Edition · November 25, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — November 25, 2021

3 verified reports published on November 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

Thanksgiving did not stop the paperwork, and paperwork is where a lot of Trump’s trouble lived in late 2021. The day’s stories show the same pattern over and over: delay, denial, and another court or watchdog saying, in effect, not so fast.

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Trump’s Jan. 6 Records Fight Was Already in Appellate Limbo

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

As of Nov. 25, 2021, Donald Trump’s fight to block release of Jan. 6-related presidential records was in appellate limbo: a federal judge had rejected his bid on Nov. 9, and the D.C. Circuit had put the order on hold while it prepared for argument on Nov. 30.

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Trump’s Records Fight Kept the Spotlight on What He Tried to Hide

★★★☆☆Fuckup rating 3/5 Major mess

The legal fight over White House records tied to the Jan. 6 investigation kept stretching through November 2021. The key court action came on Nov. 11, when an appeals court temporarily blocked release of the records, and Trump followed with another executive-privilege claim on Nov. 15.

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