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What criminal indictments against Donald Trump remain active in state and federal courts as of November 2025?
Executive summary
As of mid-November 2025, reporting and tracking projects show four major criminal matters that began in 2023 — a New York state case (Manhattan hush‑money falsified records), a Georgia state RICO election‑interference case, and two federal prosecutions (a classified‑documents matter in Florida and a January‑6 election‑subversion case in D.C.) — but outcomes and active status vary: the New York case produced a May 30, 2024 conviction with sentencing later leading to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025; the two federal cases led by Special Counsel Jack Smith were dismissed or dropped after judicial and prosecutorial action in 2024–2025; the Georgia prosecution experienced prosecutorial disqualification and a change of prosecutor with proceedings continuing into late 2025 [1] [2] [3] [4]. Available sources do not provide a single, consolidated docket list as of November 2025; they present overlapping timelines and differing emphasis [5] [6].
1. New York hush‑money case — conviction, sentencing events, and current posture
The Manhattan indictment charging 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records resulted in a jury conviction on May 30, 2024; Judge Juan Merchan later presided over sentencing activity and on January 10, 2025 issued an unconditional discharge of the sentence, while appeals activity continued into 2025 with filings noted in October 2025 [7] [2] [3]. Coverage emphasizes that although this was the first jury conviction of a former U.S. president, post‑trial procedures (motions, sentencing delays, and appeal filings) extended through 2025 [5] [4].
2. Federal classified‑documents and January‑6 election subversion prosecutions — dismissals and prosecutorial decisions
Two federal criminal matters led by Special Counsel Jack Smith — the June 2023 classified‑documents indictment (Florida) and the August 2023 election‑subversion indictment (D.C.) — faced major procedural reversals: a July 15, 2024 district court ruling dismissed at least the Florida superseding indictment on an Appointments Clause theory, and Smith later announced dropping both the classified‑documents and the election‑subversion prosecutions in November 2024; subsequent appeals and DOJ filings followed but reporting indicates the federal cases were not proceeding in their original form after those moves [2] [5] [4] [8]. Lawfare and major outlets summarize that after Trump’s 2024 election victory, the Department of Justice and Smith took steps that effectively ended the two federal prosecutions as previously filed [4] [2].
3. Georgia RICO election case — disqualification, replacement of prosecutor, and ongoing status
The Fulton County, Georgia indictment (originally August 2023) charged Trump and co‑defendants under Georgia’s RICO statute for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 result. That prosecution was disrupted by disciplinary and conflict issues: District Attorney Fani Willis faced challenges over her relationship with a special prosecutor, leading to judicial review and disqualification proceedings; appellate decisions and the Georgia Supreme Court’s actions culminated in the office’s disqualification being upheld and in the appointment of a new prosecutor (Pete Skandalakis as reported) with the case described as continuing into November 2025 [3] [9] [4]. Coverage stresses that the Georgia matter remained the principal state prosecution still being actively pursued as of late 2025, subject to local procedural deadlines and replacement‑prosecutor timing [3].
4. Divergent reporting and why “active” is hard to pin down
News outlets and trackers disagree on what “active” means — pending trial, under appeal, dismissed but appealed, or continued by a new prosecutor. CNN and Lawfare emphasize dismissals and prosecutorial drops in the federal matters after 2024 [2] [4]; Ballotpedia, Britannica, and Wikipedia products present timelines that include convictions, discharges, dismissals, and appointment changes through late 2025 [5] [6] [3]. Because sources record different procedural steps (dismissal orders, prosecutorial withdrawals, DOJ appeals, and local court deadlines) the practical litigational status requires checking individual dockets for the latest filings — available sources do not supply a unified, up‑to‑the‑minute docket list [5] [4].
5. What to watch next — appellate filings, Georgia scheduling, and records access
Reporters and legal trackers flagged three categories to monitor: [10] appeals or post‑conviction filings in the Manhattan case (appeals activity was reported into October 2025), [11] the Georgia court’s scheduling and new prosecutor’s decisions after disqualification (reports show the case continued under replacement counsel as of November 2025), and [12] any renewed federal actions if DOJ revisits dismissed or dropped counts (reporting indicates Smith dropped the federal cases in late 2024 and DOJ appeals were later withdrawn, but subsequent developments were uneven across outlets) [7] [3] [2]. For precise, current status, court dockets in Manhattan, Fulton County, the D.C. federal district, and the Southern District of Florida remain the authoritative sources; the reporting trail reflects shifting posture rather than identical conclusions across outlets [4] [2] [5].
Limitations: This summary relies solely on the supplied news and tracker excerpts, which themselves compile complex procedural histories; claims about “active” indictments are drawn from those sources and their timelines — available sources do not list a single consolidated docket snapshot for November 2025 and differ on emphasis and dated steps [5] [4] [2].