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Donald Trump’s Legal Challenges
As of January 15, 2026, Donald Trump faces multiple ongoing legal challenges, encompassing criminal indictments, civil lawsuits, adn investigations related to his business practices and actions during and after his presidency.
Criminal Indictments
Donald Trump has been indicted in multiple jurisdictions on a variety of criminal charges.the first indictment, unsealed on March 30, 2023, by a New York grand jury, involved 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree (Manhattan District Attorney’s Office statement of Facts). This case centers around alleged hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. The trial is currently scheduled to begin on March 25, 2024, but may be delayed.
In August 2023, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Trump on four counts related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election (department of Justice Indictment).these charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States,conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding,obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding,and conspiracy against rights. judge Tanya Chutkan set a trial date of March 4, 2024, but this has been stayed pending appeal.
A third indictment,issued in Fulton County,Georgia,in August 2023,charges Trump and 18 others with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in connection with attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office). Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, is prosecuting the case.
in June 2024, Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the new York case. (New York Times) Sentencing is scheduled for July 11, 2024.
Civil Lawsuits
Trump is also involved in several critically important civil lawsuits. A New York civil fraud lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges that Trump, his children, and the Trump Institution fraudulently inflated the value of assets to obtain favorable loan terms and insurance rates (New York Attorney General’s Office). On February 16, 2024, Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay over $355 million in penalties, plus interest. (NBC News)
E.Jean Carroll, a writer, has successfully sued Trump for defamation and sexual abuse. in May 2023, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding Carroll $5 million in damages (CNN). In