2019 Day 1072: A Republican senator is "disturbed" by the coordination between Mitch McConnell and the White House; Trump retweeted an article that contained the name of the alleged whistleblower; and 49% of Americans said Trump will be remembered as a "poor" or "below average" president. Dec 27, 2019
2023 Day 1072: The Supreme Court rejected special counsel Jack Smith's request to immediately decide whether Trump is immune from prosecution for bid to overturn his 2020 election loss; Trump urged a federal appeals court to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal election subversion case, arguing – again – that he is “absolutely immune” from prosecution because plotting to overturn the 2020 election was related to his official duties as president; Michigan Supreme Court rejected an attempt to keep Trump off the state's 2024 primary ballot based on the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban”; Trump endorsed a voter survey describing his potential second term political goals as “dictatorship,” “revenge,” and "power"; Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after being ordered to immediately pay the $148 million he owes for defaming two former Georgia election workers; and the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the state’s legislative maps, which favor Republicans, are unconstitutional and ordered new maps ahead of the 2024 elections. Dec 27, 2023