A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
2 verified reports published on June 18, 2024.
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The Trump operation got the kind of day that looks triumphant only if you squint past the fine print. The gag order stayed alive, the immunity ruling was narrower than the full absolution Trump wanted, and the political brand that promised law-and-order chaos got more law than order. That is not exactly the kind of momentum you buy with a campaign calendar.
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The Supreme Court handed Trump a major victory on presidential immunity, but it was not the total clean sweep his team had been selling. The ruling narrowed the prosecution’s path in the election-interference case while leaving unresolved how much of Trump’s conduct is still fair game.
New York’s highest court refused to take up Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush-money case, leaving the restrictions in place after his felony conviction. It is another reminder that his legal strategy keeps running into judges who are not interested in relitigating the world’s longest grievance tour.