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What were the charges, trial outcomes, and sentences in each of Donald Trump’s criminal cases?
Executive summary
Donald Trump faced four separate criminal matters after 2021: a New York state hush‑money case that produced a 34‑count conviction for first‑degree falsifying business records (trial April 15–May 30, 2024) and an eventual unconditional discharge at sentencing on January 10, 2025 [1] [2]. Federal special‑counsel prosecutions of election interference and classified‑documents matters were dropped without prejudice in November 2024, and the Georgia election‑interference prosecution (a Fulton County indictment) remained the last pending state criminal case into late 2025 with a new prosecutor stepping in after Fani Willis was disqualified [3] [4] [5].
1. New York “hush‑money” prosecution — what he was charged with and the verdict
Manhattan prosecutors charged Trump in a New York state case alleging falsified business records tied to payments made before the 2016 election; the trial began April 15, 2024 and a jury convicted him on all 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records on May 30, 2024 [2] [1]. The conviction made him the first U.S. president to be criminally convicted, according to contemporary reporting and court summaries of the New York trial [1].
2. Sentencing in New York — outcome and legal follow‑ups
Although sentencing had been scheduled for September 2024, it was delayed and ultimately the judge imposed an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 — meaning no further penal sentence followed the conviction at that time [2] [1]. After conviction, Trump’s legal team appealed and argued the trial was infected by evidence protected by the Supreme Court’s presidential‑immunity ruling; appellate courts later ordered renewed review of immunity issues in some procedural contexts [6] [7].
3. Federal election‑related prosecutions led by Special Counsel Jack Smith — charges and disposition
Special Counsel Jack Smith had brought a federal indictment in August 2023 alleging crimes related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election (four counts cited in tracking summaries), but Smith ultimately moved to dismiss those federal charges against Trump without prejudice on November 25, 2024 — preserving the possibility of future re‑filing after Trump left office, according to reporting summarizing Smith’s filing and rationale [3] [8]. The Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity decision (Trump v. United States) complicated how evidence of official acts could be used and spurred litigation over whether some evidence should have been admitted [7] [6].
4. Classified‑documents federal case — charges and current status in sources
The Justice Department under Special Counsel Smith also investigated and charged issues around classified materials; Smith dropped the classified‑documents prosecution of Trump in November 2024 “without prejudice,” according to reporting, meaning charges could theoretically be refiled later [3]. Available sources do not give a separate final guilty verdict or sentence in that federal documents matter for Trump himself [3].
5. Fulton County, Georgia election‑interference indictment — charges and procedural developments
Fulton County prosecutors indicted Trump and many co‑defendants in 2023 on charges tied to alleged efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 result; as of late 2025 the Georgia case remained the last criminal prosecution pending against Trump and had undergone major procedural shifts after District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from leading the prosecution [4] [5]. The state appellate process disqualified Willis in December 2024 (and appeals continued), and by November 14, 2025 Pete Skandalakis — executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia — stepped in to oversee the case, with questions remaining about how prosecutors will proceed against Trump personally while he serves as president [5] [4].
6. What “dismissed without prejudice” and immunity rulings mean in practice
When Special Counsel Smith dropped federal prosecutions “without prejudice,” he left open the ability to refile charges after Trump left office; that procedural posture was explicitly noted in reporting summarizing Smith’s November 2024 moves [3]. Separately, the Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity ruling narrowed prosecutorial use of evidence about official acts and prompted appellate review and arguments that some convictions (notably the New York case) were affected — courts have reviewed those claims and ordered additional consideration in some instances [7] [6].
7. Limitations, competing narratives, and what sources don’t say
Reporting across these sources agrees on the New York conviction, the dismissal without prejudice of Smith’s federal cases, and the Georgia case’s unsettled status under a newly appointed state prosecutor [1] [3] [4]. Sources diverge on legal interpretation and political framing: defense filings argue the immunity decision tainted trials and merit reversal, while prosecutors and some judges found disputed evidence harmless in light of other proof [6] [1]. Available sources do not mention any other final guilty verdicts, prison sentences, or financial penalties imposed on Trump beyond the New York conviction followed by an unconditional discharge [2] [1].
If you want, I can produce a concise timeline charting indictments, verdicts, dismissals, and major appellate steps with exact dates drawn from these same sources.