The Donald Files https://thedonaldfiles.com/ The Donald Files — Brutal. Factual. Documented. Sourced reporting and snark on Trump, with every receipt in the file. en-us Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:39:08 GMT <![CDATA[He banned the pool, then launched Trump TV on YouTube]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/wh-youtube-trump-tv/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/wh-youtube-trump-tv/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[UNGA’s greatest hits: the laugh track, the broken teleprompter, and seven wars that weren’t]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/trump-un-blunders/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/trump-un-blunders/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[Two lines, one midterm choke: photo ID + proof of citizenship]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-save-america-act-photo-id/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-save-america-act-photo-id/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[He called the White House a “dump,” then sold the ballroom as a free gift again]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-white-house-dump-ballroom/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-white-house-dump-ballroom/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[On 9/11 night he dropped a Caracas flex reel: “effed around, and he found out”]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-caracas-maduro-fafo/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-caracas-maduro-fafo/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[He declared Dallas “beat the NFL” before the ratings even existed]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-dallas-beat-nfl/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-dallas-beat-nfl/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[On 9/11 weekend he boosted a vandalism yarn while the contractor paperwork points at botched primer]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-reflecting-pool-vandalism-primer/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-reflecting-pool-vandalism-primer/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[He wants a 30-foot Washington “Colossus” and a culture war at the Smithsonian]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-colossus-smithsonian-washington/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-colossus-smithsonian-washington/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[He doubled down on the $5,000 midterm bribe on his own app]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-trump-dividend-5000-double-down/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/truth-social-trump-dividend-5000-double-down/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[Trump ties endless Iran war to the midterms, threatens Pickaxe Mountain again]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/iran-war-midterms-pickaxe-mountain/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/iran-war-midterms-pickaxe-mountain/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[Trump’s midterm bribe cosplay: $5,000 “Trump dividend” if the GOP keeps Congress]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/trump-dividend-5000-gop-congress/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/trump-dividend-5000-gop-congress/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[DOJ asks SCOTUS to keep Nevada’s unlawfully parked U.S. attorney]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/doj-scotus-nevada-us-attorney-chattah/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/doj-scotus-nevada-us-attorney-chattah/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[Trump gave $45k cash “holiday” gifts to West Wing favorites]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/trump-west-wing-holiday-cash-gifts/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/trump-west-wing-holiday-cash-gifts/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS <![CDATA[DOJ begs the Supreme Court to revive its blocked voter-purge database]]>https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/doj-scotus-save-voter-verification/https://thedonaldfiles.com/reports/doj-scotus-save-voter-verification/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTREPORTS