What sentences and fines correspond to the specific felony counts in Trump's indictment?
Executive summary
The available sources show that across multiple prosecutions from 2023–2025, Donald Trump was charged with dozens of felony counts in separate cases: most prominently 34 state felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records in New York (related to hush‑money payments) and large federal indictments that at one point totaled 37–40 counts in the classified‑documents matter and multiple counts in the election‑related matters (sources vary on totals) [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not provide a single consolidated chart of the exact sentence and fine for each individual count across all indictments; for the New York conviction the reporting records the conviction on 34 felony counts and the ultimate procedural outcome (an unconditional discharge) after his 2024 election victory [4] [5] [6].
1. The New York hush‑money counts: what they were and statutory stakes
Manhattan prosecutors indicted Trump on 34 counts labeled falsifying business records in the first degree (New York Penal Law §175.10) tied to payments to Stormy Daniels in 2016; a jury convicted on all 34 counts on May 30, 2024 [1] [4]. New York reporting emphasizes the counts were state felonies because prosecutors said the records were falsified to conceal other crimes (campaign‑finance related), which is the basis under state law for elevating falsifying business records to first degree—traditionally a class E felony in New York, carrying potential prison and fine exposure under state sentencing rules—though cited sources do not list the exact statutory maximum sentence or fines for each count in the materials provided here [5] [4]. The practical outcome in reporting is that, following Trump’s 2024 presidential victory, the judge ultimately imposed an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025, which spared him a traditional sentence [1] [5] [6].
2. Federal classified‑documents indictment: counts and general penalties reported
The special counsel’s classified‑documents indictment in Miami initially listed 37 felony counts and later a superseding indictment expanded that to 40 counts against Trump and two aides, charging willful retention of national defense information (18 U.S.C. §793(e)) and obstruction‑related offenses among others [3] [1]. Those federal statutes carry serious potential penalties—willful retention under the Espionage Act and obstruction statutes each have separate maximum terms and fines—but the provided sources summarize the counts and case status rather than itemize the sentence or fine attached to each count in the indictments as presented here [3] [1]. The federal cases were later dismissed after Trump’s 2024 election victory, according to the reporting provided [1] [6].
3. Georgia and election‑interference counts: charges and end result
Fulton County in Georgia charged Trump in August 2023 with an indicted slate including racketeering and other state counts tied to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 results; initial filings reported up to 41 counts and multiple co‑defendants [7] [6]. The sources note that after prosecutorial disqualifications and later changes in office, the Georgia case was ultimately dropped by the successor prosecutor, ending that prosecution [6] [8]. The reporting does not enumerate statutory sentence or fine amounts for each Georgia count in the materials provided here [6] [8].
4. What the sources say about sentencing outcomes versus theoretical penalties
News coverage and legal summaries focus on the nature and number of charges and on procedural outcomes: conviction on 34 New York felony counts (then unconditional discharge), federal indictments that were dismissed after the 2024 election, and the Georgia case dropped by the state prosecutor [4] [1] [6] [8]. The provided reporting does not reproduce a point‑by‑point list of statutory maximums and fines for each individual count across all indictments; instead they emphasize counts, legal theories, trial results, appeals, and case dispositions [1] [9] [10].
5. Why a precise sentence/fine table is missing from these reports
Coverage from Ballotpedia, Lawfare, Reuters, PBS and other sources supplied here concentrates on criminal counts, trial outcomes, and prosecutorial decisions rather than listing sentencing ranges for every count; for the New York case outlets report the conviction and the court’s eventual unconditional discharge rather than a numeric sentence and fine schedule [4] [1] [5] [6]. Federal statutes cited in the materials carry separate maximum penalties, but those specifics are not laid out in the supplied snippets [3] [1].
6. Takeaway and what to consult next
If you want exact statutory maximums (years and fines) per count: consult the indictments and the specific statutory texts cited in those indictments (e.g., New York Penal Law §175.10; 18 U.S.C. §793(e); obstruction statutes) or the full court dockets and sentencing memoranda, because the summaries provided here do not list per‑count penalties [1] [3] [5]. For context on outcomes, use the reportage that documents convictions, dismissals, and the New York unconditional discharge as the decisive practical developments reported across these sources [4] [1] [6].
Limitations: this article uses only the provided reporting; available sources do not include a consolidated list of every statutory sentence and fine attached to each indicted count, nor do they provide the full statutory text or sentencing calculations here [1] [3].