The Daily Fuckup — July 18, 2021

Edition · July 18, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — July 18, 2021

1 verified report published on July 18, 2021.

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Closing take

The July 18, 2021 Trump-world scoreboard was simple: the business empire looked worse, the legal cloud looked heavier, and the political argument that this was all just “fake news” looked more threadbare by the hour. Even on a quiet Sunday, the consequences were still compounding.

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Weisselberg Charges Keep Pressure on Trump Organization After July Indictment

Post-indictment fallout Confidence 5/5

★★★☆☆Fuckup rating 3/5 Major mess

The Trump Organization was still absorbing the fallout from the July 1, 2021 criminal indictment of the company and Allen Weisselberg. By July 18, there was no new filing or hearing in the case, but the charges kept the company under scrutiny because prosecutors said its compensation practices were used to hide pay and evade taxes. The legal threat was real, but the date mattered: the indictment was the event, and July 18 was simply part of the aftermath.

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