tony schwartz: i know that because i know the person that they called.his is a person who i absolutely trust, who has great integrity. amy goodman: so, that was tony schwartz, who i think ghostwrote the book the art of the deal, very close to trump for a period of time. what are your thoughts about what he said? dr. bandy lee: well, as you know, he has a chapter in the book, even though he is not counted among the 27 experts. we do have three others who have been included for their special insight, their special experience with mr. trump. and we included him because he has special insight into these matters. and i would agree with his assessment. we speak often. we share our observations. and we are both deeply concerned. amy goodman: the chapter that tony schwartz wrote in your book, i wrote the art of the deal with donald trump. his self-sabotage is rooted in his past. explain his point here. bandy lay: well, there is actually a lot that's outlined. it's a reprint of an article that he wrote, i believe, for the new yorker. he outlines very much his int

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not ted cruz being booed in the convention hall, and trump was focusing on a letter he wrote to tony schwartz denouncing him. >> sort of interesting to see how michael wolff is playing all of this. he has thrown a grenade on the bridge behind him. >> that's what he does. >> you are not surprised? >> no, i guess i feel like a white house that routinely never vetted its own staff, i guess people should not be surprised this is what happened. it's a little like -- to the two people that i think are the happiest with the michael wolff book is jared kushner and ivanka trump are very pleased because they feel vindicated by the fact that steve bannon has -- >> gone down in flames. >> another thing about the book there's a forced breakup of bannon and trump that will please them, and that's a good point. let me ask you, a lot of criticism on how wolff got access, and it appears to be a bait and switch, and he goes on tv and saying we were too mean and then writing nice articles, and now can't say a thing about him. >> i think i am doing a job where i am clear that i am going to write and i am not mis

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. >> tony schwartz, great to get your perspective because you spent a lot of time with the president. it's interesting to hear your reflections from 1987. thanks so much for being on "new day." >> thank you. >> chris? >>> a big head shaker for you this morning. here is what happened. a kansas state lawmaker is now apologizing because of a really just wildly wrong comment that he made during the debate about race and marijuana. what he said, what he seemed to really believe that had people stunned, next. (vo) i was born during the winter of '77. i first met james in 5th grade. we got married after college. and had twin boys. but then one night, a truck didn't stop. but thanks to our forester, neither did our story. and that's why we'll always drive a subaru. here's the story of green mountain coffee roasters sumatra reserve. let's go to sumatra. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is amazing. so we give farmers like win more plants. to grow more delicious coffee. which helps provide for win's family. all, for a smoother tasting cup of coffee. green mountain coffee roa

johnston, tony schwartz, governor john kasich, senator ted cruz, oh, and all of the women who accused him of sexual harassment and assault. and that's just a small sampling and those are just lawsuits because of criticisms, to say nothing of his business deals. the president almost never actually follows through with these lawsuits and it would be very difficult to win a liable suit, especially to block this book prior to publish kags which would be tomorrow morning. lastly, let's all take a step back here. it's remarkable that the president of the united states is in any way trying to stop publication of a book, breaching the right of free speech and freedom of the press that we have in this country just because said speech to be candid, hurts his feelings. not for a national security reason, in fact, from what we know about the president's furious response to this book, it seems that the quotes from steve bannon are what has upset him the most. the quotes. although, just a few minutes ago, white house press secretary sarah sanders said this about the book. >> in terms of the merit,

"art of the deal" co-author tony schwartz, johni kasich the governor of ohio, senator ted cruz of texas, and oh, all of the many, many women who have accused him of sexual harassment and assault. that's just a small sampling and those are just lawsuits for criticism or accusations of him made in public, saying nothing about his business deals. but the president almost never follows through with the lawsuits. and it would be difficult for him to win a libel suit, especially to block this book prior to publication. and lastly let's take a step back here. it is on its face remarkable that the president of the united states of america is in any way trying to stop publication of a book, breaching the right of free speech and freedom of the press, because said speech, let's be honest, hurts his feelings. it's not for a national security reason. in fact, from what we know about the president's furious response to this book, it seems the quotes from steve bannon, the mean, mean things he said about him and his family, are what upset him the most, the quotes. although white house press secretary

. >> narrator: in his autobiography, written with author tony schwartz, trump would call it "truthful>> "people want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. i call it truthful hyperbole." >> i came up with the phrase "truthful hyperbole," and of course it's a ridiculous term because there is no such thing as truthful hyperbole, but it's kind of a winning phrase. it really does capture a way in which he sees the world. the truth doesn't mean much to donald trump. >> in the time that i was reporting on him, his lawyer said to me, "donald is a believer that if you repeat something enough, people will start to believe it." >> its opening party was one to end them all. guests, thousands of them, mingled... >> narrator: and at its grand opening, the marketing, the publicity, paid off. >> ♪ whoo-hoo! ♪ this is your celebration. >> it's donald trump constructed out of marble and brass. that's what trump tower is. it's him. you know, it's bold, it's big, it's polished, and it's highly marketed. >> trump tower made him. it was a moment where glitz too