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What criminal charges is Donald Trump currently facing and in which jurisdictions?
Executive summary
Donald Trump has been charged in four separate criminal matters across federal and state jurisdictions: New York (state), Fulton County, Georgia (state), and two federal matters — one in Washington, D.C., and one in the Southern District of Florida — together totaling roughly 88 criminal counts as of mid‑2024 in mainstream trackers [1] [2]. The cases have moved unevenly since 2023: the New York case produced a 34‑count conviction in 2024 later discharged; the two federal prosecutions were affected by post‑election legal maneuvers; and the Georgia prosecution has had prosecutorial disqualifications and other pauses [3] [4] [5].
1. The Manhattan “hush‑money” case — falsifying business records (New York state)
This New York criminal case charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to alleged hush‑money payments tied to Stormy Daniels; the trial ran April 15–May 30, 2024 and resulted in conviction on all 34 counts, with sentencing scheduled, postponed and ultimately resulting in an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 according to reporting and summaries [3] [4]. Reuters and other outlets have continued to report on appellate and immunity questions that have kept legal debate alive even after conviction, including reviews of how Supreme Court immunity doctrine might affect aspects of the case [6].
2. The federal Jan. 6 matter — charges in Washington, D.C. (federal)
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia indicted Trump in August 2023 on four criminal counts tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including conspiring to defraud the government and corruptly obstructing an official proceeding; Trump pleaded not guilty and the special counsel later moved to dismiss the case without prejudice after the 2024 election victory, citing separation‑of‑powers and presidential‑immunity considerations in filings [5] [4]. BBC and other explanatory pieces describe prosecutors’ efforts to reframe counts after Supreme Court immunity rulings, treating some alleged conduct as candidate or private action rather than official acts [7].
3. The Georgia election‑subversion indictment — Fulton County, state of Georgia
Fulton County’s indictment accuses Trump and co‑defendants of efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 results; the state case originally included multiple charges (commonly reported as 13 counts in many trackers) and has been paused and litigated over prosecutorial conflicts. The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified District Attorney Fani Willis from the prosecution in December 2024, and that procedural fight continued, with a new prosecutor later stepping in to carry the case forward [4]. Reporting notes the case’s distinctive focus on state‑level election interference facts that overlap factually with the federal Jan. 6 allegations but remain legally separate [7].
4. The classified‑documents case — Southern District of Florida (federal)
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida (the Mar‑a‑Lago documents matter) indicted Trump and some aides in mid‑2023 on counts relating to retention of classified records and related alleged obstruction; the case was one of the four principal criminal matters widely tracked and counted toward the overall total of roughly 88 criminal counts across jurisdictions [8] [2]. Lawfare and other trackers list the Southern District of Florida matter alongside the D.C. federal case and the two state prosecutions as the four major criminal matters [8].
5. How many charges, and why counts differ across trackers
Public trackers and watchdog groups reported different totals (commonly “88” charges across four jurisdictions or “91” in some compilations) because they aggregate dozens of separate counts across the four matters and update totals as indictments are amended, counts are dismissed, or prosecutors revise charges; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics and other summaries put the mid‑2024 total at 88 charges [2] [1]. Ballotpedia and encyclopedic summaries likewise catalogue dozens of counts and note procedural developments such as dismissed charges or appeals [5] [4].
6. Procedural posture and competing legal claims
These cases have advanced very differently: New York reached a jury verdict in 2024 and subsequent sentencing activity; the federal D.C. case saw a special counsel move to dismiss without prejudice after Trump’s election win; Georgia’s prosecution has featured disqualification disputes and replacement of the prosecutor; and the Florida classified‑documents matter has proceeded through indictments and pretrial litigation [3] [5] [4] [8]. Courts and advocates litigate whether presidential immunity bars prosecution for some acts, and prosecutors have in some instances revised theories (e.g., reframing conduct as candidate or private acts) to address those rulings [7] [6].
Limitations and contested points — what the available sources do not resolve
Available sources do not mention any final, uniform resolution across all four matters; they record mixed outcomes (conviction then discharge in New York; dismissals and pauses in federal and Georgia matters) and ongoing procedural contestation [4] [5] [8]. Different outlets and advocacy groups report different totals (88, 91, or other counts) because counts change over time; readers should treat aggregated totals as snapshots, not fixed tallies [2] [1].
Sources cited: Ballotpedia [5]; Wikipedia New York trial and Indictments pages [3] [4]; Reuters [6]; BBC guide [7]; Lawfare [8]; People and CREW trackers [1] [2].