Trump brother wants niece’s book gone

– One of Donald Trump’s brothers requested a restraining order to block publication of a potentially explosive book written by the US president’s niece, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Mary Trump will release her no-holds-barred memoir Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, on 28 July, according to publishing house Simon & Schuster.

Robert S Trump, the president’s younger brother, asked a court in the New York borough of

Queens to block the book’s publication, alleging that Mary Trump was violating a nondisclosure agreement related to the settlement of the estate of Fred Trump, her grandfather – and Donald Trump’s father.

“Her attempt to sensationalise and mischaracterise our family relationship after all these years for her own financial gain is a travesty and injustice to the memory of our beloved parents,” Robert S Trump said in a statement, cited by the newspaper.

“I and the rest of my entire family are so proud of my wonderful brother, the president, and feel that Mary’s actions are truly a disgrace,” he said.

According to Simon & Schuster, the memoir “shines a bright light on the dark history” of the president’s family.

The 240-page book will detail events Mary Trump witnessed as a child while spending time at her grandparents’ house in Queens.

“She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse,” Simon & Schuster said in a blurb about the book. – AFP