Trump Tries to Block Book

Trump Tries to Block Book

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Lawyers want to stop the release of a book, which makes claims against President Trump. ‘Fire and Fury’ by the journalist Michael Wollf is supposedly based on 200 interviews, many with White House staff. One of the people cited is President Trump’s former top aide, Steve Bannon, who alleges that members of the President’s family had ‘treasonous’ meetings with Russian lawyers. Also: Nigeria might be sending its first team to compete in the Winter Olympics in February, and there’s angry reaction in Scotland to news that the company behind the Irn-Bru drink will be changing its recipe.