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Trump Organization Tax Case Goes to Jury
Jurors in the Trump Organization tax case began deliberating in Manhattan on Dec. 5, 2022, after hearing evidence about perks, payroll records, and untaxed compensation. The verdict came the next day.
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The Daily Fuckup — December 5, 2022
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Closing take
The headline of the day was not subtle: Trump-world kept advertising its own problems faster than it could manage them. The New York cases were tightening, the company was under pressure, and the family brand was still operating like consequences were a rumor. That combination made December 5 feel less like a holding pattern than a trapdoor.
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Ivanka Trump Gets Cut Out of the Fraud Monitor Process
A New York court-monitored cleanup of the Trump Organization took another awkward turn as Ivanka Trump was relieved from the process overseeing the family business. The move underscored how tangled the company’s governance problems had become, and how even the family members who are trying to stay at arm’s length still keep getting pulled back into the mess.