Edition · September 25, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — September 25, 2021

3 verified reports published on September 25, 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

For Trump and his orbit, September 25, 2021 was another reminder that the coup hangover was not going away on vibes alone. The lawyers could stall, the aides could posture, and the surrogates could shout, but the record kept getting thicker. On this date, the story was less about political theater than the hardening consequence of it.

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Trump’s Jan. 6 records fight was already in motion

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

By Sept. 25, 2021, the House Jan. 6 select committee’s records demand was already weeks old. The request to the National Archives, dated Aug. 25, set off a broader dispute over preservation, access, and privilege that would grow later in the fall.

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