Edition · July 3, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — July 3, 2021

1 verified report published on July 3, 2021.

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.

Closing take

The immediate political punch here is simple: Trump keeps selling strength, but his business keeps arriving in court looking small, sloppy, and legally radioactive. On a holiday weekend, that is not the kind of fireworks any campaign wants.

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Trump Organization, Weisselberg charged in New York tax case

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

Two days earlier, on July 1, 2021, Manhattan prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, in a case that accuses them of hiding compensation and evading taxes. Both defendants pleaded not guilty as the criminal case began.

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