Fact check: Where some of Trumps convictions dropped?

1. Summary of the results

Yes, some of Trump's charges have been dropped, but not all of them. Specifically:

• Jack Smith dropped both the 2020 election interference case and the classified documents case due to Department of Justice policy regarding sitting presidents ^{[1] [1]}
• In Georgia, Judge Scott McAfee dismissed two criminal charges related to conspiracy to commit false documents and forgery, ruling they fell under federal jurisdiction ^[2]
• However, Trump's conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York state court related to hush money payments remains in place ^{[3] [4] [5]}

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements are worth noting:

• Trump's attorneys are actively seeking to block the sentencing in the New York case and have requested appeals court intervention ^[3]
• Judge Juan Merchan has stated he will sentence Trump before January 20, 2025, acknowledging that presidential immunity will likely apply once Trump takes office ^[3]
• Trump's lawyers have specifically cited his election victory in their request to vacate the guilty verdict ^[6]
• The dismissals of federal cases are specifically tied to DOJ policy about prosecuting sitting presidents, not to the merits of the cases themselves ^[1]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The simple question "Were some of Trump's convictions dropped?" could be misleading because:

• It doesn't distinguish between charges being dropped and convictions being overturned - claims of Trump's convictions being overturned are explicitly false ^[4]
• It doesn't acknowledge that some dismissals are procedural rather than merit-based
• Different parties benefit from different interpretations:

Trump's campaign benefits from portraying dropped charges as vindication

The Department of Justice maintains institutional precedent by dropping federal cases against a sitting president

• State prosecutors, particularly in New York, maintain their authority to pursue state-level cases regardless of federal policy