What criminal charges have been filed against Donald Trump and what are the alleged facts?
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Executive summary
Donald Trump faced four separate criminal prosecutions between 2023 and 2025: a New York state case accusing him of 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records over hush‑money payments, a federal classified‑documents indictment in Florida, a federal election‑interference case in Washington, D.C., and a Georgia state election‑interference prosecution — outcomes and procedural fates varied, with the New York case producing a conviction later subject to an unconditional discharge and the federal matters dropped after his 2024 election victory [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. New York hush‑money prosecution: what he was charged with and the facts alleged
The People of the State of New York charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, alleging he schemed to conceal a $130,000 payment (part of a $420,000 total when related costs are included) to adult‑film actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about an alleged sexual encounter before the 2016 election; prosecutors said records were falsified to hide the true purpose of the payments [1]. The six‑week trial ran April 15–May 30, 2024, and resulted in a conviction on all 34 counts; sentencing was delayed and — after Trump won reelection — the judge issued an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025, even as appeals continued [3] [1] [2].
2. Classified‑documents case (Southern District of Florida): the allegations summarized
Prosecutors in Florida indicted Trump and aides in June 2023 for alleged unlawful retention of classified national‑defense documents taken to Mar‑a‑Lago and for obstructing government efforts to retrieve them; a superseding indictment was unsealed July 27, 2023, adding a co‑defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, and the case was active through 2024 before being dismissed after Trump’s 2024 election victory, in line with Justice Department policy about charging a sitting president [2] [4].
3. Federal election‑interference case (D.C.): core charges and legal posture
In August 2023, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Trump on charges accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election result — alleging a scheme to defraud the government, disenfranchise voters, and corruptly obstruct an official proceeding; the case proceeded through pretrial stages but the special‑counsel prosecution was later dropped following Trump’s election, consistent with DOJ policy on prosecuting a sitting president [3] [4].
4. Georgia state prosecution: what prosecutors alleged and collapse of the case
Fulton County prosecutors charged Trump and co‑defendants with crimes tied to efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 results; the case faced prosecutorial setbacks, including disputes over District Attorney Fani Willis’s participation and a court decision disqualifying her from the case, and after prosecutorial changes the Georgia charges were dismissed — the referenced reporting states the dismissal came when a new prosecutor declined to pursue the matter [3] [4].
5. Outcomes, legal technicalities and competing perspectives
Across the four prosecutions Trump confronted as many as 88 counts in aggregate according to trackers; by late 2025 sources report 34 criminal convictions and many dismissals or drops, but the legal picture is mixed: New York produced convictions later subject to unconditional discharge, the two federal cases were dropped after Trump’s reelection consistent with longstanding DOJ policy about a sitting president, and the Georgia case was dismissed by a successor prosecutor [5] [3] [4]. Supporters framed the dismissals and post‑election actions as vindication and politically motivated relief; critics pointed to the convictions and the detailed charging documents as evidence of criminal conduct — both views appear in reporting [2] [1].
6. Limits of available reporting and what’s not mentioned
Available sources in this packet do not mention many trial exhibits, detailed witness testimony, plea negotiations, or the full texts of appellate briefs; they also do not provide final appellate resolutions for every charge beyond the reported unconditional discharge and dismissals, so definitive statements about ultimate legal finality for each count are not supported here [3] [2] [1].
7. Why this matters: legal precedent, immunity arguments and political effect
These prosecutions tested questions about presidential immunity for “official acts,” prosecutorial discretion, and how election outcomes intersect with criminal accountability; the Supreme Court’s rulings and DOJ policy influenced whether prosecutions continued after Trump’s 2024 victory, and commentators — including legal groups cited in reporting — debated whether a sitting president can be insulated from criminal process [3] [6]. Readers should note reporting documents both concrete criminal allegations (payments, document retention, conspiracy to overturn an election) and subsequent procedural choices that altered which charges were litigated to judgment [1] [4].
If you want, I can pull the specific charge lists and key alleged acts for each indictment from the cited trackers (Ballotpedia, Lawfare, Wikipedia and AP summaries) so you can see the precise counts and timelines [5] [2] [3] [4].