My son, concerned that I have gone down the alt-right rabbit hole, gave me Fear by Bob Woodward as a Christmas gift.
Some take aways from the book:
Trump is a liar
A weakness Mueller hopes to capitalize on (see below).
Trump is combative
As such, he antogonizes loyal supporters (Bannon, Sessions, Dowd, Porter) who eventually abandon him. Consequently his administration is in chaos.
Trump does not understand the legislative process
And does not seem interested in learning. Without the ability to build consensus, his greatest accomplishments may be behind him. (Those would be: opening the Overton window so we can discuss the harm of diversity and unrestricted immigration, sidelining the Bushs and Clintons, alerting the left that there is a formerly silent majority uninterested and even antogonistic to the leftist agendas.)
The Russian hoax
Mueller, a Clinton operative, is charged with getting Trump impeached by any means. His strategy is to entrap Trump in a lie and get him impeached for perjury. The Russian hoax serves as a pretense for the continuing investigations.
Overall interesting to read some of the conversations that occurred prior to the election up to about July 2018. I don’t think this book will dissuade Trump supporters, but will temper any hopes of further advancement during the administration.