Monday, Jan. 8, 2018

<p>Five days after the release of the tell-all book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” President Trump defended his mental health, calling himself a “very stable genius.” And Stephen K. Bannon, the president’s former chief strategist, backed away from calling Donald Trump Jr. “treasonous.” Why did a publication with little new reporting in it cause such a big stir? Guests: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/peter-baker" target="_blank">Peter Baker</a>, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jeremy-w-peters" target="_blank">Jeremy W. Peters</a>, a Times journalist who has reported on Mr. Bannon for years. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p>