Donald Trump

=== Investigations, criminal charges, civil lawsuits ===
Trump is the subject of numerous probes into his actions and business dealings before, during and after his presidency.<ref>{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Baker (journalist)|title=The Story So Far: Where 6 Investigations Into Donald Trump Stand|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/19/us/politics/donald-trump-investigations.html|date=September 19, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> In February 2021, the district attorney for [[Fulton County, Georgia]], [[Fani Willis]], announced a criminal probe into [[Trump–Raffensperger phone call|Trump's phone calls]] to Georgia Secretary of State [[Brad Raffensperger]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|date=February 10, 2021|title=Georgia DA opens criminal probe of Trump call urging secretary of state to find votes|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/10/georgia-da-opens-criminal-probe-of-trump-call-to-secretary-of-state.html|work=[[CNBC]] |access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> The [[Attorney General of New York|New York State Attorney General's Office]] is conducting criminal investigations into Trump's business activities in conjunction with the [[New York County District Attorney|Manhattan District Attorney's Office]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harding|first1=Luke|last2=Holpuch|first2=Amanda|date=May 19, 2021|title=New York attorney general opens criminal investigation into Trump Organization|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/19/new-york-investigation-into-trump-organization-now-criminal-says-attorney-general|work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> By May 2021, a special [[Grand jury#United States|grand jury]] was considering indictments.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jacobs|first1=Shayna|last2=Fahrenthold|first2=David A.|date=May 25, 2021|title=Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-investigation-grand-jury/2021/05/25/5f47911c-bcca-11eb-83e3-0ca705a96ba4_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael R.|last=Sisak|url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trump-investigations-business-government-and-politics-80592eae7ba9ca508a3161e085a0fec6|title=New grand jury seated for next stage of Trump investigation|date=May 25, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2021|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> In July 2021, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization with a "15 year 'scheme to defraud' the government".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Protess|first1=Ben|last2=Rashbaum|first2=William K.|last3=Bromwich|first3=Jonah E.|date=July 1, 2021|title=Trump Organization Is Charged in 15-Year Tax Scheme|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/nyregion/allen-weisselberg-charged-trump-organization.html|work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> In January 2023, the organization's chief financial officer, [[Allen Weisselberg]], was sentenced to five months in jail and five years probation for tax fraud after a plea deal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anuta|first=Joe|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/10/trump-org-weisselberg-sentenced-tax-fraud-00077285|title=Ex-Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for tax fraud|work=[[Politico]]|date=January 10, 2023|access-date=May 7, 2023}}</ref>

==== FBI investigations ====
{{Main|FBI investigation into Donald Trump's handling of government documents|FBI search of Mar-a-Lago|Smith special counsel investigation}}
[[File:Classified intelligence material found during search of Mar-a-Lago.jpg|thumb|Classified intelligence material found during search of Mar-a-Lago]]
When Trump left the White House in January 2021, he took government documents and material with him to Mar-a-Lago. By May 2021, the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA) realized that important documents had not been turned over to them and asked his office to locate them. In January 2022, they retrieved 15 boxes of White House records from Mar-a-Lago. NARA later informed the Department of Justice that some of the retrieved documents were classified material.<ref name="cnn-tl">{{cite web|last1=Lybrand|first1=Holmes|last2=Cohen|first2=Marshall|last3=Rabinowitz|first3=Hannah|url=https://cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/doj-investigation-trump-documents-timeline/|title=Timeline: The Justice Department criminal inquiry into Trump taking classified documents to Mar-a-Lago|work=[[CNN]]|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> The Justice Department began an investigation<ref>{{cite web|last1=Montague|first1=Zach|last2=McCarthy|first2=Lauren|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/us/politics/trump-classified-records-timeline.html|title=The Timeline Related to the F.B.I.'s Search of Mar-a-Lago|date=August 9, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> and sent Trump a subpoena for additional material.<ref name="cnn-tl"/> Justice Department officials visited Mar-a-Lago and received some classified documents from Trump's lawyers,<ref name="cnn-tl"/> one of whom signed a statement affirming that all material marked as classified had been returned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/us/politics/trump-classified-material-fbi.html|title=Trump Lawyer Told Justice Dept. That Classified Material Had Been Returned|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|last2=Thrush|first2=Glenn|date=August 13, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> An additional subpoena was sent requesting surveillance footage from Mar-a-Lago, which was provided.<ref name="cnn-tl"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Thrush|first1=Glenn|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|last3=Protess|first3=Ben|title=Trump Search Said to Be Part of Effort to Find Highly Classified Material|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/us/politics/trump-fbi-subpoena.html|date=August 11, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nuclear">{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Devlin|last2=Dawsey|first2=Josh|last3=Stein|first3=Perry|last4=Harris|first4=Shane|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/11/garland-trump-mar-a-lago/|title=FBI searched Trump's home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>

On August 8, 2022, FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago to recover government documents and material Trump had taken with him when he left office in violation of the [[Presidential Records Act]],<ref name="bddj0812"/><ref name="NYT-20220812"/> reportedly including some related to nuclear weapons.<ref name="nuclear"/> The search warrant indicates an investigation of potential violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice laws.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Swan|first1=Betsy|last2=Cheney|first2=Kyle|last3=Wu|first3=Nicholas|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/12/search-warrant-shows-trump-under-investigation-for-potential-obstruction-of-justice-espionage-act-violations-00051507|title=FBI search warrant shows Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice, Espionage Act violations|work=[[Politico]]|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref> The items taken in the search included 11 sets of classified documents, four of them tagged as "top secret" and one as "top secret/SCI", the highest level of classification.<ref name="bddj0812">{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Devlin|last2=Dawsey|first2=Josh|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/12/trump-warrant-release/|title=Agents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago seized 11 sets of classified documents, court filing shows|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name="NYT-20220812">{{cite web|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|last2=Thrush|first2=Glenn|last3=Savage|first3=Charlie|author-link3=Charlie Savage (author)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/us/trump-espionage-act-laws-fbi.html|title=Files Seized From Trump Are Part of Espionage Act Inquiry|date=August 12, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref>

On November 18, 2022, U.S. Attorney General [[Merrick Garland]] appointed federal prosecutor [[Jack Smith (lawyer)|Jack Smith]] to oversee the federal criminal investigations into Trump retaining government property at Mar-a-Lago and [[United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election|examining Trump's role in the events leading up to the Capitol attack]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thrush|first1=Glenn|last2=Savage|first2=Charlie|author-link2=Charlie Savage (author)|last3=Haberman|first3=Maggie|last4=Feuer|first4=Alan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/us/politics/trump-special-counsel-garland.html|title=Garland Names Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries|date=November 18, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tucker|first1=Eric|last2=Balsamo|first2=Michael|url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-donald-trump-merrick-garland-government-and-550c01de053c08db4d53ca57f315feb6|title=Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes|date=November 18, 2022|work=[[AP News]]|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>

==== Criminal referral by the House January 6 Committee ====
{{main|United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack}}
On December 19, 2022, the [[United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack]] recommended criminal charges against Trump for [[obstructing an official proceeding]], conspiracy to defraud the United States, and inciting or assisting an insurrection.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alan|last=Feuer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/us/politics/jan-6-trump-justice-dept.html|title=It's Unclear Whether the Justice Dept. Will Take Up the Jan. 6 Panel's Charges|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref>

==== Federal and state criminal cases ====
{{Main|Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York|Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (classified documents case)|Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)|Georgia election racketeering prosecution}}
On March 30, 2023, a New York grand jury indicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scannell|first1=Kara|last2=Miller|first2=John|last3=Herb|first3=Jeremy|last4=Cole|first4=Devan|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html|title=Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on 34 counts related to fraud|work=[[CNN]]|date=March 31, 2023|access-date=April 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Marimow|first=Ann E.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/04/trump-charges-34-counts-felony/|title=Here are the 34 charges against Trump and what they mean|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> On April 4, he surrendered and was arrested and arraigned; he pleaded not guilty and was released.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sangal|first1=Aditi|last2=Vales|first2=Leinz|last3=Vogt|first3=Adrienne|url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/donald-trump-court-charges-04-05-23/index.html|title=The latest on Trump's historic indictment and felony charges|work=[[CNN]]|date=April 5, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> The trial was scheduled to begin on March 25, 2024,<ref name="slate">{{cite news|last1=Stein|first1=Perry|last2=Dormido|first2=Hannah|last3=Wagner|first3=John|last4=Jacobs|first4=Shayna
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/21/trump-documents-trial-date-2024-election/|title=All the times Trump's trials conflict with the 2024 election campaign|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 28, 2023|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref> before being delayed to April 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/25/trump-criminal-trial-date-set-new-york-00148834 |first=Erica |last=Orden |website=[[Politico]] |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Trump's first criminal trial is now set for April 15 |access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>

On June 8, the Justice Department indicted Trump in Miami federal court for 31 counts of "willfully retaining national defense information under the Espionage Act", one count of making false statements, and, jointly with a personal aide, single counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding government documents, corruptly concealing records, concealing a document in a federal investigation and scheming to conceal their efforts.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Devlin|last2=Dawsey|first2=Josh|author-link2=Josh Dawsey|last3=Stein|first3=Perry|last4=Alemany|first4=Jacqueline|author-link4=Jacqueline Alemany|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/09/trump-tape-classified-documents/|title=Trump Put National Secrets at Risk, Prosecutors Say in Historic Indictment|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 9, 2023|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref> Trump pleaded not guilty.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Greve|first1=Joan E.|last2=Lowell|first2=Hugo|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/trump-arraignment-not-guilty-charges-mar-a-lago-documents-court|title=Trump pleads not guilty to 37 federal criminal counts in Mar-a-Lago case|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 14, 2023|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref> In July a superseding indictment added three charges.<ref>{{cite web|title=5 revelations from new Trump charges|url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4124168-revelations-from-new-trump-charges/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=July 28, 2023 }}</ref> The trial is scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024.<ref name="slate"/>

On August 1, a Washington, D.C., federal grand jury indicted Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. He was charged with conspiring to [[Conspiracy against the United States|defraud the U.S.]], obstruct the certification of the Electoral College vote, and [[conspiracy against rights|deprive people of the civil right]] to have their votes counted, and obstructing an official proceeding.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Devlin|last2=Hsu|first2=Spencer S.|last3=Stein|first3=Perry|last4=Dawsey|first4=Josh|last5=Alemany|first5=Jacqueline|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/01/trump-indictment-jan-6-2020-election/|title=Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 2, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023}}</ref> Trump pleaded not guilty.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sneed|first1=Tierney|last2=Rabinowitz|first2=Hannah|last3=Polantz|first3=Katelyn|last4=Lybrand|first4=Holmes|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/arraignment-trump-election-interference-indictment/index.html|title=Donald Trump pleads not guilty to January 6-related charges|work=[[CNN]]|date=August 3, 2023|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>

On August 14, a [[Fulton County, Georgia]], grand jury indicted Trump on 13 charges for – among other felonies – racketeering after Trump campaign officials accessed voting machines with election officials.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lowell|first1=Hugo|last2=Wicker|first2=Jewel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/14/donald-trump-georgia-indictment-2020-election|title=Donald Trump and allies indicted in Georgia over bid to reverse 2020 election loss|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 15, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Drenon|first=Brandon|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66503668|title=What are the charges in Trump's Georgia indictment?|work=[[BBC News]]|date=August 25, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> On August 24, Trump surrendered, was placed under arrest and processed at Fulton County Jail and released on bail. He used [[Mug shot of Donald Trump|the mug shot]] for a fundraising pitch.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pereira|first1=Ivan|last2=Barr|first2=Luke/|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mug-shot-released-georgia-sheriffs-office/story?id=102544727|title=Trump mug shot released by Fulton County Sheriff's Office|work=[[ABC News]]|date=August 25, 2023|access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref> On August 31, he pleaded not guilty.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rabinowitz|first=Hannah|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/31/politics/trump-not-guilty-plea-fulton-county/index.html|title=Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case|work=[[CNN]]|date=August 31, 2023|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> On March 13, 2024, the judge dismissed three of the 13 charges without dismissing the "overt acts tied to charges".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Holly|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/13/trump-georgia-election-case-charges-dropped/|title=Georgia judge dismisses six charges in Trump election interference case|date=March 13, 2024|access-date=March 14, 2024|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

==== Civil lawsuits against Trump ====
{{Main|New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization|E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump}}
In September 2022, the New York State Attorney General filed a civil fraud case against Trump, his three oldest children, and the Trump Organization.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scannell|first1=Kara|title=New York attorney general files civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, some of his children and his business|url=https://cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/trump-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-fraud-lawsuit/index.html|access-date=September 21, 2022|work=[[CNN]]|date=September 21, 2022}}</ref> During the investigation leading up to the lawsuit, Trump was fined $110,000 for failing to turn over records subpoenaed by the attorney general.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[ABC News]]|last=Katersky|first=Aaron|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-upholds-fine-imposed-trump-failure-comply-subpoena/story?id=97195194|title=Court upholds fine imposed on Trump over his failure to comply with subpoena
|date=February 14, 2023|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> Trump was deposed in August and invoked his [[Self-incrimination clause|Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination]] more than 400 times.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bromwich|first1=Jonah E.|last2=Protess|first2=Ben|last3=Rashbaum|first3=William K.|date=August 10, 2022|title=Trump Invokes Fifth Amendment, Attacking Legal System as Troubles Mount|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/nyregion/trump-james-deposition-fifth-amendment.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> The presiding judge ruled in September 2023 that Trump, his adult sons and the Trump Organization repeatedly committed fraud and ordered their New York business certificates canceled and their business entities sent into receivership for dissolution.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kates |first1=Graham |title=Donald Trump and his company "repeatedly" violated fraud law, New York judge rules |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-company-violated-fraud-law-new-york-judge-rules/ |work=[[CBS News]] |date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, the court found Trump liable, ordered him to pay a penalty of more than $350&nbsp;million plus interest, for a total exceeding $450&nbsp;million, and barred him from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or legal entity for three years. Trump said he would appeal the verdict. The judge also ordered the company to be overseen by the monitor appointed by the court in 2023 and an independent director of compliance, and that any "restructuring and potential dissolution" would be the decision of the monitor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bromwich|first1=Jonah E.|last2=Protess|first2=Ben|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/nyregion/trump-civil-fraud-trial-ruling.html|title=Trump Fraud Trial Penalty Will Exceed $450 Million|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 17, 2024|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref>

In May 2023, a New York jury in a federal lawsuit brought by journalist [[E. Jean Carroll]] found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered him to pay her $5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=Becky|last2=Bernstein|first2=Andrea|last3=Marritz|first3=Ilya|last4=Lawrence|first4=Quil|title=A jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174975870/trump-carroll-verdict|work=[[NPR]]|date=May 9, 2023|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> Trump asked the district court for a new trial or a reduction of the damage award, arguing that the jury had not found him liable for rape. He also countersued Carroll for defamation in a separate lawsuit. The judge for the two lawsuits ruled against Trump in July and August.<ref name="bid">{{cite web|last=Orden|first=Erica|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/19/trump-loses-bid-new-trial-carroll-00107025|title=Trump loses bid for new trial in E. Jean Carroll case|work=[[Politico]]|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=August 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Reiss|first1=Adam|last2=Gregorian|first2=Dareh|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-tosses-trumps-counterclaim-e-jean-carroll-finding-rape-claim-sub-rcna98577|title=Judge tosses Trump's counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll, finding rape claim is 'substantially true'|work=[[NBC News]]|date=August 7, 2023|access-date=August 13, 2023}}</ref> Trump appealed both decisions.<ref name="bid"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Stempel|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-appeals-dismissal-defamation-claim-against-e-jean-carroll-2023-08-10/|title=Trump appeals dismissal of defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll|work=[[Reuters]]|date=August 10, 2023|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> On January 26, 2024, the jury in the defamation case ordered Trump to pay Carroll $83.3&nbsp;million in damages. In March, Trump posted a $91.6&nbsp;million bond and appealed the verdict.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kates|first=Graham|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-posts-bond-e-jean-carroll-case-91-million/|title=Trump posts $91 million bond to appeal E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict|work=[[CBS News]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>