to allegations that staff routinely take documents off Trump’s desk, excerpts of Bob Woodward’s account of the Trump’s chaotic and dysfunctional White House, published by the Washington Post on Tuesday, are the latest to shed light on the workings of the administration.

The White House issued a statement on Tuesday saying: “This book is nothing more than fabricated stories, many by former disgruntled employees, told to make the President look bad.”

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