Edition · December 27, 2021

The Daily Fuckup — December 27, 2021

1 verified report published on December 27, 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

By the end of 2021, Trump’s biggest problem was no longer just politics. It was that the legal record kept getting thicker, and the excuses kept getting thinner.

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New York AG Seeks Trump Family Testimony in Trump Organization Probe

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

New York Attorney General Letitia James on January 18, 2022 asked a judge to compel Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to give sworn testimony in the office’s civil investigation into the Trump Organization. The filing said investigators had uncovered evidence suggesting the company used misleading asset valuations to obtain economic benefits.

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