Donald Trump seems fixated on a book manuscript supposedly by his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. The only problem? No one has seen such a manuscript.

No less than four tweets posted by President Trump over the course of Saturday night and Sunday morning reference the existence of the book

Virtually everything failed lawyer Michael Cohen said in his sworn testimony last week is totally contradicted in his just released manuscript for a book about me. It’s a total new love letter to “Trump” and the pols must now use it rather than his lies for sentence reduction!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2019

The brand new manuscript for a new book by failed lawyer Michael Cohen shows his testimony was a total lie! Pundits should only use it.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2019

After more than two years of Presidential Harassment, the only things that have been proven is that Democrats and other broke the law. The hostile Cohen testimony, given by a liar to reduce his prison time, proved no Collusion! His just written book manuscript showed what he…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2019

…said was a total lie, but Fake Media won’t show it. I am an innocent man being persecuted by some very bad, conflicted & corrupt people in a Witch Hunt that is illegal & should never have been allowed to start – And only because I won the Election! Despite this, great success!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2019

In testimony last week, Michael Cohen was asked by Representative Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) if he has or will pursue a book deal. Cohen refused to do so, leading many republican lawmakers to claim that Cohen’s willingness to come forward was a ploy to to earn a high-income publishing contract.

Now, apparently, the president has gotten on board. One problem: what manuscript is the president speaking about?

Michael Cohen did, apparently, have a book he was working on in the past, while still a friend of the President, shopping it to publishers in 2018. The book, tentatively titled, “Trump Revolution: From The Tower to The White House, Understanding Donald J. Trump” was reported on in February of last year.

While that book was certainly going to paint President Trump in a positive light, Cohen would clearly paint a very different picture today in light of his testimony.

Center Street did opt for that book, but plans for it were scrapped by May of last year. Rolf Zettersten, the publisher working with Cohen at the time, has said that he never received any manuscript from Cohen. 

Nevertheless, Trump seems to think that this apparently non-existent manuscript, a “love letter” to him, discredits Cohen entirely, as he once again claims to be the subject of a “witch hunt.”

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President Donald Trump has been asking in “one conversation after another” if his vice president, Mike Pence, is loyal to him, according to sources who spoke to the New York Times.

The subject has reportedly been brought up so many times that some of his advisers are starting to grow alarmed.

Trump has not openly discussed parting ways with Pence, according to the Times. But White House advisers told the publication that the questions could indicate that Trump has grown irritated with his vice president.

Hogan Gidley, the deputy press secretary, insisted that Trump “absolutely supports the vice president and thinks he’s doing an incredible job helping to carry out the mission and policies of this administration.”

The news comes amid reports that Trump is considering ousting his current chief of staff, John Kelly, and replacing him with Pence’s chief of staff, Nick Ayers.

According to Politico, Ayers “enjoys warm relations” with his eldest son, Don Jr., his eldest daughter, Ivanka, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

“Two White House officials who were skeptical this summer of Ayers’ chances of becoming chief of staff both said this week that they think Trump is now serious about wanting to tap him,” Politico reported.

Some people close to the president believe that Trump’s questions about Pence’s loyalty are “a proxy for asking about whether the vice president’s chief of staff… is trustworthy,” the New York Times reported.

President Donald Trump is keeping his treasonous performance next to Russian president Vladimir Putin alive by repeatedly talking about it. Much like the child who is never given constructive criticism so they are unable to process any negative input at all, Trump continues to defend himself from  bipartisan accusations of treasonous behavior.

And rather that try to understand the criticism so he can grow emotionally into adulthood, the billionaire baby is tweeting to defend the indefensible.

Yes, Trump committed and act of treason. No, he should never be forgiven for it.

But try telling that to the 71-year old “dotard,” as North Korea’s dictator has called him.

“I got severely criticized by the Fake News Media for being too nice to President Putin,” Trump lied.

When someone shoots you, and you encourage them to do it again, that’s not being “nice,” that’s being stupid.

“In the Old Days they would call it Diplomacy. If I was loud & vicious, I would have been criticized for being too tough. Remember when they said I was too tough with Chairman Kim? Hypocrites!”

Trump also sucked up the North Korean dictator.

Some responses via Twitter:

Donald Trump’s diplomacy has two modes:

Supplicant.
Global thermonuclear war. https://t.co/VLwjZw5YDs

— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) July 20, 2018

Buddy we called it treason back then too. https://t.co/uZzUNAXcTK

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2018

All you do is attack allies and praise despots. You’re a joke.

— Calvin (@calvinstowell) July 20, 2018

Nooooooo . . . you did not get criticized by media (all sorts), politicians (all sorts), Americans (all sorts) and people of the world (all sorts) for “being too nice.” You are being confronted and called out for you continually carelessness in word and deed.

— Kathy Baldock (@canyonwlkr) July 20, 2018

Also, nobody would call it diplomacy. The right word for Trump’s behaviour with Putin is treason.

— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) July 20, 2018

It’s telling that Trump thinks calling someone names is being very tough. It goes to his addled mind, deep vanity, and profound insecurity. https://t.co/bH5DHYtSoW

— Joel (@jwitmer) July 20, 2018

Also, nobody would call it diplomacy. The right word for Trump’s behaviour with Putin is treason.

— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) July 20, 2018

In the Old Days our presidents weren’t under active criminal investigation for colluding with foreign adversaries they were trying to conduct “Diplomacy” with pic.twitter.com/uY18s0wqcc

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 20, 2018