Edition · April 22, 2024

The Daily Fuckup — April 22, 2024

2 verified reports published on April 22, 2024.

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Closing take

The broader pattern is the screwup. Trump keeps acting as if the law is just another stage, and every time he does it, the stage hands him a fresh piece of rope. On April 22, 2024, that rope looked less like campaign ammunition and more like evidence.

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Trump’s hush-money trial put the bookkeeping theory in plain view

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

Opening statements began April 22, 2024 in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial after jury selection wrapped the previous week. Prosecutors allege falsified business records were used to mask reimbursements tied to the 2016 election, a felony theory that depends on proving the records were altered in furtherance of another crime.

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