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Trump Files Immunity Challenge in Jan. 6 Case
Trump’s lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss the election-interference indictment, arguing that alleged official acts as president are protected by presidential immunity.
Edition · October 5, 2023
The Daily Fuckup — October 5, 2023
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Closing take
October 5 was not some glorious pivot to Trump vindication; it was a day when his team reached for maximalist legal theories while witnesses described a company that treated fame like a balance-sheet asset. That is not a durable governing philosophy, no matter how many flags it waves around it. The day’s real theme was simple: when Trump-world is cornered, it tends to answer with overreach, and the receipts keep getting thicker.
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Trump’s Fraud Trial Keeps Exposing Celebrity Math as Business Strategy
On the same day Trump’s lawyers were trying to build a presidential immunity escape hatch in Washington, his New York fraud trial was hearing more testimony about inflated property values and the strange idea that fame itself should count as an asset. The testimony sharpened the case that Trump’s business empire treated his brand as a financial instrument, which is exactly the kind of thing that sounds impressive until it has to survive a courtroom.