Which state convictions has Donald Trump been found guilty of and what were the charges?

1. The New York conviction: what he was found guilty of

A Manhattan jury in May 2024 convicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, tied to alleged efforts to conceal a payment to adult‑film actor Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign; multiple outlets report the trial ran April 15–May 30, 2024 and resulted in conviction on all 34 counts ^{[2] [5] [1]}.

2. Penalty and immediate aftermath: an unconditional discharge

Although convicted on 34 felonies, the judge sentenced Trump on January 10, 2025 to an unconditional discharge — meaning no prison time, probation, or fines — a result explained in contemporaneous coverage and public‑media summaries ^{[3] [6]}.

3. Appeals and judicial rulings that shaped the case

Reporting records that Merchan, the trial judge, denied motions to overturn the conviction and upheld it in rulings in December 2024 and January 2025; Trump filed appeals seeking reversal and related procedural relief, and the case remained subject to appellate briefing and argument as of the cited sources ^{[7] [2]}.

4. How this conviction fits with other criminal matters

Available reporting shows Trump was indicted in multiple separate criminal matters — federal and state — between 2023 and 2025, but those other cases have had different outcomes: the Georgia election‑interference prosecution was paused and prosecutor Fani Willis was later disqualified and the charges ultimately dropped by a new prosecutor; federal cases have produced rulings on immunity and remain legally contested in reporting ^{[2] [4] [6]}.

5. Why “one state conviction” is the concise summary

Among the four major criminal prosecutions reported from 2023–2025, only the Manhattan hush‑money case produced a sustained jury guilty verdict at trial; other state‑level actions either were paused, subjected to prosecutorial disqualification, or were later dropped according to the reviewed reporting ^{[1] [4] [2]}.

6. Competing interpretations and political context

News outlets and legal analysts framed the New York conviction as historically significant — the first felony conviction of a former U.S. president — while coverage also emphasized the unusual sentencing result (unconditional discharge) and ongoing appeals; other reporting flagged that procedural rulings (for example, immunity decisions in federal probes) complicated the legal landscape and colored partisan reactions ^{[2] [6] [3]}.

7. Limits of available reporting and what is not covered

Available sources here do not mention other potential state convictions beyond the Manhattan falsifying‑records verdict, and they do not include the final outcomes of all appeals or any hypothetical future pardons or legal changes beyond the dates cited ^{[1] [7]}. If you want decisions from appellate courts after January–November 2025 or contemporaneous primary documents (indictments, judgments, appellate briefs), those items are not included in the current set of sources and would need to be obtained separately.

8. What to watch next

Coverage points to three watchpoints: appellate rulings in New York on the 34 convictions and any modification or reversal ^[7]; any prosecutorial decisions in other state matters previously paused or disqualified (for example Fulton County/Georgia developments) ^{[2] [4]}; and the degree to which sentencing outcomes (the unconditional discharge) or presidential actions (pardons or clemency practices) may affect practical consequences, as discussed in reporting on clemency and later prosecutorial choices ^{[3] [8] [4]}.

Sources and attribution: All factual assertions above are drawn from the provided reporting: Ballotpedia ^[1], Wikipedia summaries of indictments and the New York prosecution ^{[2] [7]}, press and public‑media coverage including FRONTLINE/PBS and Houston Public Media ^{[6] [3]}, Britannica ^[5], and reporting on dropped or disqualified prosecutions ^[4].