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2016 election

The 2016 election is mentioned as part of the context for the alleged felonies, specifically regarding hush-money payments and influence on the election.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Why wasn’t Trump arrested after being convicted guilty of 34 felony counts?

A jury convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in May 2024, but he was not taken to prison afterward because the court’s sentencing ultimately imposed no jail time — an uncommon but lega...

Jan 14, 2026
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Is donal trump a convicted criminal

Donald J. Trump was criminally convicted by a New York jury on May 30, 2024, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments tied to the 2016 election, making him the...

Jan 13, 2026
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Have any of Trump’s felony convictions been overturned or vacated on appeal, and why?

No felony conviction of Donald J. Trump has been overturned or vacated on appeal as of the reporting in these sources; he remains convicted on 34 counts out of the Manhattan hush‑money trial, has been...

Jan 12, 2026

What are the specific 34 falsifying business records counts Trump was convicted of in the New York case?

A Manhattan jury convicted Donald J. Trump on 34 separate counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree — each count corresponding to a false entry in Trump Organization records that prose...

Jan 27, 2026

how many times has Trump been indicted?

has been criminally indicted four separate times across federal and state jurisdictions — a historic first for a U.S. president or former president — with those cases arising from payments tied to the...

Jan 14, 2026

How much has Russia donated to NRA

Public reporting shows the National Rifle Association disclosed it received roughly $2,500 — about $2,512 in one accounting — from around two dozen individuals with Russian links between 2015 and 2018...

Jan 21, 2026

was trump convicted of the same crime 34 times

was convicted by a jury on May 30, 2024, of 34 counts arising from the same scheme—each count was a first‑degree falsifying business records charge related to payments made to influence the —so the sh...

Jan 15, 2026

What corroborating evidence supported Katie Johnson’s claims (documents, witnesses, recordings)?

Katie Johnson’s allegations were presented in court papers and media interviews and were accompanied in some filings by affidavits and ancillary documents that circulated online, but independent corro...

Jan 12, 2026

Have Democratic candidates explicitly endorsed the slogan 'the future is female' and how has that been received?

Multiple Democratic politicians and Democratic-aligned groups have used or signaled sympathy with the phrase "The Future Is Female," but it has rarely been embraced as an official campaign tagline by ...

Feb 1, 2026

why do people think President trump is a felon?

is a felon largely because multiple criminal indictments and at least one criminal conviction have been filed against him across state and federal jurisdictions — most notably a conviction on 34 count...

Feb 1, 2026

How many felony convictions does trump have

has one official criminal conviction: a unanimous jury in Manhattan found him guilty on of falsifying business records in connection with hush‑money payments, and that conviction remains on the record...

Jan 29, 2026

What specific evidence did prosecutors use to show intent to conceal an election‑related crime in the New York falsifying business records trial?

Prosecutors relied on documentary and testimonial evidence — invoices, checks, bank records, audio recordings, phone logs, text messages and witness testimony — to show that false entries in records w...

Jan 26, 2026

Was Trump aware Putin interfered in the 2016 elections

The publicly available record shows intelligence agencies concluded ordered an influence campaign to help in , and that on those findings before his inauguration . At the same time, Trump repeatedly q...

Jan 22, 2026

How did social media and news outlets amplify false claims about the 2020 election and who benefited?

Social media amplified false claims about the by enabling rapid, networked spread of misleading posts from high-profile actors and partisan influencers while traditional news outlets — through headlin...

Jan 20, 2026

was trump charged with 34 of felonies

Yes — in Manhattan’s prosecution Trump was indicted on and later convicted of 34 felony counts, all allege falsifying New York business records in the first degree tied to hush‑money payments before t...

Jan 17, 2026

What federal statutes did the Katie Johnson complaint try to invoke, and why did judges find them inapplicable?

The anonymous 2016 lawsuit by “Katie Johnson” naming Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein was dismissed by federal judges who concluded the complaint “didn’t raise valid claims under federal law,” and the...

Jan 12, 2026

Is Donald Trump a felon

A New York jury convicted Donald J. Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments, and that conviction has been entered into the record . A judge later impose...

Jan 11, 2026

Has Donald Trump ever released any individual tax returns before 2016?

Donald J. Trump did not voluntarily release his individual tax returns before the 2016 election; during the 2016 campaign he repeatedly refused to make them public despite earlier statements that he w...

Jan 9, 2026

Did Donald Trump get convicted of any felony

Donald J. Trump was convicted by a New York jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records connected to hush‑money payments, making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a fe...

Jan 6, 2026

What were the findings of the New York Attorney General's investigation into the Trump foundation?

The New York Attorney General’s multi-year investigation concluded that the Donald J. Trump Foundation was essentially an oversight-free shell that repeatedly violated New York charity law, engaged in...