Trump’s niece to reveal in new book how she leaked details of his 'fraudulent' tax schemes

'Too Much and Never Enough' will detail explosive allegations that say the president contributed to his older brother's death, report says

Donald Trump’s niece will reveal in a new book - set to be published just before the Republican National Convention - that she leaked tax returns showing his involvement in “fraudulent” schemes to the New York Times.

Mary Trump’s new book reportedly sheds light on her involvement in the newspaper’s explosive 2018 investigation, which showed how the president used tax dodges and loopholes to reap at least $413m from his father’s business empire — in part by opening a sham corporation with his siblings to disguise the funds as gifts.

The book, titled Too Much and Never Enough, will also detail how the president and his father allegedly contributed to the death of his older brother, Fred Trump Jr, according to the Daily Beast. Fred Trump Jr was Mary Trump’s father, and the once-heir apparent to the Trump empire.

Mr Trump told the Washington Post last year he “regret having put pressure” on his older brother to be a part of the family business, adding: “That would be the biggest mistake … There was sort of a double pressure put on him.”

The president’s older brother died in 1981 at the age of 42 from a heart attack. He suffered from alcoholism, and eventually left the family business to work at an airline.

The administration has routinely condemned revealing publications penned by those who either worked in or had access to the White House under Mr Trump. But with Too Much and Never Enough set to be published on 11 August, the book will become the first critical account of the president’s life and dealings published by a member of his own family.

Mary Trump sued the president and his siblings back in 2000 after they cut off medical coverage to her sick nephew, who was born 18 months earlier with a rare neurological disorder. The Trumps were engaged in a contentious battle over their estate at the time following the death of Fred Trump Sr.

In a rare interview she conducted at the time, Ms Trump said the president and siblings should have been “ashamed of themselves” for cutting off access to the medical coverage the patriarch of the family had provided in his will, adding: “I’m sure they are not.”

The Daily Beast, which first reported on the book’s upcoming publication, also said it would feature conversation with the president’s sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge who has remained out of the public eye throughout Mr Trump’s tenure in the Oval Office.

Ms Trump’s new book will be published just weeks before the Republican National Convention, a critical moment for the president’s re-election as he appears to be in a challenging race against former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee.