Edition · December 16, 2022
The Daily Fuckup — December 16, 2022
1 verified report published on December 16, 2022.
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Closing take
The through-line here is simple: Trump-world kept trying to talk like a victim while the paper trail kept talking like a defendant. By December 16, the mess was not hypothetical, political, or rhetorical. It was documentary, criminal, and expensive.
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Story
tax-fraud fallout
Confidence 5/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5
Serious fuckup
Ten days after a New York jury convicted two Trump Organization entities, the case was headed toward sentencing, where a judge could still impose a fine of up to $1.6 million. As of Dec. 16, 2022, no sentence had been handed down.
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