Edition · November 6, 2024

The Daily Fuckup — November 6, 2024

3 verified reports published on November 6, 2024.

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Closing take

The election was one day old, and Trump’s world was already treating institutional guardrails like suggestions. Even in victory, the pattern was the same: bully the system, muddy the facts, and call the damage a mandate.

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Special counsel rushes to mothball Trump’s election case after victory

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

Trump’s win forced federal prosecutors to move toward dismissing the Jan. 6 election-interference case, a dramatic example of how the man who spent years trying to overturn an election was about to benefit from winning the next one. The filing underscored the absurdity of a justice system now stuck explaining why a case about subverting democracy could not easily survive a victorious defendant becoming president-elect.

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