Three labels
Fact. A Fact line links a primary record: a court docket or order, a government filing or release, a congressional record, an SEC or FEC filing, a tax form, or the person’s own words on video or on the record. If you follow the link, you can read the record yourself.
Reported. A Reported line links a named news outlet. It says what that outlet reported. It is not upgraded to Fact until a primary record is linked.
Commentary. Commentary is opinion: the file’s own reading of the record, or a named commentator’s. It is labeled so it is never mistaken for a record.
Where a file looked for a record and did not find it, it says so in a “Not located as of the last check” line instead of filling the gap.
A filing is not a finding
A complaint, an indictment, a motion, an affidavit, a referral, or an impeachment resolution being introduced is an accusation or a request. It is not a judgment, a conviction, or a removal. Case files say which stage a matter has reached: introduced is not voted on, and voted on is not removed. A stay or a denial of a stay is not a ruling on the merits.
Last checked
Each case file carries one “Last checked” date in its footer. That is the date its sources were last reviewed. Events after that date may not be reflected yet.
Corrections
If something on any case file is wrong, out of date, or mislabeled, email hello@totetray.com with the page link and, if you have one, a source. We reply within 5 business days, and when a correction is warranted we fix the page it affects and log it below.
Corrections log
- Oct 17, 2026. Judge case files: removed “impeached judge” labels where impeachment articles had only been introduced. Those pages now say the articles were introduced and that no House vote or removal followed.
- Oct 17, 2026. Several case files: corrected dates, titles and office descriptions to match the primary record they cite.
- Oct 17, 2026. Several case files: lines that relied only on a news outlet were relabeled Reported, and claims we could not tie to a source were removed or marked as not located.
- Oct 17, 2026. Several case files: removed internal production notes that had been published by mistake.