These 22 Trump Tell-All Books Are Impossible to Put Down

‘Here’s the Deal’ by Kellyanne Conway

As the leader of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and his counselor thereafter, Kellyanne Conway was easily one of the most controversial women in D.C. — not just with colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but within her own family, where husband George Conway and daughter Claudia Conway appear to have virulently different views from her own.

In her 2022 memoir, Kellyanne Conway reflects on four years of criticism from all sides, and shares her unvarnished thoughts on administration officials for whom she has criticism of her own (*cough* Jared Kushner *cough*). 

‘I’ll Take Your Questions Now’ by Stephanie Grisham

Former White House press secretary and communications director Stephanie Grisham shared inside details about her time in the Trump administration, her time as Melania Trump’s chief of staff, and the events of January 6 in her memoir, I’ll Take Your Questions Now.

After the insurrection, Grishma resigned along with a handful of others and started seriously soul-searching about her role in the Trump era. 

‘Peril’ by Bob Woodward & Robert Costa

Renowned writer Bob Woodward and respected reporter Robert Costa take readers through one of the most dangerous periods in American history with Peril. The transition of power from one President of the United States and their administration to the next is an incredibly sacred part of our nation’s government. And yet, that respect, decency, and safety were practically non-existent during the transition of power between the Trump presidency and the Biden administration. Woodward and Costa take us through it day by day.

‘Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, & The Dangerous Distortion of Truth’ by Brian Stelter

The relationship between former President Donald Trump and Fox News created a force unlike anything in media. In Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, & The Dangerous Distortion of Truth, CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter breaks down this relationship, how some lead journalists left Fox News after decades of work, and Trump’s complete takeover of the network. 

‘Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost’ by Michael C. Bender

As you might recall, Trump did not win the 2020 election. But as the final votes came in, and previous red states turned blue, it was clear that the former president was going to twist every lie he could to retain some semblance of power.

Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost is written by Michael C. Bender, a senior White House reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Bender chronicles Trump’s historic loss — the first incumbent to lose reelection in three decades — and how his vitriol and lies led to the January insurrection. 

‘I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year’ by Phil Rucker & Carol Leonnig

Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporters Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig take readers through the final year of Trump’s presidency in I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year. Between the pandemic and an election, this book hones in on Trump’s inner circle, and how everything began to crumble as the days went by until Trump’s final day in office. 

‘Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump’ by Jennifer Rubin

With interviews from Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Stacey Abrams, Nancy Pelosi, and more, Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump chronicles the revolutionary mobilization that occurred among women during the 2020 election. From the first protests in 2017 to the ballot box in November 2020, women across the political spectrum used their resources to ensure Trump did not win another term. Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post chronicles these endeavors. 

‘Tower of Lies’ by Barbara A. Res

Of anyone in Donald Trump’s orbit, Barbara A. Res may have had the most access to the former president for 18 years. Res was there for some of the biggest moments in Trump’s career and had a front-row seat to the facade Trump had built as a great deal-maker — which we learn in this book is likely further from the truth in Tower of Lies: What My 18 Years of Working with Donald Trump Reveals About Him. 

‘Nightmare Scenario’ by Yasmeen Abutaleb & Damian Paletta

Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta of The Washington Post go deep on the challenge that would test the Trump presidency, and that he would fail to meet. In Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History Trump’s defiance and disregard for health and safety protocols and basic facts come to the forefront of hours of reporting and interviews from these two journalists. 

‘Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation’ by Andrew Weissman

In Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation, prosecutor Andrew Weissmann — a member of the special counsel’s office — reveals the heated debates, intense deliberations, and how the Trump administration tried to use the Mueller investigation into Russia’s interference in our 2016 election to meet their political needs. It pulls back the curtain to one of the most dramatic moments in our nation’s modern history. 

‘Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency’ by Michael Wolff

Journalist Michael Wolff taps into the final, chaotic days of Trump’s presidency with Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency. A vivid depiction of those last few weeks in the White House, the book details how nearly every member of Trump’s circle began to distance themselves from the former president once it was clear he lost the election. 

‘The Presidents vs. the Press’ by Harold Holzer

Presidential historian Harold Holzer takes us down the long and winding road of the Oval Office’s relationship with the media, in an ever-changing and evolving environment that’s brought us to the 24-hour news cycle and networks devoted to their niche audience.

The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media — from the Founding Fathers to Fake News, however, also includes a foreward that chronicles the end of the Trump presidency, as well as how the ‘Fake News’ ideology that became so pronounced in the past few years. 

‘Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump’ by Michael Cohen

You can say this for attorney Michael Cohen’s bombshell memoir: for every misdeed of Trump’s that he details (and there are many, most famously the $130,000 payout to Stormy Daniels that Cohen facilitated), he is equally harsh on himself for having gone along with it for so long, for having embarrassed himself and his family, and for having gone against his values for a man who treated him like trash.

This isn’t to say we should forgive him, but Cohen’s performative apology and seeming grief lends even more insight into the mob family mentality he says factors into all Trump’s business dealings. 

‘Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady’ by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the former art director of the Met Gala and longtime Vogue staffer, was once friendly with Melania Trump in the way she figured a handful of other Upper East Side moms must be too. But what grew into a close friendship and Wolkoff’s agreement to plan Donald’s inauguration event turned into what Wolkoff calls a shocking betrayal during her time as Melania’s advisor. The full account is a remarkably clear picture of who Melania is and what role she plays in the White House. 

‘Fear: Trump in the White House’

Journalist Bob Woodward’s first book on Trump concerned his first two years in office and how he made his decisions on foreign and domestic policy. A longtime presidential biographer, Woodward was a fly on the wall of the Oval Office, Air Force One, the Situation Room, and more — and his account of how this administration was approaching the business of governing was nothing short of baffling to many readers.

‘Kushner, Inc. Greed, Ambition, Corruption’ by Vicky Ward

Journalist and editor Vicky Ward published this deep dive into Jared and Ivanka’s role in the White House in 2019, after finding herself duly alarmed by the seeming lack of interest in what she considers startling corruption.

From day one, Ward contends that Jared and Ivanka have only used their White House access for personal gain and that they will ultimately face the greatest threat to our democracy if they remain unchecked.

‘Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House’ by Omarosa Manigault Newman

Omarosa Manigault Newman first got to know Donald Trump on The Apprentice. Over a decade later, she never would have dreamed she’d end up as Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison, but that’s exactly what Trump made her.

A year later, though, Omarosa was out of there, and her scathing tell-all soon followed.

‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump’ by Mary Jordan

Journalist Mary Jordan documents the rarely seen details of Melania’s life, from her upbringing in Slovenia to her early days as a model to how exactly her relationship with Donald unfolded.

Jordan suggests that, contrary to Americans’ view of Melania as aloof and uninvolved, FLOTUS is actually a driving force behind the president’s decisions more often than we’d think — and only when she wants to be. From over 100 interviews with those they knew her, Jordan attempts once again to crack the mystery of Melania with the suggestion that this has been her show all along. 

‘Rage’ by Bob Woodward

Journalist Bob Woodward’s second exposé on the Trump presidency takes on the Covid-19 pandemic and POTUS’ response (or lack thereof) when he was warned in January 2020 about the hundreds of thousands of American lives this virus could take. Woodward’s recounting of Trump’s comments, all from on-the-record interviews, is truly staggering as this tragedy roils on.

‘The Room Where It Happened’ by John Bolton

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton offered up this memoir after his year and change in the Trump administration, detailing an environment of constant chaos and distrust that left him and fellow advisors scrambling.

In the book, he outlines where exactly he thinks the impeachment trial went wrong and details the many other offenses he believes should have been included in its scope as he bitterly blasts the president’s failure to act in the interest of the people.

‘Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man’ by Mary Trump

Mary Trump, psychologist and niece of Donald Trump, came forward with this deeply personal account of how her uncle became the man he is — that is, one marked by trauma, deeply unhealthy relationships, and an upbringing of extreme wealth and little empathy. Her psychological training and personal relationship with Donald make this a truly unique portrait.

‘Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America’ by Maggie Haberman

Former President Donald Trump has been an enigma for decades. Journalist Maggie Haberman takes onlookers deeper than ever before in her long-awaited biography Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, which goes in-depth on his rise in business to fall after his presidency.