What The Fuck Just Happened Today?

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Day 348: Just a coffee boy.

Day 349: Treasonous.

Day 350: Cease and desist.

Day 351: Possible obstruction.

Day 354: Executive time.

Day 355: Sunk.

Day 356: A flawed legal premise.

Day 357: To surveil and abuse.

Day 358: Racist.

Day 362: Subpoenaed.

Day 363: Gag order.

Day 364: Irresponsible.

Day 365: The 11th hour.

Day 368: Shutdown shut down.

Day 369: Under pressure.

Day 370: Looking forward to it.

Day 371: Extraordinarily reckless.

Day 372: Confrontation.

Day 375: Stepping aside.

Day 376: Serving as a deterrent.

Day 377: Grave concerns.

Day 378: Never get out.

Day 379: Disgrace.

Day 382: A total waste of time.

Day 383: Total cooperation mode.

Day 384: Marching orders.

Day 385: Clear evidence.

Day 386: Fully aware.

Day 389: Ready, larger, and more lethal.

Day 390: The United States is under attack.

Day 391: Unconvinced.

Day 392: "You guys are the adults."

Day 393: Information warfare.

Day 396: Incontrovertible.

Day 397: Criminal information.

Day 398: Subversion.

Day 399: "ATTACKS WOULD END!"

Day 400: Bit of a bonus.

Day 403: They're on our side.

Day 404: Taking things seriously.

Day 405: White lies.

Day 406: No one listened.

Day 407: Leverage.

Day 410: President for life.

Day 411: There is no chaos.

Day 412: Hush agreement.

Day 413: Very unhappy.

Day 414: But his emails.

Day 417: Still intends to cooperate.

Day 418: You're fired.

Day 419: A movement, not a moment.

Day 420: Malicious.

Day 421: 100% safe.

Day 424: Brilliant and courageous.

Day 425: Shuffling the deck.

Day 426: No sense of urgency.

Day 427: Another one bites the dust.

Day 428: Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye.

Day 431: Conflicts.

Day 432: Botched obligations.

Day 433: Pertinent to the investigation.

Day 434: Freewheeling.

Day 435: Climate of change.

Day 438: DACA is dead.

Day 439: We've got your back.

Day 440: Short-term pain.

Day 441: Can't speak to the future of __________.

Day 442: TOTALLY under siege.

Day 445: Barbaric.

Day 446: "Why don't I just fire Mueller?"

Day 447: Get ready.

Day 448: Retroactive privilege.

Day 449: Slime ball.

Day 450: Mission accomplished.

Day 452: Morally unfit.

Day 453: Crimes of violence.

Day 454: This Russia thing.

Day 455: Clean up the mess.

Day 456: Unprecedented treachery.

Day 459: Under open assault.

Day 460: Do not worry.

Day 461: Virtually unexplained.

Day 462: Extremely opposed.

Day 463: Very sick or very dumb.

Day 466: Panic mode.

Day 467: So disgraceful.

Day 468: A setup and a trap.

Day 469: Suckers.

Day 470: Oh my goodness.

Day 473: Fighting back.

Day 474: Opposition media.

Day 475: Unprecedented and coordinated.

Day 476: Wrap it up.

Day 477: Big mistake.

Day 480: A fucked-up feedback loop.

Day 481: Hindsight.

Day 482: Russian assistance.

Day 483: Disgusting, illegal and unwarranted.

Day 484: Really bad stuff.

Day 487: Walking into a trap.

Day 488: Too inconvenient.

Day 489: Taxi King.

Day 490: "They're not innocent."

Day 491: A colossal waste.

Day 495: 1,475 children.

Day 496: "An absolute, total tool."

Day 497: Third-party status.

Day 498: "Totally unacceptable."

Day 501: Absolute right.

Day 502: Witness tampering.

Day 503: Obsessed.

Day 504: Acid-wash.

Day 505: We have a world to run.

Day 508: Sobering and a bit depressing.

Day 509: A very special bond.

Day 510: Sleep well tonight.

Day 511: Persistent illegal conduct.

Day 512: Fickle.

Day 515: Not on my watch.

Day 516: Infestation.

Day 517: A public relations nightmare.

Day 518: Shared values.

Day 519: Phony stories.

Day 522: Inhumane and unethical.

Day 523: Common ground.

Day 524: Bad idea.

Day 525: Completely unacceptable.

Day 526: Totally screwed.

Day 529: Art of the FART.

Day 530: Shredded.

Day 532: "My staff told me not to say this."

Day 533: Totally prepared.

Day 536: Piece of trash.

Day 537: "Putin may be the easiest."

Day 538: Tremendous relationships.

Day 539: Go it alone.

Day 540: Unwelcome.

Day 543: A disaster for our country.

Day 544: Strange and uncertain times.

Day 545: Big results.

Day 546: An incredible offer.

Day 547: Lordy, I hope there are tapes.

Day 550: Reality distortion field.

Day 551: Concerned.

Day 552: All the stuff.

Day 553: "Enough is enough."

Day 554: "Never even heard about it."

Day 557: "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

Day 558: Unhinged.

Day 559: A terrible situation.

Day 560: A low point.

Day 561: Pervasive.

Day 564: A complete fabrication.

Day 565: Reluctance.

Day 566: Kiss the ring.

Day 567: Space Force all the way.

Day 568: Be happy, be cool.

Day 571: Nothing but problems.

Day 572: Lowlife.

Day 573: Erratic.

Day 574: Hogwash.

Day 575: A very good person.

Day 578: "Truth isn't truth."

Day 579: For the "purpose of influencing the election."

Day 580: Individual-1.

Day 581: "It's not fair."

Day 582: You can do it.

Day 585: A cutthroat death match.

Day 586: Serious situation.

Day 587: Don't let it happen.

Day 588: Shape up.

Day 589: Over a barrel.

Day 593: We're in Crazytown.

Day 594: The worst mood.

Day 595: Total meltdown.

Day 596: Your fault.

Day 599: Quite enthusiastic.

Day 600: Reckless escalation.

Day 601: "Totally incompetent."

Day 602: 12,800 children.

Day 603: Full cooperation.

Day 606: Full steam ahead.

Day 607: A great gentleman.

Day 608: "What happens at Georgetown Prep, stays at Georgetown Prep."

Day 609: Such an outstanding man.

Day 610: As bad as she says.

Day 613: Lingering stench.

Day 614: But that's okay.

Day 615: "A total low-life."

Day 616: "I am terrified."

Day 617: Aggressive and belligerent.

Day 620: A new dawn.

Day 621: Tired of winning.

Day 622: Appalling.

Day 623: Unfathomable.

Day 624: Rock bottom.

Day 627: "An insult to the American public."

Day 628: Hidden genius.

Day 629: Inevitable.

Day 630: Highly unusual.

Day 631: Optics.

Day 634: Who cares.

Day 635: Totally denied.

Day 636: Natural instinct.

Day 637: Personal commitments.

Day 638: Discord.

Day 641: A great mind.

Day 642: Cover-up.

Day 643: Despicable acts.

Day 644: Boring.

Day 645: This "Bomb" stuff.

Day 648: Purveyor of hate speech.

Day 649: Blatantly unconstitutional.

Day 650: Maximum harm.

Day 651: Doing a service.

Day 652: Too stupid.

Day 655: Political stunt.

Day 656: Setting a tone.

Day 657: Presidential harassment.

Day 658: Above the law.

Day 659: Inconvenient facts.

Day 662: Infected.

Day 663: Grandstanding.

Day 664: Discretion.

Day 665: The envy of the world.

Day 666: Decorum.

Day 669: A failure to abide.

Day 670: Steadfast.

Day 671: Sad irony.

Day 676: Substantial damages.

Day 677: Gone rogue.

Day 678: Guts.

Day 679: "Stayed away."

Day 680: Peripheral awareness.

Day 683: Compromised.

Day 684: Loose ends.

Day 685: Substantial assistance.

Day 686: Strong signals.

Day 687: Undisciplined.

Day 690: "I have nothing to do with Russia."

Day 691: This wall thing.

Day 692: Hello darkness, my old friend.

Day 693: The Diplomacy Project.

Day 694: "Of course."

Day 697: A form of compromise.

Day 698: A shocking pattern of illegality.

Day 699: Everybody out.

Day 700: Fatally misconceived.

Day 701: Tailspin.

Day 704: All alone.

Day 706: Favors.

Day 707: Whatever it takes.

Day 708: A profit making operation.