pandemic that affected so many lives and dragged him down in the eyes of americans who concluded they failed when faced with that all-important task. as for trump, he said at the time he did not see the emergency as his test of a lifetime. was there a moment in all of this last two months where you said to yourself, ah, this is the leadership test of a lifetime? no. no. and no hesitation. now, that is a small part of one of trump s newsworthy interviews with bob woodward conducted across the outbreak of the pandemic and 2020 campaign. 20 interviews across that stretch. trump sometimes making the calls, something he apparently now regrets. the former president is suing woodward, we should note, over publishing these interviews that he agreed to. any legal expert say trump would be likely to lose based on the law. we published the interviews in the trump tapes , his assessment that trump is a unique danger to network. that conclusion goes parter quite frankly than much o
any legal expert say trump would be likely to lose based on the law. we published the interviews in the trump tapes , his assessment that trump is a unique danger to network. that conclusion goes parter quite frankly than much of the journalism woodward is known for. ten presidents, watergate, that upended the nixon era to deep looks at clinton, bush, and the obama years. 21 books in all. most made the best seller list. two pulitzer prizes. i want to tell thank you special we re doing is built around woodward s reporting with government material and a walk through the pandemic era. after we show you what we are learning tonight, we will turn to mr. woodward, who joins us later in this program. but first, we re going to walk through some of his reporting,