Donald Trump's attorney sends cease-and-desist notice to ex-presidential adviser

US President Donald TrumpAn attorney for US President Donald Trump has sent a ceaseanddesist notice to a former chief adviser to the US President warning him that legal action is imminent over information he provided to an author of a forthcoming tellall book Trump attorney Charles J Harder said in a statement that the letter sent late on Wednesday and cited by Efe news agency on Thursday states that Steve Bannons actions in communicating with journalist and author Michael Wolff about a soontobe published book that purports to provide an inside peek into Trumps White House give rise to numerous legal claimsIt said those claims include defamation by libel and slander and breach of his written confidentiality and nondisparagement agreement with our clients Trump and Donald J Trump for President Inc Harders statement read adding that legal action is imminent The notice was delivered after British daily The Guardian published an extract of Wolffs forthcoming book Fire and Fury Inside the Trump White HouseIn it Bannon said among other things that a June 2016 New York meeting in which Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya sat down with Donald Trump Jr the Presidents soninlaw Jared Kushner and his thencampaign chairman Paul Manafort who were seeking damaging information on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was treasonous and unpatrioticYou have breached the confidentiality Agreement by among other things communicating with author Michael Wolff about Mr Trump his family members and the Company Trump Organisation disclosing Confidential Information to Mr Wolff and making disparaging statements and in some cases outright defamatory statements to Mr Wolff about Mr Trump his family members and the Company the ceaseanddesist letter reads On Wednesday Trump accused Bannon of having lost his mind after he was fired from the White House staff saying that the latter currently has nothing to do with him or his presidencyThe Presidents statement constituted an abrupt break with Bannon who was a prominent member of his campaign and then became a key strategy adviser after Trumps January 2017 inauguration Bannon served in the White House from January until August 2017 when he was fired in a shakeup after John Kelly was appointed Chief of Staff Bannon subsequently returned as executive chairman of Breitbart News a Trumpsupporting online news outletAfter Bannons departure from the White House he remained an informal adviser frequently consulted by Trump who continued to publicly defend him Trump on Wednesday also lambasted Bannon over the recent special Senate election in Alabama saying that Steve had everything to do with the loss of a Senate seat in Alabama held for more than 30 years by RepublicansBannon was instrumental in controversial GOP candidate Roy Moores surprise primary win over the Trumpbacked establishment hopeful and continued to support him even after he was accused of decadesold sexual misconduct by several women including individuals who were teenagers when the alleged incidents occurred Moore who Bannon contended would be a loyal supporter of Trumps America First agenda vehemently denied the accusationsTrump eventually threw his support behind Moore as well although the candidate went down to a narrow defeat to Democrat Doug JonesThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goTrending videos