▁pre - release ▁book ▁ex cer pts . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁reported ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁potential ▁mass ▁res ignation , ▁a ▁“ mid night ▁self - mass acre ”, ▁to ▁warn ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁the ▁gravity ▁of ▁the ▁cha otic ▁situation ▁inside ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁The ▁Rach el ▁M add ow ▁Show ▁covered ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁president ' s ▁er oding ▁decision - making ▁capabilities , ▁" a ▁to xic ▁combination ▁of ▁amor ality ▁and ▁ind ifference ", ▁and ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁using ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Am end ment . ▁Other ▁media ▁have ▁been ▁covering ▁the ▁ex cer pt ▁on ▁the ▁president ' s ▁mental ▁ac u ity ▁and ▁vol at ility , ▁that ▁he ▁" st umb les , ▁sl urs , ▁gets ▁confused , ▁is ▁easily ▁ir rit ated , ▁and ▁has ▁trouble ▁synth es izing ▁information ". ▁ ▁The ▁White ▁House ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁ex cer pts , ▁calling ▁the ▁book ▁a ▁" work ▁of ▁fiction ” ▁and ▁the ▁author ▁a ▁" cow ard ". ▁Vice ▁President ▁Mike ▁P ence ▁ins isted ▁he ▁never ▁heard ▁any ▁talk ▁about ▁using ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁remove ▁Trump ▁from ▁office . ▁The ▁Justice ▁Department ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁author ▁warning ▁that ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁may ▁be ▁viol ating ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁n ond is closure ▁agre ements ▁by ▁writing ▁the ▁book . ▁The ▁publish er ▁def ended ▁the ▁author , ▁denied ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁pre - public