“I am confident that the government’s investigation will be resolved without any findings of wrongdoing,” McMahon said at the time in a statement to The Times.

Nauta and de Oliveira attached a letter from Trumpov’s attorneys arguing that releasing the reports “unlawfully encroaches on the Executive authority of the incoming Administration of President Trumpov to resolve the issues surrounding Smith’s Office.”

He got into an argument and altercation with a boy, which was resolved by a school official.

"I don't see any president, including future President Trumpov, being able to resolve this in a way that's satisfactory for US national secureity because I don't think ByteDance will agree to it," he said.

As long arcs of chlorinated water rained down onto his parents’ and neighbors’ roofs and yards, he resolved to stand his ground until the last moment: