The Trump Organization
A private real-estate conglomerate known for luxury towers, golf resorts, licensing deals, and high-profile legal controversies.
- Entries
- 9
- On the record
- 6
- Stories
- 1
- Latest entry
- Apr 9, 2026
The record
The Trump Organization is the name Donald Trump uses for roughly 500 separate entities that do business for his benefit and under his control, according to the New York attorney general's 2022 complaint. The entities are legally owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, created in 2014. The complaint says Trump was president and chairman from 1981 until January 19, 2017, the day before his first inauguration, and resumed the post after leaving office.
Two state cases define its legal record. In the criminal tax case, two subsidiaries were convicted in December 2022 and fined $1.6 million, the maximum allowed; Trump himself was not charged, and the company said it did nothing wrong and would appeal. In the civil fraud case, a trial judge in February 2024 ordered Trump and his flagship organization to pay almost $355 million and imposed three-year bans on running New York companies.
In August 2025 an appeals court threw out that penalty, which had grown to roughly $500 million, while the fraud liability finding and an injunction stayed in place. Both sides have asked New York's highest court to review that ruling. Outside the courts, the company's own timeline lists newer ventures, including the Trump Mobile wireless service in 2025 and branded projects in India and the Gulf.
Roles and honours on the record
- 1981-2017 Donald J. Trump, director, president and chairman of the Trump Organization, Inc. from May 1, 1981 to January 19, 2017, per the New York attorney general's complaint source
- 2014 Entities legally owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, created April 7, 2014, with Trump as sole beneficiary, per the complaint source
- as of 2022 About 500 separate entities doing business as the Trump Organization, per the complaint source
- as of 2026 Executive vice presidents Donald Trump Jr. (joined 2001) and Eric Trump (joined 2007), per the company's timeline source
Every entry, newest first
- Ruled
Manhattan jury convicted the Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corporation on all 17 counts; Trump was not charged. Trump Organization convicted on 17 tax fraud counts
Stories in this file
The record, entry by entry
- 1983 Official Trump Tower at 725 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan opened. The company's timeline describes it as the headquarters of the Trump Organization. Trump Organization, company timeline
- 2017-01-19 Filed The attorney general's complaint says Trump's term as president and chairman of the Trump Organization ended on this date, that he remained its inactive president while serving as U.S. president, and that he resumed the position after leaving office. Complaint, People v. Trump, N.Y. County Index No. 452564/2022
- 2022-09-21 Filed New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, two longtime executives and Trump Organization entities among other defendants, alleging more than 200 false and misleading asset valuations in his financial statements from 2011 to 2021. She sought disgorgement of at least $250 million and referred the matter to federal prosecutors and the IRS. New York Attorney General press release
- 2023-01-13 Ruled The Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp., convicted in December 2022 on 17 counts including tax fraud and falsifying business records, were fined $1.6 million, the maximum possible under New York law. A company spokesperson said, "We did nothing wrong and we will appeal this verdict." CNBC report on the sentencing
- 2024-02-16 Ruled Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his flagship organization to pay almost $355 million in the civil fraud case and barred Trump and his companies for three years from serving as officers or directors of New York businesses or applying for loans. Trump called the decision a "Complete and Total SHAM." NPR report on the judgment
- 2025 Official The Trump Organization announced Trump Mobile, a wireless service it describes as expanding the Trump brand into telecommunications, according to its timeline. Trump Organization, company timeline
- 2025-08-21 Ruled New York's Appellate Division threw out the roughly $500 million civil fraud penalty in three opinions from five judges, while the finding that Trump and his companies committed fraud effectively stood. Trump called it a "total victory"; James said the court affirmed liability and that she would appeal. NBC News report on the appeals ruling
- 2026-04-09 Reported Trump asked the New York Court of Appeals to vacate the liability finding, while James wants the vacated penalty reinstated. The ban on Trump and his sons serving as corporate officers in New York remains in place but on hold, the report said. Insurance Journal report by Patricia Hurtado and Erik Larson