Edition · October 6, 2022
The Daily Fuckup — October 6, 2022
1 verified report published on October 6, 2022.
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Closing take
The common thread on October 6 was simple: Trump-world kept insisting it was on offense while the record showed it was mostly stuck absorbing hits. The politics were loud, but the legal and institutional pressure was louder. That is usually how a screwup becomes a pattern.
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Ranked by how bad the fuckup was
5 stars means maximum fallout. 1 star means a smaller self-own.
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Legal squeeze
Confidence 5/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5
Serious fuckup
By Oct. 6, 2022, Trump was already under pressure from the New York civil fraud lawsuit and the long-running Supreme Court fight over Jan. 6-related presidential records. The House Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena came later, on Oct. 21.
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