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Edition · February 3, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — February 3, 2021

2 verified reports published on February 3, 2021.

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Closing take

The larger story on February 3 was not subtle: Trump’s camp was trying to transform a political catastrophe into a procedural loophole. That may have pleased the loyalists, but it also handed critics a neat, ugly frame for the trial to come — if he won’t answer for the riot on the merits, he’ll try to win on technicalities. That’s not innocence. That’s damage control with a constitutional costume on.

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Trump’s impeachment defense goes straight for the loophole

Jurisdiction dodge Confidence 5/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

Trump’s lawyers answered the House impeachment article by arguing that the Senate had no jurisdiction because he was already out of office, a move that immediately signaled a defense built less on facts than on escape hatches. The filing also denied the core allegation tied to January 6, setting up a trial fight over both the attack itself and the power of Congress to judge a former president. For Trump, it was a familiar play: deny, delay, and hope procedure buries the substance.

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