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Which of Donald Trump's 34 criminal charges had been dismissed or withdrawn by November 14, 2025, and which remained pending?
Executive summary
By November 14, 2025, most of the criminal prosecutions that had targeted Donald Trump since 2023 had been either dismissed, paused, or substantially narrowed; the Georgia state election case remained the only active criminal prosecution against him after Fani Willis was disqualified and Pete Skandalakis agreed to take over (Nov. 14, 2025) [1]. The New York hush‑money conviction had resulted in an unconditional discharge on Jan. 10, 2025, and the two federal prosecutions were dropped or otherwise not proceeding after Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss the federal election and classified‑documents matters following Trump’s 2024 election victory [2] [3] [4].
1. The New York “hush‑money” counts: conviction, then unconditional discharge
Manhattan prosecuted 34 state felony counts alleging falsified business records tied to payments to Stormy Daniels; Trump was convicted on all 34 counts on May 30, 2024, but Judge Juan Merchan issued an unconditional discharge at sentencing on January 10, 2025—upholding the conviction but imposing no fine, probation, or jail time [5] [6]. Available sources do not say the 34 counts were “dismissed”; instead, they record a conviction followed by an unconditional discharge [5] [6].
2. The two federal cases (documents and election obstruction): dropped or put on ice by DOJ
Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss the federal election interference prosecution after Trump’s 2024 election victory, filing to dismiss without prejudice in late November 2024; reporting and expert summary pieces state Smith also dropped the classified‑documents prosecution in November 2024, asking for dismissals “without prejudice,” meaning the government left open the possibility of refiling later [7] [4] [3]. Lawfare and other contemporaneous accounts characterize both federal prosecutions as dismissed after Trump’s victory and note appeals and procedural fights that preceded that outcome [3].
3. Which charges were therefore “dismissed or withdrawn” by Nov. 14, 2025
Based on the sources provided: the two federal prosecutions (the federal election case and the classified‑documents case brought by the special counsel) had been dropped by the government in late 2024 and early 2025 (dismissals without prejudice are documented) [4] [3]. Those federal matters therefore were not pending on Nov. 14, 2025 according to available reporting [3] [4]. The New York conviction remained legally present but resulted in unconditional discharge rather than a dismissal [5] [6].
4. The Georgia racketeering/election‑interference case: the lone remaining criminal prosecution
By Nov. 14, 2025 the Fulton County/Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)‑style Georgia case was effectively the only criminal prosecution moving forward against Trump; the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals had disqualified District Attorney Fani Willis earlier, and on Nov. 14, 2025 Pete Skandalakis, head of Georgia’s prosecuting‑attorneys council, announced he would take over prosecution duties after being unable to find another willing prosecutor [1]. The Guardian reports the case had been “on life support” but was revived when Skandalakis agreed to step in [1].
5. What “dismissed” means here — legal nuances and open possibilities
Several sources emphasize that the federal dismissals were “without prejudice,” a legal term meaning the government could refile charges later (subject to statutes of limitations or other legal barriers) [4]. Lawfare and Reuters note procedural appeals and immunity rulings (for example, the Supreme Court’s Trump v. United States immunity ruling) complicated remedies and outcomes in New York and federal matters [3] [8]. Available reporting does not provide an exhaustive catalog of every count in every filing after all appellate maneuvers; it instead summarizes which cases the government had actively dropped and which remained active as of mid‑November 2025 [3] [4] [1].
6. Competing viewpoints and agendas in the coverage
Prosecutors and independent observers (cited by Forbes, Lawfare, Reuters) argued the federal offices “stood behind” the merits of the cases even as they were dropped for constitutional or practical reasons after Trump’s election [4] [3]. Conversely, critics of the prosecutions and Trump’s allies framed dismissals as vindication; some reporting (The Guardian, Reuters) highlights concerns that political pressure, recusals, or conflicts (for example, Willis’s disqualification) shaped outcomes [1] [9]. The sources also note internal Justice Department turnover and political dynamics within the DOJ under Trump that commentators say affected charging decisions [9] [4].
Limitations: my summary relies solely on the supplied reporting extracts and does not recount every procedural filing or appellate ruling; available sources do not mention any different disposition of the 34 New York counts beyond the conviction and unconditional discharge, nor do they list every individual count from the federal indictments post‑dismissal [5] [4] [3].