How Trump uses money, non-disclosure agreements, and intimidation to muzzle the people close to him

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• The release of two books offering an inside look at Donald Trump's Whitehouse and family have triggered the president's anger.
• The administration has sued former National Security Advisor John Bolton and threatened to sue his niece Mary Trump, saying that both of them violated non-disclosure agreements by publishing their books.
• The use of non-disclosure agreements, threats, and intimidation are age-old practices used by the former celebrity businessman.
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Mary L. Trump, the president's 55-year-old niece, has written a book that will give the world an inside look at how her "toxic" family helped shaped the life and rise of President Donald Trump.

The book, titled "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" and slated for release on July 28, has the president reportedly looking into suing his niece — the daughter of Fred Trump Jr. — just as he has done to former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," is set to be released on June 23.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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