Edition · June 16, 2022
The Daily Fuckup — June 16, 2022
3 verified reports published on June 16, 2022.
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Closing take
The throughline on June 16 was simple: Trump’s post-election scheme was no longer a rumor, a partisan talking point, or a constitutional fever dream. It was turning into a documented record of pressure, panic, and bad legal advice. That is not a good day for a former president who still wants to sell himself as the guy who always knows the biggest brain in the room.
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Pence Pressure
Confidence 5/5
★★★★★Fuckup rating 5/5
Five-alarm fuckup
The January 6 committee’s June 16 hearing put Trump’s pressure campaign on Mike Pence front and center, with testimony and documentary evidence showing how far the former president pushed to get the vice president to block or delay the electoral count. The day’s presentation made the core problem harder for Trumpworld to dodge: the vice president was being urged to do something his own advisers, and plenty of lawyers, knew he had no lawful authority to do.
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Bad Lawyering
Confidence 5/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5
Serious fuckup
The June 16 hearing added testimony and documents showing John Eastman’s plan for Mike Pence had no real legal support and that Trump’s circle had been told the vice president had no lawful basis to do what they wanted. That made the postelection push look less like a good-faith legal dispute and more like a campaign to force a result the law did not allow.
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Paper Trail
Confidence 4/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5
Serious fuckup
The June 16 hearing was another reminder that Trump’s election lies are not just old rhetoric but a documented campaign with real-world consequences. The more the committee lays out witness testimony and internal evidence, the harder it becomes for Trump to sell the story as harmless grievance politics.
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