Criminal Charges Brought Against Donald Trump

Below is a complete, evidence-based list of the criminal charges brought against Donald J. Trump in the four major criminal cases filed between 2023–2024, based on court indictments and verified reporting.

This includes all formally charged criminal counts (not allegations or civil cases) across jurisdictions.

Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump (Full List of Indictments)

Summary Overview

Donald Trump has faced four separate criminal indictments totaling roughly 88–91 felony counts depending on how charges are grouped in superseding indictments and legal updates.

The cases fall into four categories:

• New York hush money case

• Florida classified documents case

• Washington, D.C. election interference case

• Georgia election interference/RICO case

1. New York “Hush Money” Case (34 counts)

Case: People v. Trump (New York hush money case)

Criminal charges:

34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree

Core allegation:

Trump allegedly falsified internal business records to conceal payments related to hush money connected to the 2016 election period.

Legal theory used:

Business records were allegedly falsified to conceal or facilitate another crime (elevating them to felony level under New York law)

Outcome:

Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in 2024 (state-level conviction)

2. Florida Classified Documents Case (40 counts total in superseding indictment)

Case: United States v. Trump (classified documents case)

Criminal charges (superseding indictment totals):

• Willful retention of national defense information

• Conspiracy to obstruct justice

• Withholding national defense documents

• Concealing records in a federal investigation

• Making false statements

• Concealing documents in a federal investigation

• Scheme to conceal documents

Breakdown commonly reported:

~32 counts involving retention of national defense information

Additional obstruction and false statement charges bringing total to ~40 counts

Core allegation:

Retention and concealment of classified or sensitive national defense documents after leaving office, plus alleged obstruction of FBI recovery efforts.

Status:

Case was later dismissed following legal rulings on special counsel authority (and subsequent DOJ decisions not to proceed while Trump was in office).

3. Washington, D.C. Election Interference Case (4 counts)

Case: United States v. Trump (2020 election interference case)

Criminal charges:

• Conspiracy to defraud the United States

• Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding (Congressional certification of election results)

• Obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding

• Conspiracy against rights (voters’ rights to have votes counted)

Core allegation:

Trump allegedly attempted to overturn or interfere with the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

Status:

Case was delayed and later effectively ended after legal and constitutional rulings involving presidential immunity and procedural decisions.

4. Georgia Election Interference Case (RICO case – ~13 counts originally)

Case: Fulton County election interference case

Criminal charges (Trump-specific counts have varied as charges were dropped or split over time, but originally included):

• Violation of Georgia RICO Act (racketeering)

• Solicitation of violation of oath by public officer

• Conspiracy to commit impersonation of public officer

• False statements and writings

• Conspiracy to commit election fraud

• Filing false documents

Core allegation:

Trump and associates allegedly coordinated efforts to reverse or challenge Georgia’s 2020 election results.

Status:

Some charges against Trump were dismissed or narrowed over time; the case remains legally complex and has experienced multiple procedural delays.

Pre-2023

Donald Trump did face criminal charges before 2023, but they were limited in number and came from a very different legal context than the later federal indictments.

Criminal charges before 2023

• One major criminal case against the Trump Organization (corporate conviction in 2022)

• Multiple investigations, but no indictments of Trump himself

The Trump Organization criminal tax fraud case (2021–2022)

Case: People v. Trump Organization (New York)

This is the only major criminal prosecution involving Trump’s business empire before 2023.

Charges (against Trump Organization executives, not Trump personally):

• Tax fraud

• Falsifying business records

• Scheme to defraud

• Conspiracy

Outcome:

In 2022, the Trump Organization was convicted on all 17 counts

CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty and testified

Note: New York “Hush Money” case (originally filed 2023, but based on earlier investigation)

Although the indictment was formally brought in 2023, the conduct being investigated dates back to 2016–2017, and the investigation itself began years earlier.

However, strictly speaking, this still counts as a 2023 filing, so it is not a pre-2023 criminal charge.

The Trump Organization criminal tax fraud case (2021–2022)

Case: People v. Trump Organization (New York)

This is the only major criminal prosecution involving Trump’s business empire before 2023.

Charges (against Trump Organization executives, not Trump personally):

The Trump Organization and its CFO were charged with:

Tax fraud

Falsifying business records

Scheme to defraud

Conspiracy

Outcome:

In 2022, the Trump Organization was convicted on all 17 counts

CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty and testified

Trump also faced several criminal investigations that did not result in charges, including:

• Russia investigation (2017–2019)

Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated links between Trump campaign and Russia

No criminal charges were brought against Trump himself

Report documented obstruction concerns but did not indict

• Manhattan DA investigations (2019–2021)

Financial investigations into Trump Organization practices

Led eventually to the 2021–2022 corporate charges above

• Election-related inquiries (2020–2021)

Investigations into post-2020 election conduct

These ultimately evolved into the 2023 federal indictments, but no charges were filed pre-2023

Important Clarifications

1. “Charges” vs “indictments”

An indictment is a formal accusation

A charge is each individual criminal count within that indictment

That is why totals range (e.g., 88, 91, etc.)

2. Convictions vs allegations

Only the New York case resulted in a jury conviction on all counts. The other cases have had mixed outcomes (dismissals, delays, or ongoing appeals depending on timing).

3. Civil cases are NOT included

This list does not include major civil rulings, such as:

• Fraud judgments in New York civil court

• E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation cases

Those are significant but not criminal charges.

Final Summary

Across all four criminal indictments, Trump faced charges primarily involving:

• Falsification of business records (New York)

• Obstruction of justice and classified documents retention (Florida)

• Election interference and conspiracy (federal D.C.)

• Racketeering and election-related conspiracy (Georgia)

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