Former Trump administration official Cliff Sims recently garnered national headlines over the release of his book about his time at the White House.
Titled Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House and released last month, Sims documents his experiences working under Trump, both the highs and the lows.
The title was inspired by the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, a 2006 best-selling book about the diverse political views and personalities of those working in the Lincoln administration.
“I wanted to portray the President as he really is — a multi-dimensional person, with extraordinary gifts and major flaws, just like the rest of us,” Sims explained to The Christian Post.
“I didn't think much about whether things were ‘positive’ or ‘negative,’ I just wanted to peel back the curtain and show him how he really is behind the scenes.”
Sims’ book stirred outrage from President Donald Trump, whose campaign filed an arbitration claim against Sims, alleging he violated a non-disclosure agreement, according to CBS News.
In response, Sims filed a lawsuit in district court on Feb. 11 accusing the Trump administration of trying to unlawfully silence him.
“The U.S. government is intentionally and unconstitutionally engaging in a subterfuge effort to use a private entity, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., to do its bidding to silence Mr. Sims when it is really the intense powers of the presidency coming down upon a sole individual,” read the suit, as reported by CBS.
The Christian Post reached out to Sims before the district court lawsuit was filed. He responded via email to questions on matters including his experiences working in D.C., how his Christian beliefs were put to the test, and his views on the current 2020 presidential election field. Here are excerpts from the correspondence.
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