Donald Trump

Criminal cases

1. 2023-04-04 Filed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a New York State Supreme Court indictment charging him with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, a class E felony. Prosecutors alleged the records disguised the reimbursement of a $130,000 payment made to an adult-film actress 12 days before the 2016 election. Manhattan District Attorney's Office, press release, April 4, 2023
2. 2023-06-08 Filed A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted him and his aide Waltine Nauta in case no. 23-80101-CR-CANNON, citing 18 U.S.C. § 793(e) and obstruction and false-statement statutes. The indictment alleged he kept classified documents at The Mar-a-Lago Club after his presidency ended and was not authorized to possess them. The case was later dismissed. Indictment, United States v. Trump, No. 9:23-cr-80101 (S.D. Fla.), docket entry 3
3. 2023-08-01 Filed A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia indicted him on four counts over the 2020 election: 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. The case, no. 1:23-cr-00257, was assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan and was later dismissed. Indictment, United States v. Trump, No. 1:23-cr-00257 (D.D.C.), filed August 1, 2023
4. 2023-08-24 Reported He surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where a booking photo was taken, and was released on a $200,000 bond after about 20 minutes, the Associated Press reported. A Fulton County grand jury had indicted him and 18 others that month under Georgia's racketeering law over efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election result. He said he did nothing wrong and called the case a travesty of justice. Associated Press report, republished by Cheddar
5. 2024-05-30 Ruled A New York State Supreme Court jury in Manhattan found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Prosecutors said Michael Cohen wired $130,000 to the lawyer for Stormy Daniels and was repaid $420,000 in total through 11 checks recorded as legal fees. He was sentenced in January 2025 and has appealed. Manhattan District Attorney's Office, press release, May 30, 2024
6. 2024-07-15 Ruled U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the superseding indictment in the classified documents case against him, Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira. She ruled that special counsel Jack Smith's appointment violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Order granting motion to dismiss superseding indictment, United States v. Trump, No. 23-80101-CR-CANNON (S.D. Fla.), docket entry 672
7. 2024-11-25 Ruled U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted the government's motion to dismiss and dismissed the superseding indictment in the federal election case, Criminal Action No. 23-257, without prejudice. Order, United States v. Trump, No. 1:23-cr-00257-TSC (D.D.C.), docket entry 283
8. 2024-12-16 Ruled Justice Juan M. Merchan denied his motion to dismiss the New York indictment and set aside the verdict on presidential immunity grounds. The decision found that the disputed trial evidence concerned unofficial conduct and that, even if some of it were official, admitting it was harmless error. People v. Trump, 2024 NY Slip Op 24328 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York County, Dec. 16, 2024)
9. 2024-12-19 Ruled The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the Georgia election case, writing that no other remedy would suffice, Axios reported. The court affirmed the denial of the defendants' motion to dismiss the indictment. He called the case entirely dead. Axios report
10. 2025-01-03 Ruled Justice Merchan denied his motion to dismiss the indictment and vacate the verdict in People v. Trump, Ind. No. 71543-23, and ordered him to appear for sentencing on January 10, 2025, in person or virtually. The order said a sentence of unconditional discharge appeared to be the most viable solution and that the court was not inclined to impose incarceration. Decision and order, People v. Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 30014(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Jan. 3, 2025)
11. 2025-01-07 Official Special counsel Jack Smith signed Volume One of his final report, on the election case. It stated that his office brought the charges because it concluded the admissible evidence would be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction. The case had already been dismissed without a trial, and the report's conclusions were never tested in court. United States Department of Justice, Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions, Volume One
12. 2025-01-09 Ruled The U.S. Supreme Court denied his application to stay the New York sentencing in Trump v. New York, No. 24A666. The order said the alleged evidentiary violations could be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh would have granted the application. U.S. Supreme Court, order in pending case, No. 24A666, January 9, 2025
13. 2025-01-10 Ruled Justice Merchan sentenced him to an unconditional discharge in the falsified business records case, with no jail term and no fine; the conviction stayed on the record. He appeared by video from Mar-a-Lago, said he had committed no crime and called the case a political witch hunt, and said afterwards that he would appeal, the Associated Press reported. Associated Press report, republished by WHYY
14. 2025-10-27 Filed His lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell filed his appeal brief against the New York conviction in the Appellate Division, First Department, ABC News reported. The brief argued that the trial was fatally marred by evidence of official presidential acts and that Justice Merchan should have recused himself. ABC News report, published by WABC-TV
15. 2025-11-06 Ruled A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordered U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to reconsider his refusal to move the New York case to federal court, Fox News reported. The panel said he had not considered whether certain trial evidence related to immunized official acts. A spokesperson for his legal team called it a win. Fox News report
16. 2025-11-26 Ruled The Georgia election case against him was dismissed. Peter Skandalakis, director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, who had appointed himself prosecutor, filed the motion and Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee signed it the same day, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Skandalakis wrote that continuing would not serve the interests of justice. Fox 5 Atlanta report
17. 2026-01 Filed In early January 2026 his lawyer Steve Sadow asked the Fulton County court to order the district attorney's office to pay $6,261,613.08 in legal fees and costs from the dismissed Georgia case, per a report carried by WJLA. The motion relied on a 2025 Georgia law covering cases where a prosecutor is disqualified and the case is later dismissed. Fani Willis's office has challenged the law as unconstitutional. WJLA report, January 8, 2026
18. 2026-02-23 Ruled Judge Aileen Cannon granted his request and permanently barred the United States Department of Justice from releasing Volume Two of the special counsel's report, on the classified documents case, Fox News reported. The 15-page order said publication would be a manifest injustice to him and his former co-defendants. Fox News report
19. 2026-08-28 Ruled U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused for a third time to move the New York case to federal court, the Associated Press reported. He wrote that an affair, or a cover-up of an affair, is not within the outer perimeter of a president's official responsibilities. A spokesperson for his legal team called the ruling baseless and lawless, and his lawyers filed notice of appeal the same day. Associated Press report, republished by PBS News
20. 2026-11-05 Reported Five justices of the Appellate Division, First Department, heard more than an hour of argument on his appeal of the New York conviction, ABC News reported. His lawyer Robert Giuffra said the case was infected by multiple fatal errors; Steven Wu, for the Manhattan district attorney, said any disputed evidence was a drop in the bucket. The court did not say when it would rule. ABC News report

Civil cases, penalties and bankruptcies

1. 1973-10-15 Filed The United States sued Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump and Trump Management, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (Civil Action No. 73 C 1529), claiming equal housing opportunity had been denied to substantial numbers of persons. The defendants moved to dismiss, stating that no attempt was made to screen prospective tenants on racial or religious lines. Defendants' memorandum of law in support of motion to dismiss, United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump and Trump Management, Inc., No. 73 C 1529 (E.D.N.Y.)
2. 1975-06-10 Official A consent order in the housing case was filed in the Eastern District of New York. It was entered without adjudication of the merits and without any admission of liability, recorded that the defendants vigorously denied the allegations, dismissed the complaint against Fred C. Trump and Donald J. Trump in their personal capacity with prejudice, and permanently enjoined Trump Management, Inc. from discriminating in the sale or rental of dwellings. Consent order, United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump and Trump Management, Inc., No. 73 C 1529 (E.D.N.Y., filed June 10, 1975)
3. 2004-11-21 Official Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. and related companies filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (Case Nos. 04-46898 through 04-46925). Noteholders had entered a restructuring support agreement with the companies and Donald J. Trump to back a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc., Form 8-K, report date November 21, 2004
4. 2009-02-17 Official Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. and certain subsidiaries filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in Camden. Four days earlier, by letters dated February 13, 2009, Donald J. Trump resigned as chairman of the board and abandoned his 23.5% direct limited partnership interest in the company's holding partnership. Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Form 10-K for fiscal year 2009
5. 2015-03-06 Admitted The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced a $10 million civil money penalty against Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort for willful and repeated violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. The casino admitted failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, to report suspicious transactions and to file required currency transaction reports. The casino had filed for bankruptcy in September 2014, and the bankruptcy court approved the settlement. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network news release, March 6, 2015
6. 2017-03-31 Ruled U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel of the Southern District of California granted final approval of a $25 million settlement of two class actions against Trump University, LLC and Donald J. Trump, Nos. 10-cv-0940 and 13-cv-2519, according to the students' lawyers. The suits alleged that Trump University used false advertising to sell real estate seminars and mentorship programs. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, class counsel announcement, March 31, 2017
7. 2018-02-06 Ruled The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed approval of the Trump University settlement, rejecting a lone objector's request to opt out. The opinion recorded that class members would receive between 80 and 90 percent of what they paid, totaling $21 million, and that the defendants agreed to pay an additional $4 million in the New York attorney general's case. Opinion, Low v. Trump University, LLC, No. 17-55635 (9th Cir., Feb. 6, 2018)
8. 2019-11-07 Ruled Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the New York Supreme Court ordered Donald J. Trump to pay $2 million in damages, finding he breached his fiduciary duty to the Donald J. Trump Foundation. In stipulations with the New York attorney general he admitted personally misusing foundation funds, including that a January 2016 fundraiser was in fact a campaign event. The foundation had agreed in December 2018 to dissolve under court supervision; the $2 million and its remaining $1.78 million went to eight charities. New York State Attorney General press release, November 7, 2019
9. 2022-04-25 Ruled Justice Arthur Engoron held Trump in contempt of court and fined him $10,000 a day for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena in the New York attorney general's investigation of his business practices. The fines stopped accruing on May 6 and Trump paid $110,000 on May 19, 2022, per AP; the money was held in escrow while his lawyers appealed the contempt finding. Associated Press report, published by PBS NewsHour
10. 2023-01-13 Ruled Justice Juan Merchan fined two Trump Organization companies, The Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corporation, $1.6 million, the maximum allowed, after a jury found them guilty in December 2022 of 17 tax fraud counts. Donald Trump was not personally charged and denied knowledge of the scheme. Former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five months in jail; the companies' lawyer said they would appeal. CBS News report
11. 2023-05 Ruled A federal civil jury in Manhattan found he sexually abused a magazine columnist in a department store dressing room in 1996 and defamed her with comments in October 2022, and awarded her $5 million. Trump skipped the trial and has repeatedly denied the attack occurred. Associated Press report, republished by The Philadelphia Inquirer
12. 2023-09 Ruled Before trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case, Justice Arthur F. Engoron granted partial summary judgment, finding that Trump and the other defendants committed fraud by falsely inflating the value of his assets. Trump has called the case politically motivated. New York State Attorney General press release, February 16, 2024
13. 2023-10-25 Ruled Justice Arthur Engoron fined Trump $10,000 for a second violation of the October 3, 2023 gag order barring personal attacks on court staff, after an earlier $5,000 fine over a social media post about the judge's law clerk that stayed on his campaign website. Trump and his lawyers said the remark was about witness Michael Cohen, not the clerk. Associated Press report, published by WLOS
14. 2024-01 Ruled After a damages trial that began on January 16, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in the Southern District of New York, a jury awarded a magazine columnist $83.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages for defamatory statements Trump made about her in June 2019 while he was president. Trump has called her account a totally false accusation and said he never met her. Opinion, No. 24-644 (2d Cir., Sept. 8, 2025), background section
15. 2024-02-16 Ruled After an 11-week trial, Justice Arthur F. Engoron ordered Trump, the other individual defendants and The Trump Organization entities to pay more than $450 million, including $363.8 million in disgorgement and pre-judgment interest. He barred Trump for three years from serving as an officer or director of any New York company and from applying for loans from New York banks. The Appellate Division later put the total judgment at $464,576,230.62. New York State Attorney General press release, February 16, 2024
16. 2024-03-08 Filed Trump's lawyers posted a $91.6 million bond from Federal Insurance Co. to secure the $83.3 million defamation award and filed a notice of appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, per AP. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had refused to delay the deadline for posting it. Associated Press report, published by Georgia Public Broadcasting
17. 2024-03-25 Ruled The Appellate Division, First Department, ruled that collection of the civil fraud judgment would be stayed if Trump posted a $175 million bond within 10 days, in place of the full amount, and stayed the bans on him serving as a company officer, NBC News reported. Trump said he respected the decision and would post the amount in cash, bonds or security. NBC News report
18. 2024-12-30 Ruled A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the $5 million civil award, finding Trump had not shown that any trial error affected his substantial rights. His spokesperson said the case would continue to be appealed. Associated Press report, republished by The Philadelphia Inquirer
19. 2025-08-21 Ruled In People v Trump (Index No. 452564/22, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756), the Appellate Division, First Department, vacated the disgorgement awards in their entirety, vacated sanctions on defense counsel and otherwise affirmed the judgment. Justice Moulton wrote that the disgorgement order was an excessive fine that violated the Eighth Amendment; no opinion commanded a majority, and two justices joined the result solely to give the parties a path to the Court of Appeals. People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756 (App. Div., 1st Dept., Aug. 21, 2025)
20. 2025-09-04 Filed New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a notice of appeal to the New York Court of Appeals seeking to reinstate the civil fraud penalty. Trump, who had declared total victory after the Appellate Division ruling, had filed his own appeal the week before asking the court to throw out the remaining penalties, including the ban on him and his two eldest sons serving as corporate leaders. CBS News report
21. 2025-09-08 Ruled A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Judges Chin, Merriam and Kahn) affirmed the $83.3 million defamation judgment in Docket No. 24-644. It held that Trump had identified no grounds to reconsider its earlier ruling on presidential immunity and that the jury's damages awards were fair and reasonable. Trump had argued he was entitled to presidential immunity or a new trial and that the award was excessive. Opinion, No. 24-644 (2d Cir., Sept. 8, 2025)
22. 2026-04-08 Filed Trump filed a 119-page brief asking the New York Court of Appeals to throw out the fraud finding and the remaining sanctions in the civil fraud case, Courthouse News Service reported. He argued that the attorney general never had authority to bring the case, that it was politically motivated and that none of the lenders or insurers ever complained of injury. Courthouse News Service report
23. 2026-04-29 Ruled The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied rehearing in the $83.3 million defamation case, No. 24-644, according to the U.S. Supreme Court docket for the later petition. U.S. Supreme Court docket, No. 26-141
24. 2026-05-12 Ruled The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delayed payment of the $83.3 million award until the U.S. Supreme Court either reviews the case or rejects an appeal, and required Trump to post a further $7.4 million bond to cover additional interest, per AP. His lawyer Justin D. Smith told the court there was a fair prospect the Supreme Court would rule in Trump's favor. Associated Press report, published by Salina Post
25. 2026-06-29 Ruled The U.S. Supreme Court denied Trump's petition for certiorari in No. 25-573, leaving in place the $5 million judgment in which a jury found he sexually abused and defamed a magazine columnist; the Second Circuit had affirmed on December 30, 2024 and denied rehearing on June 13, 2025. Trump filed a petition for rehearing on July 8, 2026, which the court denied on August 17, 2026. U.S. Supreme Court docket, No. 25-573
26. 2026-07-28 Filed Trump petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court (No. 26-141) to review the $83.3 million defamation judgment, arguing that the ruling below wrongly eviscerated presidential immunity; the United States filed a separate petition, No. 26-142, SCOTUSblog reported. The columnist's brief in opposition was filed on October 30, 2026, and the docket showed no ruling on the petition. U.S. Supreme Court docket, No. 26-141
27. 2026-11 Reported Attorneys general of 17 states filed a brief urging the New York Court of Appeals to reject Trump's appeal of the civil fraud liability finding, Insurance Journal reported on November 5, 2026. The report described the appeal as pending, the financial penalty as vacated and the ban on Trump and his sons serving as New York corporate officers as on hold. Trump's lawyers argued that the lenders and insurers were paid in full and never complained. Insurance Journal report, November 5, 2026

Lawsuits he filed and settlements paid to him

1. 2024-12-14 Reported ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos settled Trump's defamation suit over an on-air statement that he had been "found liable for rape". Under terms filed in court, ABC agreed to transfer $15 million to a presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Trump, to pay $1 million to his lawyers, and to add an editor's note saying the defendants "regret statements" about him. NBC News reported no admission of wrongdoing beyond that note. NBC News report, republished by NBC Connecticut
2. 2025-01-29 Reported Meta Platforms agreed to pay roughly $25 million to settle Trump's 2021 lawsuit over the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts, CBS News reported, citing people familiar with the agreement. Of that, $22 million was to go to a fund for his presidential library and the rest to legal fees and other plaintiffs. CBS News report
3. 2025-02-12 Reported X, the company formerly known as Twitter, agreed to pay about $10 million to settle the suit Trump filed in San Francisco federal court over the 2021 suspension of his account, CNBC and NBC News reported. His attorney John Kelly confirmed a settlement without giving terms; a district judge had dismissed the suit in 2022 and an appeal was pending. CNBC report, republished by NBC New York
4. 2025-07-01 Reported Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million to settle Trump's suit over a CBS News 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, in which he had sought $20 billion. NPR reported that the money goes to his future presidential library and legal fees, and that Paramount said the settlement contains no statement of apology or regret. NPR report, republished by WAMC
5. 2025-09-19 Ruled U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday struck Trump's first complaint against The New York Times and other defendants (No. 8:25-cv-2487, M.D. Fla.), writing that it "stands unmistakably and inexcusably athwart the requirements of Rule 8". He gave Trump 28 days to file a version of no more than 40 pages. U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., order, No. 8:25-cv-2487 (Doc. 5)
6. 2025-09-29 Filed Alphabet agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump's 2021 suit against YouTube (No. 4:21-cv-08009, N.D. Cal.). The court filing says $22 million settles his claims and that he directed it to the Trust for the National Mall to support construction of the White House State Ballroom; $2.5 million goes to the other plaintiffs. The filing states it is not an admission of liability or fault. Notice of settlement and stipulation of dismissal, Trump v. YouTube, No. 4:21-cv-08009
7. 2025-10-21 Reported Trump told reporters the federal government would "owe me a lot of money" after The New York Times reported he had filed administrative claims seeking roughly $230 million from the United States Department of Justice over the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search and the Russia investigation. He said any payout decision "would have to go across my desk"; a department spokesperson said its officials follow the guidance of career ethics officials. WHYY report
8. 2025-11-18 Ruled A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of Trump's defamation suit against CNN over its use of the phrase "Big Lie" for his 2020 election claims (No. 23-14044). U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, opinion, No. 23-14044
9. 2025-11-26 Ruled The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Trump's 2022 racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton and others and upheld $937,989.39 in sanctions against him, lawyer Alina Habba and her firm. Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling on October 9, 2026 (No. 26-518); the Court requested a response due November 27, 2026. U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, opinion, No. 22-13410
10. 2025-12-15 Filed Trump sued the BBC in the Southern District of Florida (No. 25-cv-25894) over a Panorama documentary's edit of his January 6, 2021 speech, seeking at least $5 billion on each of two counts. The BBC apologized for the edit but said it would defend the case, arguing the court lacks jurisdiction because the programme was not broadcast in Florida. NBC News report
11. 2026-01-29 Filed Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and The Trump Organization sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department in the Southern District of Florida (No. 1:26-cv-20609) over a former contractor's leak of their tax returns, claiming damages of at least $10 billion. The complaint said he sued in his personal capacity. Complaint, Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609
12. 2026-04-13 Ruled U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles dismissed Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal's publisher Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch over an article about a letter in a 2003 birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein, and allowed him to refile. Trump denied writing the letter and called the story "false, malicious, and defamatory", per The Associated Press. Associated Press report, republished by WTOP
13. 2026-05-18 Official The United States Department of Justice settled Trump v. Internal Revenue Service and his two pending administrative claims. The agreement says the plaintiffs "will receive a formal apology from the United States, but will not receive any monetary payment or damages of any kind", and commits the Attorney General to create a five-member "Anti-Weaponization Fund" for other claimants. The department said the fund would receive $1.776 billion from the Judgment Fund; Trump dismissed the suit with prejudice the same day. Settlement agreement, Trump v. IRS, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (U.S. Department of Justice)
14. 2026-05-19 Reported Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a one-page order stating that the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are "FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED" from pursuing claims arising from tax returns the plaintiffs filed before the settlement took effect, CBS News reported. A Justice Department spokesperson said the deal does not apply to future tax audits. CBS News report
15. 2026-06-12 Ruled U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, issued a preliminary injunction indefinitely barring the administration from creating or operating the $1.776 billion fund, per CBS News. Justice Department lawyers had told the court the fund "had not been set up and is now not going forward"; the judge said those statements were not made under penalty of perjury. CBS News report
16. 2026-07-13 Ruled U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams found that Trump v. Internal Revenue Service "was brought for an improper purpose" and that "there was never adverseness between the Parties". She referred Trump lawyer Alejandro Brito to The Florida Bar, barred new appearances in the district by lawyer Daniel Epstein for a year and prohibited the parties from citing the agreement as a settlement in any official proceeding. Trump and his co-plaintiffs appealed on July 31, 2026. U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla., order, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (Doc. 106)
17. 2026-07-24 Reported Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington published a count stating that Trump had filed lawsuits and claims "demanding over $70 billion since he declared his candidacy for office in November 2022": six after declaring his run and five more during his second term seeking a total of $50 billion. The group put settlements reached since his reelection at about $86.5 million. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington report
18. 2026-07-27 Ruled Judge Merryday deferred ruling on The New York Times's motion to dismiss and let Trump amend again. Trump filed a second amended complaint on August 27, 2026, seeking compensatory damages of not less than $15 billion; the defendants' motion to dismiss it was still pending on November 2, 2026. U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., order, No. 8:25-cv-02487 (Doc. 94)
19. 2026-09-23 Ruled Iowa District Court Judge Scott J. Beattie dismissed the suit Trump filed in December 2024 against pollster J. Ann Selzer, The Des Moines Register and its parent company under Iowa's consumer fraud law, ruling the poll and its coverage were protected political speech, per The Associated Press. Associated Press report, republished by CBS News
20. 2026-09-29 Ruled A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (No. 26-12692) declined to pause Judge Williams's sanctions while Trump's appeal proceeds, saying he had not made a "strong showing" of clear error, Bloomberg News reported. His legal team said he "continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable"; the appeal itself remains pending. Bloomberg News report, republished by CPA Practice Advisor
21. 2026-10-31 Ruled Judge Gayles dismissed with prejudice Trump's defamation claims in Trump v. Dow Jones & Co., No. 1:25-cv-23232 (S.D. Fla.), the suit over The Wall Street Journal's Epstein letter article, according to a court filing that cites the order. Notice of supplemental authority citing the Dow Jones order, No. 8:25-cv-02487 (Doc. 108)

Presidency: impeachments and Supreme Court rulings

1. 2019-12-18 Official The House of Representatives impeached him under H. Res. 755. Article I, abuse of power, passed 230 to 197 and Article II, obstruction of Congress, passed 229 to 198. After a Senate trial that ran from January 16 to February 5, 2020, he was acquitted. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 695 on H. Res. 755
2. 2021-01-13 Official The House impeached him a second time, adopting H. Res. 24 by 232 votes to 197 on a single article, incitement of insurrection; 10 Republicans voted in favor. The Senate tried him from February 9 to 13, 2021, and acquitted him. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 17 on H. Res. 24
3. 2024-03-04 Ruled In Trump v. Anderson, No. 23-719, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Colorado Supreme Court's 4-to-3 decision that would have kept him off the state's presidential primary ballot. The Court held that the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the states, responsible for enforcing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment against federal officeholders and candidates. U.S. Supreme Court, per curiam opinion, No. 23-719
4. 2024-07-01 Ruled In Trump v. United States, No. 23-939, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a former president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority and at least presumptive immunity for his other official acts. The ruling came in his appeal from the federal election case. U.S. Supreme Court, opinion, No. 23-939
5. 2025-01-20 Official On his first day back in office he signed a proclamation commuting the sentences of 14 named people to time served and granting a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all others convicted of offenses related to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. It directed the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice of all pending indictments tied to that day. The White House, presidential proclamation, January 20, 2025
6. 2025-06-27 Ruled In Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority Congress gave federal courts. It partially stayed three injunctions against his birthright-citizenship executive order, but only to the extent they were broader than needed to give complete relief to each plaintiff with standing. U.S. Supreme Court, opinion, No. 24A884
7. 2025-12-23 Ruled In Trump v. Illinois, No. 25A443, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the government's request to lift an order barring deployment of federalized National Guard troops in Illinois. The Court said the statute he invoked likely requires that he be unable to execute the laws with the regular military, and that the government had not identified authority for the military to execute the laws in Illinois. Justices Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch dissented. U.S. Supreme Court, order on application for stay, No. 25A443
8. 2026-02-20 Ruled In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, No. 24-1287, decided with Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion; Justices Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh dissented. U.S. Supreme Court, opinion, No. 24-1287
9. 2026-06-29 Ruled In Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Federal Trade Commission's for-cause removal protection is contrary to the separation of powers and overruled what remained of Humphrey's Executor v. United States. The ruling reversed a lower-court order that had restored Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter after he removed her without cause. U.S. Supreme Court, opinion, No. 25-332
10. 2026-06-29 Ruled In Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312, the U.S. Supreme Court denied 5-4 the government's request to lift an injunction keeping Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in office while her suit over his attempt to fire her proceeds. The Court said the government had not shown it was likely to prevail. U.S. Supreme Court, opinion, No. 25A312

• Decision and order, People v. Trump, Ind. No. 71543-23, 2025 NY Slip Op 30014(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Jan. 3, 2025) · Court record
• Decision on presidential immunity, People v. Trump, 2024 NY Slip Op 24328 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Dec. 16, 2024) · Court record
• Manhattan District Attorney's Office: 34-count felony trial conviction of Donald J. Trump (May 30, 2024) · Official statement
• Trump v. United States, No. 23-939, U.S. Supreme Court opinion (July 1, 2024) · Court record
• Trump v. Anderson, No. 23-719, U.S. Supreme Court per curiam opinion (March 4, 2024) · Court record
• Order dismissing superseding indictment without prejudice, United States v. Trump, No. 1:23-cr-00257-TSC (D.D.C., Nov. 25, 2024) · Court record
• Order granting motion to dismiss superseding indictment, United States v. Trump, No. 23-80101-CR-CANNON (S.D. Fla., July 15, 2024) · Court record
• Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions, Volume One: The Election Case (Jan. 7, 2025) · Report
• H. Res. 755, Articles of Impeachment Against Donald John Trump, enrolled text (Dec. 18, 2019) · Official statement
• H. Res. 24, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, engrossed text (Jan. 13, 2021) · Official statement
• People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756, Index No. 452564/22 (N.Y. App. Div., 1st Dept., Aug. 21, 2025) · Court record
• Opinion, No. 24-644 (2d Cir., Sept. 8, 2025), affirming the $83.3 million defamation judgment · Court record
• U.S. Supreme Court docket, No. 25-573 (certiorari denied June 29, 2026; rehearing denied Aug. 17, 2026) · Court record
• U.S. Supreme Court docket, No. 26-141 (petition for certiorari filed July 28, 2026) · Court record
• Opinion, Low v. Trump University, LLC, No. 17-55635 (9th Cir., Feb. 6, 2018) · Court record
• Consent order, United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump and Trump Management, Inc., No. 73 C 1529 (E.D.N.Y., filed June 10, 1975) · Court record
• New York State Attorney General: court order against Donald J. Trump and the Donald J. Trump Foundation (Nov. 7, 2019) · Official statement
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: $10 million civil money penalty against Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (Mar. 6, 2015) · Regulator release
• Settlement agreement, Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla., signed May 18, 2026) · Official statement
• U.S. Department of Justice press release 26-512, Justice Department Announces Anti-Weaponization Fund (May 18, 2026) · Official statement
• Order imposing sanctions, Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609, Doc. 106 (S.D. Fla., July 13, 2026) · Court record
• Opinion, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, No. 24-1287 (U.S., Feb. 20, 2026) · Court record
• Opinion, Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332 (U.S., June 29, 2026) · Court record
• Opinion, Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312, 609 U.S. 528 (June 29, 2026) · Court record
• Opinion, Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884 (U.S., June 27, 2025) · Court record
• Notice of settlement and stipulation of dismissal, Trump v. YouTube, LLC, No. 4:21-cv-08009 (N.D. Cal., Sept. 29, 2025) · Court record
• Opinion, Trump v. Clinton, No. 22-13410 (11th Cir., Nov. 26, 2025) · Court record
• Second amended complaint, Trump v. New York Times Company, No. 8:25-cv-02487 (M.D. Fla., Aug. 27, 2026) · Court record
• CREW report: Trump has filed lawsuits and claims demanding over $70 billion (July 24, 2026) · Report