What criminal convictions, if any, does Donald Trump have in state courts?
Executive summary
Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records in New York State court on May 30, 2024, and a judge later imposed an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 (no jail time) [1]. Other high‑profile state charges — most notably the Georgia election case — were paused, subject to prosecutorial disqualification and later dismissal or removal actions described in reporting [2] [3] [4].
1. The New York conviction: what happened and what it means
A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts charging falsifying business records in the first degree; those counts tied to alleged hush‑money payments were filed in New York Supreme Court and the conviction was entered on May 30, 2024 [1]. Judge Juan Merchan later affirmed the conviction and set sentencing, but on January 10, 2025 he imposed an unconditional discharge — a sentence that, as reported, imposed no period of incarceration [1] [5]. Reporting notes the novelty of a former president being convicted at trial in state court before the sentence was ultimately limited to discharge [1].
2. The sentence: unconditional discharge, not imprisonment
Coverage repeatedly describes the January 10, 2025 disposition as an “unconditional discharge,” meaning the court ordered no jail term as the sentence in that New York prosecution [1] [6]. Sources frame that outcome as a key factual development following the May 2024 jury verdict and subsequent rulings upholding the conviction [1] [5].
3. Georgia case: paused, prosecutor disqualified, later dismissal
State charges in Georgia stemming from alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 result were brought in August 2023 and later paused while courts reviewed whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified; an appeals court did disqualify Willis and reporting indicates the matter stalled and at points prosecutors moved to drop or the state moved to dismiss remaining charges, which a judge granted in at least one reported order [2] [3] [4]. Coverage indicates the Georgia prosecution faced significant procedural disruption and was not a settled criminal conviction in state court as of the cited reports [2] [3].
4. Where state convictions exist — and where they do not, per available reporting
Available sources explicitly report the New York felony verdict and the later unconditional discharge as the only state‑court conviction described in the supplied material [1] [5]. For Georgia and other state matters, the reporting documents indictments, pauses, disqualifications of prosecutors and dismissal motions — not final, sustained state criminal convictions recorded in these sources [2] [3] [4]. Available sources do not mention other state‑court convictions beyond the New York case [1].
5. Legal and political context that shapes interpretation
Reporters and legal trackers highlight that the New York case occurred amid parallel federal and state litigation, appeals, and Supreme Court decisions affecting presidential immunity debates; those rulings shaped litigation strategy and post‑conviction motions though sources focus on factual case outcomes rather than broader speculative legal consequences [1] [6] [5]. Commentaries differ on implications: some outlets emphasize the historic character of a conviction of a former president, while others stress procedural and immunity disputes; the supplied sources document disputes over recusal, removal to federal court, and appellate filings [1] [5] [6].
6. Limits of the public record in these sources
The assembled reporting establishes the New York conviction and discharge and describes extensive procedural interplay in Georgia, but does not provide exhaustive, chronological court dockets for every state proceeding nor describe any post‑January 2025 appellate outcomes beyond those cited [1] [2]. If you seek up‑to‑the‑minute docket entries or rulings in state courts after the cited dates, available sources do not mention those subsequent developments.
7. Bottom line for the original question
Based on the provided reporting, Donald Trump has one state‑court criminal conviction on record in these sources — the May 30, 2024 Manhattan jury verdict for 34 counts of falsifying business records — though the court later imposed an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025 [1] [5]. Other state prosecutions, especially the Georgia matter, were litigated intensely but were paused, subject to disqualification of the prosecutor, and faced dismissal motions rather than culminated, sustained state convictions in the supplied material [2] [3] [4].