A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
3 verified reports published on May 1, 2018.
This edition is the complete daily record. Reports remain separate so readers can see each claim, source set, correction, and update without one article being mislabeled as the entire edition.
The common thread here is simple: every attempted clarification made the underlying story look more organized, more deliberate, and more dangerous. On May 1, Trump world was not just taking heat; it was actively feeding the next round of it.
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Trump’s new lawyer effectively admitted a reimbursement arrangement for Michael Cohen, undercutting earlier denials and inviting more questions about timing, purpose, and disclosure.
New reporting on May 1 showed the hush-money story growing more damaging, not less, as Trump’s team tried to explain away a payment he had publicly said he knew nothing about.
Daniels’ legal fight against Trump remained active, keeping the payoff story in the public record and forcing Trump’s side to answer through lawyers instead of bluster.