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Trump Campaign Finance Allegations 2016-2023

Allegations of campaign finance misconduct around Donald J. Trump, including payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, and the role of Michael Cohen.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How much did Michael Cohen pay Stormy Daniels and was Trump reimbursed?

Michael Cohen testified that he paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 in October 2016 to secure her silence and said he was reimbursed for that payment by Donald Trump, a reimbursement prosecutors say was conc...

Jan 14, 2026
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What evidence links Donald Trump to payments made to Stormy Daniels?

The public evidentiary record tying Donald Trump to the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels rests primarily on Michael Cohen’s admissions and testimony, corporate records showing reimbursements disguis...

Feb 1, 2026
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Was Melania one of his girls back in earlier days?

Yes— was one of ’s romantic partners in the years before they married, a relationship that began after they met at a fashion‑world event in the late 1990s and evolved into marriage in 2005; contempora...

Jan 16, 2026

Which of Donald Trump's legal cases led to criminal convictions or guilty pleas for his associates and what were their sentences?

A dozen-plus figures who orbited Donald Trump have been criminally convicted or pleaded guilty in cases tied to campaigns, the Trump Organization and the January 6 aftermath; their penalties ranged fr...

Feb 7, 2026

How did the D.C. and New York courts handle immunity arguments in Trump’s cases and what were their findings?

The courts initially rejected ’s sweeping claim of blanket criminal immunity for actions around , allowing federal prosecution to proceed, a ruling the unanimously affirmed before the later crafted a ...

Feb 4, 2026

What criminal charges and referrals resulted from Mueller’s investigation and what became of them?

Robert produced a complex mosaic of criminal actions, prosecutions and referrals: publicly it led to dozens of charges against individuals and entities—ranging from a 2018 indictment of 12 intelligenc...

Jan 10, 2026

What major investigations, indictments, or convictions involve Donald Trump and his associates?

Donald Trump and close associates have been the focus of multiple high‑profile criminal investigations, indictments and at least one conviction tied directly to Trump, spanning state and federal probe...

Jan 9, 2026

Which court cases or lawsuits have alleged Trump paid hush money or settlements to victims or their families?

Multiple court cases and prosecutions have centered on allegations that Donald Trump paid or arranged payments to silence women or otherwise resolve claims about sexual encounters; the most prominent ...

Jan 5, 2026

What allegations involved payoffs, hush money, or campaign finance violations tied to Donald J. Trump (2016–2023)?

From 2016 through 2023 the dominant allegations tied to payoffs and potential campaign-finance misconduct around Donald J. Trump centered on a cluster of payments made in the run-up to the 2016 electi...