Bob Woodward Paints A Presidential Portrait Like No Other For Donald Trump

For nearly half a century, Bob Woodward of The Washington Post has been reporting on presidents and power. But not since he covered the Watergate scandal in the 1970s has he assayed a presidency in crisis the way he does in Fear: Trump in the White House.

Woodward has published 18 previous books, most of them about presidents. They typically offer a rather doleful view of the world and an unsparing assessment of American political leaders.

But Fear belongs in a new category. Many readers will find Woodward’s depiction of this president and his presidency so devastating that it can only be described as an indictment.