What has trump been charged with?

1. The four criminal cases and what the charges allege

The New York indictment, returned by a Manhattan grand jury in March 2023, charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to alleged hush‑money payments made during the 2016 campaign, a case that centers on record‑keeping and campaign‑related concealment ^{[1] [3]}. The Southern District of Florida federal indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith accused Trump of improperly retaining and obstructing the return of classified documents after leaving the presidency — an indictment initially charging 37 felonies and later supplemented with additional counts alleging obstruction and related conspiracies ^{[5] [3] [6]}. The federal case in Washington, D.C., filed in August 2023, accuses Trump of conspiring to defraud the United States and corruptly obstructing the certification of the 2020 election, with the docket amended over time in response to legal rulings about presidential immunity and prosecutorial theory ^{[6] [2]}. In Georgia, Fulton County prosecutors charged Trump and co‑defendants in 2023 with state crimes arising from alleged efforts to subvert Georgia’s 2020 election results; the indictment has been pared and amended during pretrial litigation ^{[3] [4]}.

2. Outcomes so far: convictions, dismissals and unresolved appeals

The New York state case reached a verdict: Trump was convicted on the 34 falsified‑records counts in May 2024, marking the first criminal conviction of a U.S. president or former president, according to multiple trackers and court reporting ^{[4] [7] [1]}. The Florida classified‑documents prosecution has been the subject of intense procedural fights; Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the indictment in July 2024 on grounds related to the special counsel’s appointment and funding, a decision that prompted appeals and regulatory maneuvering by the Justice Department ^[2]. The D.C. election case and the Georgia state case continued through pretrial litigation with charges revised or challenged; Georgia prosecutors’ original slate of counts was trimmed by a judge for specificity and other defects, and the D.C. indictment’s presentation has been adjusted after Supreme Court and immunity rulings ^{[4] [2]}.

3. Counting the charges: why totals diverge across sources

Different organizations report slightly different aggregate totals — for example, Ballotpedia summarized 88 criminal counts across the four indictments while other trackers, including CREW and Indivisible, listed totals near 91 or more — because indictments have been superseded, some counts were added or dismissed, and courts have struck or consolidated charges during litigation ^{[8] [3] [9]}. Public‑facing tallies also lag behind sealed filings, superseding indictments, and judicial rulings; authoritative primary documents are the court indictments themselves (such as the DOJ filing in the Florida matter) and those should be consulted for the current, precise count ^{[5] [2]}.

4. The political and judicial theatre around the charges

Coverage of the charges is inseparable from politics: prosecutions have attracted claims of bias and counterclaims of weaponization, governors and prosecutors have used public messaging to press political points, and judges appointed by political actors — notably Judge Aileen Cannon in the Florida case — have made consequential rulings that critics say reflect hidden agendas to reshape prosecutorial outcomes ^{[2] [10]}. Grand jury practice and courtroom strategy in high‑profile political prosecutions have shifted under that pressure, prompting unusual public filings and appellate fights over venue, immunity, and prosecutorial authority that will determine not just outcomes but the precedents these cases leave behind ^{[10] [2]}.