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Tanya S. Chutkan

United States District Judge

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Dec 2, 2025
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What criminal charges has Donald Trump faced in federal and state courts and what are the key allegations in each case?

Donald Trump has faced four high‑profile criminal prosecutions since 2023: two federal cases (one over classified White House documents alleging 40 counts of willful retention and obstruction, one ove...

Nov 1, 2025
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Which specific convictions of Donald J. Trump have been overturned on appeal and on what dates?

No conviction of Donald J. Trump documented in the provided materials was overturned on appeal through the dates in those sources; several cases were dismissed without prejudice or are under appeal, a...

Dec 6, 2025
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What charges has Donald Trump faced in each federal and state case through December 2025?

Donald Trump faced four major criminal prosecutions across 2023–2025: two federal cases (classified-documents and the Jan. 6 election-interference case) and two state cases (New York business-records ...

Dec 11, 2025

Which judges presided over Donald Trump’s state criminal trials and what were their rulings?

Three state and federal judges played central roles in Donald Trump’s criminal cases referenced in the provided sources: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan presided over the New York hush-mo...

Oct 26, 2025

Which court dismissed the felony charges against Trump and why?

Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss federal felony charges related to the 2020 election against Donald Trump, and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan formally entered dismissal after the Justice...

Jan 15, 2026

How did the Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity ruling affect prosecution strategy in the D.C. January 6 case?

The Supreme Court’s July 1, 2024 immunity decision forced Special Counsel Jack Smith’s D.C. January 6 prosecution to shift from a straight-to-trial posture into a drawn-out, litigation-first strategy ...

Oct 24, 2025

Which courts heard the cases against Donald Trump in 2024?

The core claim is that multiple courts heard distinct criminal and civil matters involving Donald Trump during 2024, including the . Reporting across the supplied analyses agrees on four principal leg...

Oct 19, 2025

Which Trump convictions are currently under appeal in 2025?

As of the sources provided (published between January and June 2025), two principal criminal matters involving Donald Trump were identified as having active appellate activity: an Eleventh Circuit cri...

Jan 17, 2026

What specific legal remedies have courts ordered after finding the Trump administration unlawfully canceled grants?

Federal courts have responded to multiple instances where the Trump administration attempted to cancel or condition federal grants by ordering a range of specific remedies: vacatur of termination noti...

Jan 16, 2026

How have courts ruled on claims of obstruction of justice involving Donald Trump?

Courts have issued a mix of rulings on obstruction claims tied to Donald Trump: the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. United States limited prosecutors’ reach by finding certain alleged acts protected by...

Jan 15, 2026

What are the outcomes of Trump’s other criminal cases and which resulted in convictions, dismissals, or plea deals?

Donald J. Trump faced four major criminal prosecutions that produced a mix of results: a New York state conviction in the hush‑money case that culminated in an unconditional discharge sentence, two fe...

Jan 15, 2026

How have courts treated presidential immunity claims in the classified‑documents and Jan. 6 cases?

The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States established a three‑tiered immunity framework — absolute for core constitutional acts, presumptive for other official acts within the “outer perimeter,” and...

Jan 13, 2026

What is the timeline and current status for each criminal case against Donald Trump as of November 2025?

Three years of prosecutions that began in 2023 culminated in four separate criminal tracks: a Manhattan state trial that produced a conviction and an eventual unconditional discharge, two federal pros...

Jan 2, 2026

Timeline of court rulings on January 6 lawsuits involving Donald Trump

A series of interlocking court decisions over 2023–2025 shaped whether Donald Trump could be sued or prosecuted for actions tied to January 6, with pivotal appellate and Supreme Court rulings on immun...

Dec 5, 2025

Were any charges against Trump dismissed due to prosecutorial misconduct or legal errors, and which judges ruled on those motions?

Multiple courts have dismissed or paused criminal charges tied to Donald Trump for reasons including prosecutorial appointment defects, prosecutorial misconduct findings, presidential immunity and pro...

Nov 28, 2025

Have any federal judges dismissed charges against Trump and what were their legal reasons?

Multiple federal judges have dismissed or approved dismissal of criminal charges tied to cases involving Donald Trump or his allies in 2024–2025; key dismissals include Judge Tanya Chutkan’s approval ...

Nov 21, 2025

Have prosecutors or courts treated Trump's congressional remarks as criminal threats?

Prosecutors and courts have repeatedly flagged and sometimes acted on Donald Trump’s public statements as a courtroom concern, but available reporting shows prosecutors often cited those remarks as ri...

Nov 20, 2025

What legal immunities did Donald Trump have while president and how do they apply after leaving office?

The Supreme Court’s 2024 opinion in Trump v. United States established that presidents enjoy a multi-tiered immunity for acts while in office—absolute immunity for a “core” set of constitutional power...

Nov 5, 2025

Has any indictment against Donald J. Trump been consolidated or dismissed since 2023 and 2024?

Since 2023 several high-profile legal actions involving Donald J. Trump were , but the record is mixed: some indictments or superseding indictments were dismissed or voluntarily dropped by prosecutors...

Nov 3, 2025

Has any federal indictment against Donald J. Trump been dismissed or vacated by a judge and when?

A series of news reports and legal filings show that several federal indictments or prosecutions involving Donald J. Trump were dismissed or formally dropped between November 2024 and July 2025. , as ...