A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
1 verified report published on November 18, 2023.
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For Trump, the pattern on November 18 was familiar and ugly: even the “wins” came with legal language that sounded like an indictment of his conduct, not a vindication. That is the kind of day that looks smaller in the moment than it does in the long run, because every fresh ruling, filing, and hearing keeps building the case that Trump’s political strategy is inseparable from the conduct now dragging him into court.
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A Colorado district judge said Donald Trump engaged in insurrection tied to Jan. 6 but declined to disqualify him from the state’s ballot under the case brought against him.