# Trump's niece putting out a book **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 15, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692 "2020-06-15T11:38:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/1 "2020-06-15T11:38:32Z")
She leaked his father’s tax info to the NY Times. Seems she is not a fan of Donald. > **[Revealed: The Family Member Who Turned on Trump](https://www.thedailybeast.com/mary-trump-donald-trumps-niece-is-writing-a-tell-all-book-that-details-how-she-leaked-tax-papers-to-nyt/)** > > The president’s niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/2 "2020-06-15T15:22:27Z")
Is there a debate, here? Or should this be moved to MPSIMS? [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/3 "2020-06-16T03:20:54Z")
Is there anything she could say that would change anyone’s mind about him? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/4 "2020-06-16T07:51:03Z")
I cannot imagine anything interesting my nieces could say about me. I see them a couple of times a year. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/5 "2020-06-16T09:52:55Z")
Remember when Abigail Disney tried to destroy Disney with her own tell-all and not even the internet cared? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/6 "2020-06-16T10:44:59Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > Remember when Abigail Disney tried to destroy Disney with her own tell-all and not even the internet cared? The difference is people like Disney . Very few people don’t like them. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/7 "2020-06-16T12:05:59Z")
Disney doesn’t control nuclear weapons. At least, not as far as we know. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/8 "2020-06-16T12:20:59Z")
How shocking that someone in his gene pool is doing something to make a quick buck. I would be surprised if she was privy to anything really juicy, but I’ll wait till some excerpts start getting some play on the news before I decide to buy it. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/9 "2020-06-16T12:26:50Z")
after a trip Disney World sent me a pretty long survey and I filled it out. One section asked about my opinion of the prices for various things like hotel, tickets, clothing, etc. They did not bother to ask about food prices since they already know they are very inflated. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/10 "2020-06-17T03:05:47Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Disney doesn’t control nuclear weapons. > > At least, not as far as we know. Believe it or not, [Florida law does authorize Disney to build a nuclear reactor.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/disney-world-s-literal-nuclear-option-explained) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/11 "2020-06-17T05:58:40Z")
How did she happen to have all that sort of tax information about Uncle Donald? None of my kinfolk have any such information about me! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/12 "2020-06-17T08:20:57Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > How did she happen to have all that sort of tax information about Uncle Donald? None of my kinfolk have any such information about me! Probably from discovery during her long-running litigation over Fred Trump Sr’s estate. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/13 "2020-06-17T08:27:02Z")
At this stage of proceedings via train wreck, I’m more in favour of taxidermy than tax ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/14 "2020-06-17T10:56:52Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Is there a debate, here? Or should this be moved to MPSIMS? > > [/Moderating] Does Politics and Elections require a debate? I thought it was just for anything that was about politics. And surely a revealing book about Trump explaining how bad he is is political. There’s no way this wasn’t in part released to inform people before they choose how to vote in November. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/15 "2020-06-18T09:06:41Z")
According to this article by Business Insider, Trump mocked his dad’s descent into Alzheimer’s. > **[Trump mocked his father as he started succumbing to Alzheimer's, according to...](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mocked-father-for-alzheimers-mary-trump-book-claims-2020-6)** > > Mary Trump's book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," is expected to publish in July. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/16 "2020-06-23T23:39:10Z")
Apparently she signed an NDA in 2001, presumably as part of a settlement of Fred’s estate. Trump is trying to prevent publication. Yawn. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/17 "2020-06-25T20:22:48Z")
Judge rejected attempt to stop publication. > **[Court dismisses motion by Trump's brother to block tell-all book by...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/media/mary-trump-book-court/index.html)** > > A judge on Thursday dismissed an attempt by President Trump's younger brother to block the publication of a forthcoming unflattering tell-all book by Mary L. Trump, the President's niece. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/18 "2020-06-25T22:00:10Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > According to this article by Business Insider, Trump mocked his dad’s descent into Alzheimer’s. Actually, from what I understand, it may have been richly deserved… ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/19 "2020-06-26T13:37:54Z")
Here is some info in the book > **[Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mary-trump-once-stood-up-to-her-uncle-donald-now-her-book-describes-a-nightmare-of-family-dysfunction/2020/06/25/be52d7f2-b4ba-11ea-9b0f-c797548c1154_story.html)** > > Mary Trump, who was belittled by the Trump family during an inheritance battle, studied psychology — and has concluded that her uncle is unfit. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692/20 "2020-06-30T18:56:29Z")
Judge blocked publication until a July 10th hearing. It is scheduled to come out July 28th [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-niece-putting-out-a-book/855692.md?page=2)