Edition · August 29, 2023
The Daily Fuckup — August 29, 2023
1 verified report published on August 29, 2023.
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Closing take
The through-line on August 29 was simple: Trump’s 2020 lie was still generating fresh institutional headaches in 2023. Even without a brand-new indictment that day, the Georgia case kept proving it was not some ceremonial political squall. It was an ongoing legal and political sinkhole, and everyone still standing nearby was getting dirt on their shoes.
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Georgia chokehold
Confidence 5/5
★★★★★Fuckup rating 5/5
Five-alarm fuckup
The Fulton County election-interference indictment stayed a live threat for Trump and his allies after Aug. 14, when prosecutors charged him and 18 others in a Georgia racketeering case built around efforts to overturn the 2020 election result.
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