What indictments or convictions against Donald Trump remain active as of January 2026?
Executive summary
As of January 2026, the landscape of criminal matters tied to Donald Trump is narrower than at its 2023–2024 peak: his New York conviction in the Stormy Daniels "hush-money" case exists on the record but was followed by an unconditional discharge in January 2025, while the federal Mar-a-Lago classified-documents prosecution was dismissed and government appeals were dropped; the sprawling federal election-interference (Jan. 6) case in Washington, D.C., remains the principal active federal indictment in public reporting, and the status of the Georgia state prosecution has been reported differently by major trackers and legal outlets [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. The New York conviction: guilty verdict recorded, sentence administratively cleared
A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records on May 30, 2024, making him the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes after leaving office [1]; reporting and legal trackers show he was later sentenced but a judge issued an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025, a development that left the conviction on the docket while removing an active custodial sentence or fines from immediate effect in that forum [2] [1].
2. The Mar‑a‑Lago classified‑documents case: judicial dismissal and government retreat
The federal case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the Southern District of Florida — the indictment that alleged unlawful retention of classified records and related obstruction charges — was dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon on July 15, 2024 on grounds tied to the appointment and funding of the special counsel, and the Justice Department ultimately abandoned its appeal in late 2024 and early 2025, leaving that prosecution closed in practice as of the sources’ timelines [3] [2].
3. The D.C. Jan. 6 election‑interference indictment: still alive and litigated
Trump was indicted in August 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on charges tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election; reporting indicates prosecutors revised charging theories after immunity rulings and presented superseding material, and major outlets continue to treat the D.C. case as an active federal prosecution as courts parse presidential‑immunity questions and related procedural fights [3] [5] [4].
4. Fulton County, Georgia: conflicting reporting and unresolved status
Fulton County’s indictment stemming from Georgia prosecutors’ investigation into attempts to subvert the state’s 2020 results has been a persistent element of the national docket, but summaries across sources diverge — some trackers list the Georgia RICO-style indictment as pending, while aggregated summaries in later compendia reported that charges in Georgia and "two federal cases" had been dropped, reflecting either formal dismissals or changes in prosecutorial posture that warrant caution before declaring the matter fully inactive [3] [2] [4] [6].
5. How to read the results: appeals, dismissals, and political overlays
The record through these sources shows a hybrid picture: convictions and acquittals are legal facts, dismissals and dropped appeals end prosecutions in practice, but many matters have layers of appellate litigation, venue‑specific remedies, and political maneuvers (pardons, presidential actions, and public statements) that can change legal exposure or public perception — for example, analyses note the Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity rulings complicated the D.C. case and that political developments can affect prosecutorial decisions and timing [5] [7] [8].
6. Bottom line and reporting limits
Based on the cited reporting, the New York conviction remains on the record but followed by a January 2025 unconditional discharge [1] [2]; the Mar‑a‑Lago federal case was dismissed and government appeals dropped, effectively closed [3] [2]; the D.C. Jan. 6 indictment remains the central active federal prosecution subject to ongoing litigation [3] [5] [4]; and the Fulton County, Georgia matter’s status is reported inconsistently across sources and therefore cannot be definitively categorized here without updated court filings [3] [2] [6].