Tim Devine

Tim Devine is an award-winning news and editorial writer, as well as a former music, entertainment and technology executive and a Political Science and Media graduate from the University of California, Berkeley. In his music career he has signed such gold and platimum artists as Katy Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Blind Melon, Mazzy Star, Switchfoot and Train and worked with Paul McCartney, the Beastie Boys and produced or co-produced over a dozen major motion picture soundtracks from Rainman to Clueless. As a journalist he has written for Rolling Stone, Billboard, the LA Free Press and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Lynn. 

Q&A with “Days of Trump” author Tim Devine

Q: So what made you decide to write a book on the Trump presidency in the first place?

A: Good question. More than any other presidential term in memory, the Donald Trump presidency was a never-ending whirlwind of activity, policy directives (E.O.s), hirings and firings, public events, tweets, etc. that the world had never seen before. Between all that and the machinations of many of his key players (Bannon, Kellyanne, Kelly, Prebius, Barr, etc.), we felt it was incumbent upon some journalist(s) to pull everything together and not rely on hundreds of disparate reports but instead to have everything all in one place for future generations.

Q: With so many different moving pieces, how did you decide what to cover?

A: Well the obvious ones tend to handle themselves: the inauguration, the first 100 days, the various overseas trips and summits, (G-7, Helsinki, Middle East, visits with the Queen, etc.), the Trump tax cuts, “the Wall,” and of course the Mueller investigation (with new perspectives) and the two impeachments, and the unprecedented events of January 6th. But there are 100’s of less major events (“Alternative Facts,” “Covfefe,” hirings and firings and fill in a lot of the gaps to make for a compete record. We had to cut it off at 566 pages or it could have gone to 900 pages and a volume two!

(We also provide over 500 links to more stories, photographs and documents for those that want to venture in deeper than the 500+ page of the book already covered.)

Q: Now Trump had many colorful players around him seemingly at al times. Do they get coverage, too?

A: You mean like Bannon, Roger Stone, Rudy Guiliani, Paul Manafort, and others? Most definitely! We cover over 500 players who intersected Trump world in the White House. From Anthony Scaramucci (“The Mooch”) to Kellyanne Conway, Jeff Sessions, Rex Tillerson, McMaster, John Kelly, Bill Barr, Jared & Ivanka, Senators from Lindsay Graham to Ted Cruz to Bob Corker to Mitt Romney (sometimes appearing as his nom-de-plume, Pierre Delecto!) to many, many more…

Q: What should readers know that this book is not?

A: At its core, DAYS of TRUMP is not about Trump, it’s about the Trump Presidency. Therefore if you are looking for dirt on Biden or Hunter Biden’s laptop or Hillary’s server, this is not the book for you. Think of it more like the Teddy White chronicles of JFK. Also, the story continues on our website (DAYSofTRUMP.com) with updates and articles that happened after the book was published. Enjoy!