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Article snippet: Several current and former aides rushed on Tuesday to defend MORE and undermine veteran journalist Bob Woodward, ramping up the credibility war between the president and the Watergate journalist upon the release of his latest book. The tensions deepened as Woodward's "Fear: Trump in the White House" officially hit bookshelves on Tuesday. It's expected to be a best-seller, with reports of 1 million copies being printed. Two of the main people criticizing Woodward and the book on Tuesday were ex-White House staff secretary Rob Porter and former top economic adviser MORE, who are both seen as possible sources of the Watergate reporter. Both issued statements on Tuesday denouncing the book's narrative, which depicts a White House beset by internal chaos and filled with senior-level staffers who secretly oppose the president when they believe he may endanger the country. “This book does not accurately portray my experience at the White House. I am proud of my service in the Trump Administration, and I continue to support the President and his economic agenda,” Cohn said in a statement to Axios. Porter suggested that Woodward mischaracterized what took place when he reported that Cohn “stole” documents off the Resolute Desk, and more broadly knocked the book as “selective and often misleading.” “During my time in the White House, I sought to serve the President’s best interests and to help enable his many successes—successes that Mr. Woodward’s book ignores,” Porter sa... Link to the full article to read more