In October 2005, O’Brien, then a business reporter for the New York Times, published a book about Donald Trump, TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald. The book was not a hatchet job.

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he ...

Tim O'Brien, who spent massive amounts of time with Trump before writing TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday to discuss Trump's recent transition moves.

A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.” History, the saying goes, is written by the victors. That particular flex is in ...