Indictments against Donald Trump

Indictments against Donald Trump
DateMarch 25 – August 14, 2023 (2023-03-25 – 2023-08-14)
Location
Arrests

In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, former president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Two indictments are on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and two indictments (as well as one superseding indictment) are on federal charges (one in Florida and one in the District of Columbia).[1]

The District of Columbia trial was put on hold in February 2024 while waiting for the Supreme Court to determine whether Trump is immune from prosecution. The case was returned to the District Court on August 2 to conduct hearings consistent with the Supreme Court's ruling. The 6-week-long New York trial began on April 15, 2024 with Trump convicted in all 34 charges and sentencing scheduled for November 26.[2] On June 5, 2024, the Georgia trial was paused while the Georgia Court of Appeals decides whether to disqualify Fani Willis.[3][4] The following month, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Florida case, ruling Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.[5] The Office of the Special Counsel appealed the dismissal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals two days later.[6] Eleventh Circuit sent notice, officially receiving the request and requested briefing schedule of late August.[7][8] The Special Counsel office has not requested an expedited briefing schedule.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.[9][10][11][12] Neither the indictments nor any resulting convictions would disqualify his 2024 presidential candidacy.[13][14] The Supreme Court separately addressed Trump's eligibility to be on the ballot and reversed all disqualifications by individual states. On July 1, 2024, the Court ruled 6–3, along ideological lines, that Trump had immunity for acts he committed as president that were considered official acts, while also ruling that he did not have immunity for unofficial acts.[15] On November 6, Trump won the 2024 election and as President-elect; after inauguration, Justice Department policy would preclude his prosecution and Trump has previously stated he will fire Smith.[16][17]

  1. ^ O'Kruk, Amy; Merrill, Curt (December 11, 2023) [July 2023]. "Donald Trump's Criminal Cases, In One Place". CNN. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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  3. ^ Cohen, Zachary; Murray, Sara (June 5, 2024). "Georgia Court of Appeals Indefinitely Pauses the Election Subversion Conspiracy Case Against Donald Trump". CNN. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Johnson, Carrie (July 15, 2024). "Judge Dismisses Trump Documents Case over Special Counsel Appointment". NPR. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Florida Judge Dismisses the Trump Classified Documents Case". NBC News. July 16, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "United States District Court Southern District of Florida West Palm Beach Division" (PDF). July 17, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit" (PDF). courtlistener.com. July 18, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Court sets Aug. 27 deadline for brief appealing Trump classified docs dismissal". ABC News.
  9. ^ Bromwich, Jonah E.; Rashbaum, William K.; Protess, Ben; Haberman, Maggie (April 4, 2023). "Donald Trump's Arraignment: Trump Decries Charges After Pleading Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Sneed, Tierney (August 5, 2023). "Trump Pleads Not Guilty Twice in 24 Hours with Plea to New Charges in Classified Documents Case". CNN. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  11. ^ Kunzelman, Michael; Tucker, Eric; Merchant, Nomaan (August 3, 2023). "Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Felonies Related to the 2020 Election". PBS NewsHour. Associated Press. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  12. ^ Rabinowitz, Hannah (August 31, 2023). "Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Election Subversion Case, Seeks to Sever Case from Co-Defendants Who Want a Speedy Trial". CNN. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Stein, Perry (March 30, 2023). "Trump Can Still Run for President in 2024 After Being Indicted". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  14. ^ Giavanni Alves (March 31, 2023). "Can a Convicted Felon Become a U.S. President?". Staten Island Advance. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "Supreme Court Rules Trump Is Entitled to Some Immunity in January 6 Case". CNN. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Halpert, Madeline (November 6, 2024). "Trump has won the election. What happens to his legal cases?". BBC News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  17. ^ Reid, Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Paula (November 6, 2024). "What happens to Trump's criminal and civil cases now that he's been reelected | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)