The problem for Trump’s base is that Trump keeps choosing himself over them. The problem for Trump is that Trump’s base is more devoted to Q than to him.

Remember, Trump tried to pick Matt Gaetz — widely suspected of raping underage girls — as AG. Then, Trump picked Pam Bondi — who reportedly killed Florida’s Trump University case in exchange for a $25,000 donation. All for PRECISELY this moment — to cover up the Epstein case.

BREAKING - Trump gives Ghislaine Maxwell “limited immunity” to talk to administration officials Are they letting Maxwell out of prison in exchange for lying that Trump was never part of Epstein’s sex trafficking? Why else would govt talk to Maxwell - who’s already convicted?

I’ve prosecuted Trump. I’ve researched him. I’ve devoured every book and article on him. He is DESPERATE — overreacting because the WSJ articles drew blood and are almost certainly true. And now he’s botching everything. Suing WSJ? Terrible idea. Releasing Maxwell? Even worse.

Person A is a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, indicted under Espionage Act Person B has zero criminal history ever Newspaper says Person A may’ve been a pedophile rapist and covered it up — so Person A accuses Person B of treason Gosh how do we decide whom to believe? 🤔

🪦 RIP CBS, 1927-2025 🪦 RIP Viacom, 2005-2025 🪦 RIP Paramount, 1912-2025

BREAKING: Trump's FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger after blocking it Just DAYS after CBS (part of Paramount) fired Trump critic Stephen Colbert Just WEEKS after CBS paid $36 million to Trump to settle his bullshit lawsuit vs 60 Minutes TOTAL AND COMPLETE CORRUPTION

“No collusion” “I won the election” “She wasn’t my type” “I never slept with her” “It was a perfect phone call” “We didn’t commit any fraud” “I never paid her any hush money” “There are no classified records here” “There is no Epstein client list”

Gosh, why is Elon Musk so confident that there’s damning material in the secret unreleased Epstein files? It’s like he has some insider knowledge or something

2013 - Pam Bondi’s team at FL AG was set to join NY’s prosecution of Trump University — but Trump gave Bondi a $25,000 campaign check and the Trump U matter died 2025 - Bondi had the Epstein client list on her desk — but the matter has died What did Trump give Bondi this time?

All this because Trump’s ex sugar daddy said he was in the secret Epstein files?

The American military that has been deployed to liberate so many people is now being deployed to oppress Americans

Dear Elon Musk: Now why don't you share what you REALLY did to help Trump win the election? America deserves to know. xoxo We the People

Dear Graduates: Congrats! A few of you will become the next Elon Musk or Donald Trump. The rest of you will do worse than your parents, with worse jobs and high costs - so the multi-billionaires can become even richer. Or do you want to fight to change that? xoxo America

First TACO, now TWIT: Trump Wants Illegal Tariffs

It’s what we’ve been saying for months: Trump’s tariffs are ILLEGAL.

BREAKING: COURT BLOCKS TRUMP TARIFFS Trump LOSES in US Court of International Trade — which ruled that Trump exceeded his authorized power to jack up tariffs Administration has 10 days to halt tariffs MAJOR loss for Trump — and victory for lower costs for all Americans

Let’s do a Q & A! Reply here with your questions on the law, politics, and government and I’ll answer them this week on my substack and podcast!

Good time to remember: The last time Trump was president, he ran up more than 25% of ALL the debt in the entire history of America $7.8 TRILLION DOLLARS And he’s about to do it again — so he and his billionaire friends, Musk and Bezos and Zuckerberg, can get tax cuts

What should be next for this newsletter? What would you like to see? I'm curious to expand this in some new directions, and I'd love to hear from you! open.substack.com/pub/tristans...

Dear Jake Tapper, No, the original sin was JANUARY 6 — and not convicting Trump immediately after. Anything else is fake outrage to gin up ratings and book sales. xoxo America

If DOGE were a private company it would be facing multiple class action lawsuits for FRAUD and false advertising. Almost everything they’ve stated has been full of lies — one giant SCAM.

Let’s do a Q & A! Reply here with your questions on the law, politics, and government and I’ll answer them this week on my substack and podcast!

The Republicans tax bill is here. It does NOT ban taxing tips. It does NOT ban taxing overtime. It does NOT ban taxing Social Security. Trump LIED to you — y’all got PLAYED.

If Osama bin Laden were still alive, he could promise a Trump Tower in Afghanistan — and Trump would lift the terrorism designation for al Qaeda and order all 9/11 memorials be destroyed for being “woke.” THAT is how craven Trump is. It’s not America First. It’s Trump First.

Don’t worry — now you’ll only have to spend $50 to $150 extra in taxes, per child, for holiday gifts While Trump got a $400 million holiday gift early from Qatar Because he matters way more than your kids — right?

It’s time for a Q & A! Reply here with your questions on the law, politics, and government and I’ll answer them this week on my substack and podcast!

Sen. Chris Murphy: Foreign governments are realizing that if they do deals with the Trump team personally they’ll get what they need from the United States nationally.

BREAKING: Pete Hegseth plagiarized 8 different passages in senior thesis at Princeton, with many passages of 10-30+ words verbatim, per Daily Princetonian Princeton has strict policy against plagiarism, often with 1 year suspension He was untruthful then — and untruthful now

BREAKING: Trump “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus — which would allow government to arrest, exile, detain, and even kill ANY of us. With NO trial, NO lawyer, NO judge ever hearing from you. It would be the death of freedom in America.

Katie Porter: The cost of childcare in half of all states is the same or higher than college tuition ... We have people writing checks for childcare that are bigger than their mortgages.

The Mailbag returns! Time for another Q&A with Tristan answering your questions on the top political and legal stories in the news, plus an early look ahead at 2026 and 2028. open.substack.com/pub/tristans...

BREAKING: Trump to name Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim US Attorney for DC After Senate rejected his last pick, Ed Martin How many more TV hosts is Trump going to put in serious positions they’re unqualified for? THIS IS THE US GOVERNMENT — NOT THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

MAGA wants to ban dual citizenship and strip US citizenship from all dual citizens Wait till they find out Pope Leo is a dual citizen of the US and Peru

Remember when we said that what Signalgate is REALLY about is ensuring American pilots don't get shot down because attack plans are shared in non-secure Signal chats? Now not one but TWO F/A-18s have been lost over the Red Sea. Where is Pete Hegseth? And what is he texting?

Serious question: why would ANYONE hire or keep a law firm that surrendered to Trump? People want a lawyer who has their back, not a lawyer who has no spine.

Trump’s “crypto dinner” is literally selling the power of the US president to the highest foreign bidders. THIS IS TOTAL BRIBERY — and an unconstitutional violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Time for our weekly Q & A. Do you have questions on the law, politics, government, or anything else? Drop them below and I’ll answer them on my podcast!

First Germany. Then Canada. Now Australia. The whole world is REJECTING Trump and Putin — and all their radical right-wing fascist parties and politics.

Make populism the new progressivism What's another key to defeating Trumpism in the elections to come? Rebrand progressive policies as the true populism that a majority of Americans are craving -- and then deliver on those policies. open.substack.com/pub/tristans...

BREAKING -- TRUMP FIRES MICHAEL WALTZ Signalgate claims its first victim. Waltz and his deputy did not take the hint to resign -- and they're now OUT of their jobs next week If Waltz is out -- Pete Hegseth is in DEEP trouble And this is before the investigations really begin

BREAKING Remember when we said NY AG Letitia James had the power to investigate Trump tariff-related stock market manipulation and insider trading? IT'S HAPPENING. James just confirmed an investigation has been opened.

The US is now officially in stagflation -- with a shrinking economy AND above-average inflation First time we've been in stagflation since Jimmy Carter

Donald Trump is now so unpopular that he’s losing elections in OTHER countries.

100 days in, and Trump has already failed It only took 100 days for Trump to tank his presidency and wreck what marginal popularity he possessed. His failure to deliver on his promises means that a strong majority of Americans now oppose him. open.substack.com/pub/tristans...

Time for our weekly Q & A. Do you have questions on the law, politics, government, or anything else? Drop them below and I’ll answer them on my podcast!

The "special government employee" role Elon Musk has been abusing should be ELIMINATED. NO ONE should be able to spend 130 days/year in the government with ZERO ethics oversight, ZERO review of conflicts of interest, ZERO divestment of financial interests END THE CORRUPTION

Y’all, I think I found that welfare state the right wingers keep crying about

This is the part where Pete Hegseth resigns But will he actually? Probably not. Yet Signalgate will continue to grind on, even if (or especially if) its principal players refuse to leave the stage. open.substack.com/pub/tristans...