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Trump turns his felony verdict into a grievance tour
The day after becoming the first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes, Trump used a Trump Tower appearance to cast the verdict as persecution and attack the justice system.
Edition · June 1, 2024
The Daily Fuckup — June 1, 2024
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Closing take
Trump’s playbook after a catastrophe is always the same: deny, denounce, monetize. On May 31, it was all three, and none of it looked especially stable.
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Trump team moves to block Republicans from fundraising off the verdict
After Trump’s May 30 conviction, his campaign quickly pushed back on Republican efforts to use the verdict in their own fundraising appeals.