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How many criminal convictions does Donald Trump have and in which jurisdictions?
Executive summary
As of the coverage in the provided reporting, Donald Trump has one criminal conviction: a New York state conviction on 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records in the so‑called “hush‑money” or Stormy Daniels case; a Manhattan jury found him guilty on all 34 counts on May 30, 2024, and he was later sentenced to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 [1] [2] [3]. Multiple other federal and state indictments have been filed against him (bringing total charged counts across cases to about 88 in some tallies), but the provided sources show those matters were ongoing, dismissed, paused, or appealed — not resulting in additional final convictions in the material here [4] [3].
1. The single conviction: New York hush‑money case — what was convicted and where
The conviction cited in multiple sources is The People v. Donald J. Trump in Manhattan: a jury convicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels as concealment of damaging information during the 2016 campaign; the verdict came May 30, 2024, and Justice Merchan later sentenced him to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 [1] [2] [3].
2. Sentence, appeal and post‑conviction developments
Although convicted, Trump’s sentence in the New York case was an unconditional discharge, imposed January 10, 2025, and the case has been the subject of appeals and legal challenges including arguments that evidence admitted at trial was protected by presidential‑immunity issues; his legal team appealed the conviction [5] [6] [2]. The U.S. government and other parties have, in later reporting, argued the conviction should be thrown out based on improper evidence and interplay with federal law, reflecting continuing legal contestation in the record provided [7].
3. Other criminal cases — indicted but not convicted in these sources
The reporting and compilations show Trump faced multiple additional indictments between 2023–2025 — including federal charges in the District of Columbia (related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election), a classified‑documents federal case (Southern District of Florida), and a Georgia state election‑interference indictment — but the provided sources do not record final, additional convictions in those matters (they note indictments, pauses, dismissals of some appeals, prosecutorial changes and ongoing litigation) [3] [4] [1]. Ballotpedia and Lawfare summarize multiple indictments and counts (roughly 88 total charged counts across cases in some tallies) but separate charged counts from final convictions [4] [3].
4. Disagreements and contested legal points across the reporting
Major conflicts in the coverage concern whether evidence or legal theory in the New York trial was proper given later Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity. Trump’s attorneys argue the trial was “fatally marred” and improperly admitted evidence of official acts; prosecutors and the trial judge concluded the conduct was personal and that contested evidence was harmless in light of the verdict [6] [2]. Reuters and other outlets report the federal government urged the New York conviction be thrown out on grounds tied to improper evidence and preemption by federal law, highlighting a clear legal dispute in the record [7].
5. What sources do and do not say — limits of the available reporting
Available sources document one final conviction (the 34 NY counts) and ongoing appeals, and they catalogue multiple indictments across jurisdictions, but they do not report additional final convictions beyond the New York case in the materials you provided [1] [4] [3]. Sources do report various procedural outcomes — pauses, dismissals, prosecutorial changes — but for any claim about convictions in other jurisdictions, the provided reporting does not show confirmed final guilty verdicts [4] [3].
6. Why the distinction matters — law, politics and public understanding
The difference between being indicted (charged) and being convicted (found guilty with final sentence) is legally decisive but often blurred in political discourse; several outlets here emphasize Trump’s multiple indictments and the total charged counts as an indicator of legal exposure while also noting that only the New York case produced a conviction in the cited reporting [4] [3]. That same reporting highlights vigorous disputes over legal doctrines (presidential immunity), appeals strategy, and possible future court rulings that could change the practical status of convictions [6] [7].
If you want, I can assemble a concise timeline of each indictment and its current procedural status as reflected in these sources (indictment date, charges, court, and latest reported development).