Have any of Trump’s felony convictions been appealed or overturned since conviction?
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Executive summary
President Trump’s 34-count New York conviction for falsifying business records was affirmed at trial and he has filed multiple appeals and efforts to move or reopen the case; appeals courts have granted at least one procedural avenue to re-raise immunity arguments and Trump’s lawyers formally appealed the conviction to New York appellate courts and federal courts [1] [2] [3]. As of the most recent reporting in these sources, no appellate court has vacated or overturned the conviction; courts have revived procedural paths for his challenges and allowed immunity issues to be raised [3] [4] [5].
1. What was convicted and what’s been appealed
Trump was convicted in May 2024 on 34 counts of falsifying business records tied to a 2016 hush‑money payment; he was later sentenced to an unconditional discharge (no jail, fine, or probation), and immediately signaled appeals which were formally filed in state and federal venues [1] [6]. His legal team lodged a notice of appeal to the First Department and later submitted briefs asking New York’s appellate courts to overturn the conviction, arguing trial errors and constitutional immunities [1] [2].
2. The immunity claim driving the appeals
A central thread of Trump’s appeals is that the U.S. Supreme Court’s post‑trial ruling on presidential immunity for “official acts” shields some evidence admitted at trial and therefore requires setting aside the verdict; his lawyers have argued the jury saw “protected” material such as testimony from White House aides [2] [5]. Appeals judges have not closed that path: a federal appeals panel revived a bid to press immunity arguments and to seek removal of the state case to federal court so the immunity question can be addressed [3] [4].
3. What appeals courts have actually done so far
Appeals courts have given Trump additional opportunities to press his arguments rather than immediately rejecting them. The Second Circuit and other panels have allowed renewed efforts to argue federal immunity and to move aspects of the case into federal court, and New York midlevel appellate courts have been asked to reconsider the conviction [3] [4]. Reporting shows courts have revived or allowed procedural avenues; none of the cited sources report a successful overturning or vacatur of the conviction yet [3] [4] [5].
4. Parties’ competing narratives
Trump’s team frames the appeal as correcting “repeated and clear violations” of constitutional and federal law and calls the prosecution politically charged [2] [4]. Supporters of the original prosecution and trial rulings note the jury’s unanimous guilty verdict and the trial judge’s prior rulings upholding the conviction; available sources describe the conviction as a settled jury finding pending appellate review [1] [5]. Both perspectives are visible in the reporting: defense appeals emphasizing immunity and prosecution pointing to the jury’s verdict [2] [1].
5. What the appeals do — and do not — change right now
Procedural revivals and appeals do not erase the conviction automatically; they permit further litigation over whether trial evidence should have been admitted or whether federal immunity bars parts of the case [3] [4]. As of these reports, appellate review is ongoing: courts have allowed arguments to proceed, but no appellate decision has yet overturned the conviction [3] [5].
6. Broader legal and political stakes
The appeals raise institutional questions: applying a Supreme Court immunity ruling retroactively to trial evidence, moving state prosecutions into federal court, and the political optics of a sitting president with a felony conviction on the books. Sources show the stakes are both legal (immunity doctrine, jurisdictional removal) and political (messaging about accountability), and both advocates and critics have clear, divergent agendas [2] [6].
7. Limits of reporting and what’s not in the sources
Available sources document the filings and procedural developments but do not report a final appellate reversal, vacatur, or dismissal of the New York conviction as of the cited items [3] [4] [5]. Available sources do not mention a completed appellate ruling that overturns the conviction (not found in current reporting).
8. Bottom line
Trump has appealed and courts have reopened and allowed immunity and removal arguments to proceed, but appellate litigation remains unresolved and, per the sources provided, no court has yet overturned or vacated the conviction [2] [3] [1]. Follow-up reporting from the same courts will be necessary to know whether the conviction survives full appellate review [4].