As of Nov 15, 2025, which criminal convictions, if any, has Donald Trump received in U.S. federal or state courts?
Executive summary
As of Nov. 15, 2025, reporting shows Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records in the Manhattan "hush‑money" trial on May 30, 2024, and was later sentenced but received an unconditional discharge on Jan. 10, 2025 (no fines, prison, or probation reported) [1] [2]. Other criminal matters (Georgia, federal documents/election cases) have complex, evolving procedural histories and — based on the provided sources — do not list additional final criminal convictions as of the cited dates [3] [4] [5].
1. The landmark New York conviction and its unusual sentencing outcome
A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments tied to Stormy Daniels on May 30, 2024; that conviction is repeatedly cited in summaries and timelines of his legal history [1] [4]. Sentencing was delayed multiple times and ultimately, when the sentence was imposed on Jan. 10, 2025, reports say he received an "unconditional discharge," meaning the court issued no jail time, fines, or other penalties — a highly atypical result for felony convictions and one highlighted by national outlets [2] [1].
2. Appeals, federal interest, and efforts to overturn the conviction
Following the conviction, Trump’s legal team appealed, arguing among other things that the trial improperly admitted evidence tied to official acts and that a Supreme Court immunity ruling should have barred aspects of the prosecution; those appeals were actively litigated and reported in late 2024 and 2025 [6] [1]. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a friend‑of‑the‑court brief urging the New York conviction be tossed for reasons including improper evidence and preemption by federal law, signaling federal interest in the legal issues though not imposing a new criminal conviction or reversal in the reporting available here [5].
3. Other state and federal cases: active, paused, or declined — but not additional convictions in these sources
The Georgia election‑interference case against Trump and others has had pauses, questions about prosecutorial disqualification, and shifting prosecutors; reporting notes pauses and a new prosecutor taking the role as of late 2025, but the excerpts provided do not record a final conviction against Trump in Georgia [3]. Similarly, reporting on federal indictments and the classified‑documents or Jan. 6‑related matters shows complex motions, special‑counsel decisions, and occasional dismissals of charges against others, but the supplied sources do not state additional criminal convictions for Trump beyond the New York case [4] [7]. Available sources do not mention federal convictions of Trump as of the dates cited.
4. How to read the "convicted felon" label given the discharge and ongoing appeals
Multiple outlets and timelines refer to Trump as a convicted felon because of the May 2024 verdict; contemporaneous reporting also emphasizes the January 2025 unconditional discharge — a judicial outcome that left him without the usual penalties tied to felony sentences [1] [2]. Because appeals and legal briefs from both Trump’s team and the U.S. government were active in 2025, some actors and commentators treat the status as contested or subject to change pending appellate rulings, a dynamic reflected in reporting from October–November 2025 [6] [5].
5. Disagreements in coverage and political framing to watch for
Coverage diverges: outlets like Axios and Reuters focus on procedural and constitutional arguments mounted by Trump’s lawyers and the DOJ’s brief seeking reversal; opinion writers (e.g., The New York Times columnists) interpret the legal outcomes through political and historical lenses, sometimes concluding Trump will largely escape further criminal consequences if in office [6] [8] [5]. Each source brings an institutional viewpoint — prosecutors, defense teams, federal briefs, and editorialists — so readers should note where reporting states court facts (conviction, discharge) and where commentary projects political implications [1] [2] [8].
6. Limitations of the current reporting and what’s not addressed here
The sources provided do not list any additional state or federal criminal convictions for Trump beyond the Manhattan falsifying‑business‑records verdict and the January 2025 discharge; they also do not supply full appellate outcomes as of Nov. 15, 2025, nor an exhaustive docket review of every pending charge (available sources do not mention final appellate dispositions beyond filings and briefs cited) [1] [5]. For a definitive, up‑to‑the‑minute legal status check, one would need court dockets or later reporting beyond the provided excerpts.
Bottom line: based on the supplied sources, Trump’s confirmed criminal conviction is the 34 counts in Manhattan (May 30, 2024), with a subsequent unconditional discharge at sentencing on Jan. 10, 2025; other prosecutions remain active or procedurally complex in the reporting but are not shown here as producing additional convictions [1] [2] [3].