We're Trump's 34 felonies dropped
Executive summary
A New York jury convicted Donald Trump in May 2024 on 34 counts of falsifying business records tied to hush‑money payments; he was later sentenced on January 10, 2025, and has appealed the conviction [1] [2]. Separate federal and Georgia prosecutions were paused or later dropped after legal and procedural developments and Trump’s 2024 reelection, but reporting shows a mix of case dismissals, disqualifications of prosecutors, appellate maneuvers and continuing appeals — the picture is not a single, simple “34 felonies dropped” event [1] [3] [4] [5].
1. The conviction that produced “34 counts” — what it was and what happened
A Manhattan jury in May 2024 found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments made before the 2016 election; that conviction stood into late 2024 and resulted in sentencing action in January 2025 [1] [2]. Coverage notes that the 34 counts were all tied to a single statutory offense (falsifying business records) alleged to have occurred multiple times [3].
2. Were the 34 counts “dropped”? Short answer: not uniformly and not as a single headline
Fact‑checkers reported that claims the 34 counts were simply dropped after the election are incorrect; the Manhattan conviction remained subject to appeal and legal motions rather than a blanket post‑election dismissal [3] [6]. Some prosecutors in other matters moved to abandon cases after Trump’s reelection, but that does not equate to an across‑the‑board dropping of the 34 New York counts [7] [5].
3. Federal cases and the effect of reelection on prosecutions
After Trump’s 2024 victory, at least one federal prosecutor — Jack Smith’s office — moved to drop or wind down certain federal election‑related prosecutions, citing Department of Justice policy and arguments about immunity for a sitting president; those federal cases were dropped or paused in that context [5] [7]. The International Bar Association and news outlets reported that federal criminal charges were no longer being pursued after the election and re‑entry to the White House [7].
4. Georgia case developments are separate but relevant to the broader narrative
Fulton County’s racketeering case encountered its own procedural thickets: special prosecutor Fani Willis was disqualified by an appeals court in December 2024, and the case was later dismissed by a state‑appointed prosecutor in late November 2025 after attempts to continue the prosecution faltered [1] [4] [8]. Those Georgia developments are distinct from the New York 34‑count conviction and should not be conflated with the question of whether the 34 New York counts were “dropped” [1] [4].
5. Appeals and legal strategy — why the conviction could change without a simple “drop”
Defense teams and appeals courts have pursued strategies — including requests to move appeals between state and federal courts and motions to vacate or overturn convictions — that can lead to reversals, transfers, or remands rather than a straight prosecutor‑led dismissal [9]. Reporting indicates appellate courts were considering procedural issues that could materially alter the status of the New York conviction [9].
6. Misinformation dynamics: where claims go wrong
Social posts and some reprints simplified multiple, separate developments into a single, false narrative that “all 34 felonies were dropped” after the election; fact‑check reporting specifically flagged that claim as incorrect and emphasized distinctions among charges, counts, convictions, appeals and prosecutorial decisions [3] [6]. The confusion often arises from conflating federal dismissals, Georgia procedural rulings, and the ongoing New York appeal into one headline.
7. What remains true and what remains undecided
As of the provided reporting, the New York 34‑count conviction exists in the record and has been appealed and litigated; federal and Georgia cases saw dismissals, pauses or disqualifications for various reasons after the 2024 election, including department policy on sitting presidents and prosecutorial conflicts — but the claim that the 34 New York felonies were simply dropped is not supported by fact‑checking and contemporary reporting [1] [3] [5] [4].
Limitations and next steps: available sources do not mention a single universal legal event where all 34 New York counts were dropped; for the latest concrete court rulings on appeals or vacaturs you should consult the most recent court filings and reporting beyond the documents cited here.