Jimmy Kimmel finds flaw with Trump's lawyers' attempt to stop book release

The Trump administration might look like an insane dumpster fire, but it's actually a well-oiled machine, full of smart, competent people. Just kidding. It's even more of an insane dumpster fire than you could have possibly imagined. Trump gave writer Michael Wolff access to his inner circle, which now Wolff is sharing all the juicy details in his new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. The book contains several astonishing and hilarious revelations. Here's some highlights: Donald hated his inauguration because no A-listers showed up. Steve Bannon thought Donald Jr's meeting with Russians was treasonous, and that his dad was there. Ivanka makes fun of her dad's combover. Donald doesn't read, or even skim; his staff considers him "semi-literate." Donald didn't even want be President. Melania didn't want to him to win, either; on Election Night, she cried in despair. The President and the First Lady sleep in separate bedrooms. And every night, Donald goes to sleep at 6:30PM, eating a cheeseburger in bed, alone, watching three televisions. Of course, President Trump and the White House have slammed the book, calling it "phony," "full of lies," "a complete fantasy," and "tabloid gossip." His lawyers are even trying to block the book's release, sending cease-and-desist letters to Wolff and the publisher, Henry Holt & Co. They claim the information breaks “confidentiality and non-disparagement agreement.” Obviously, this is a huge contradiction. If the book is "full of lies," how is Wolff breaking a confidentiality agreement? A confidentiality agreement says that you won't reveal any real information. So, this is book is both full of lies and totally true? It doesn't make sense. Luckily, we've got roughly 5,000 late night talk shows pointing out the comedy in Trumpland so our heads don't explode. And Jimmy Kimmel has really been on a roll lately. He summed up America's gun problems in a heartbreaking monologue, and has been a passionate advocate for health care, ever since his son, Billy, was forced to undergo heart surgery. Thankfully, Billy's doing great, and last month he made his late night debut. Watch out, Guillermo! He might take your spot as sidekick. [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e0bUPfHU4s]] Last night Kimmel weighed on Wolff's book, and pointed out a hilarious flaw in Trump's attacks: They've totally backfired. The furious statement and the cease-and-desist have done nothing but stir up interest in the book. "It's gone from number 48,000 on Amazon straight to Number One,” said Kimmel. “If you don’t want people to read a book about you, why would you take legal action to try to stop people from reading the book about you?” (Good point!) “I wasn’t going to buy the book, I was just gonna read the excerpts in magazines and move on," Jimmy continued. "But now that Trump’s lawyers are going all-out to try to stop this book from being published, I’m buying 20 copies! I can’t buy enough of these books!” I mean, it's pretty simple reverse psychology. When people tell you not to read something, you just want to read it more. You'd think a so-called genius marketer like Donald Trump would be aware of that strategy. Maybe someone on his staff will explain it to him as he goes to sleep alone in bed at 6:30PM, munching on a cheeseburger.