Baron said in 2016 about research for the book, "Given that he could ascend to the most powerful position in the world, Trump's life and career deserve to be explored in the greatest depth. That's what we intend to do, with a huge investment of reportorial and editing resources and with a staff that consistently has led the field in covering his volatile candidacy." The 2016 Trump presidential campaign initially refused to allow the candidate to be interviewed; Trump was eventually interviewed by Kranish and Fisher. During the writing process for the book, Trump threatened a lawsuit against Kranish and Fisher, commenting in an interview, "And I will bring more libel suits—maybe against you folks." After the book's publication, Trump urged his Twitter followers not to purchase the biography. Trump posted in an August 2016 tweet, "The @WashingtonPost quickly put together a hit job book on me – copies of some of their inaccurate stories. Don't buy, boring!" "Trump Revealed" was first published in 2016 in hardcover format by Scribner. It was released one month after the 2016 Republican National Convention. "The Washington Post" additionally made available on their website a large archive of research materials used in the composition of the biography, consisting of 400 documents. An audiobook of the same title was published that year by Simon & Schuster Audio, narrated by voice actor Campbell Scott, with total running time of 15 hours and 3 minutes. An ebook format was published the same year by Simon & Schuster, under the title, "Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President". A paperback edition was released by Scribner in 2017 under this title. A Dutch-language edition was published in 2017, and the book was published in English in London that year. "Trump Revealed" was a commercial success, making "The New York Times" Best Seller list in categories hardcover nonfiction, ebook nonfiction, and combined print and ebook nonfiction in September 2016. It remained on the list for hardcover for a second week. The biography made spot number three on the list of nonfiction best sellers by "The Washington Post" in September 2016. "The Philadelphia Inquirer" selected "Trump Revealed" as a "Best Book of the Year". The "Los Angeles Times" featured "Trump Revealed" as a "Most Important Book of the Year". In commenting on its selection, the "Los Angeles Times" observed, "As we look ahead to a Trump administration that appears particularly disinclined toward transparency, this book is all the more valuable in understanding how Trump, our president-elect, has behaved in the past as a manager, businessman and private person."