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President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes
by Conor Shaw
As of November 2022, Donald Trump has been credibly accused of committing at least 56 criminal offenses since he launched his campaign for president in 2015. That total only reflects allegations relating to his time in or running for office and omits, for instance, Trump’s criminal exposure for fraudulent business dealings.
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The eight offenses we have added since we published the first version of this table in March 2022 include three criminal offenses relating to the investigation of election fraud and related crimes in Fulton County, Georgia; one offense relating to potential wire fraud stemming from fraudulent representations made to solicit PAC contributions after the 2020 election; one perjury offense relating to Trump’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election; and three offenses relating to Trump’s unlawful possession of government records at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office. The updated tracker likely understates Trump’s legal exposure because the high volume of sensitive records discovered at Mar-A-Lago suggests that he could be indicted for multiple counts of willfully retaining without authorization government records containing national defense information, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 793(e)), even though it is only listed once on CREW’s tracker.
Federal and state prosecutors are at an important crossroads with respect to accountability for the former president. On the one hand, the deadline has already passed or will soon pass for charges relating to several extremely serious offenses. That includes offenses relating to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as well as his obstruction of the FBI’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and the subsequent special counsel investigation. The investigation of both matters was terminated by the Department of Justice at the direction of former Attorney General Bill Barr. While there is substantial evidence that Trump committed several felonies, he is unlikely to face consequences for that conduct.
“Choosing not to pursue accountability for fear of political criticism or consequences is itself a deeply political act. ”
On the other hand, Trump is squarely in the crosshairs of at least three grand jury investigations that have been very active over the last half year: the Fulton County, Georgia investigation of election fraud and related offenses; a federal grand jury investigation of the January 6 insurrection and events leading up to it; and a federal grand jury investigation of Trump’s unlawful possession of government records since leaving office and related offenses. These investigations suggest that Trump’s long run of avoiding accountability may soon be over.
While adherence to the rule of law requires that prosecutors pursue criminal indictments only where the facts, law, and principles of prosecution support such action, it is also critical that no individual be insulated from accountability simply because they are a national political figure, a former president, or a candidate for public office. Choosing not to pursue accountability for fear of political criticism or consequences is itself a deeply political act.
Failing to deter Donald Trump from engaging in further criminal misconduct would have profoundly damaging consequences for our democracy. Criminal law is designed to punish individuals for criminal offenses to discourage these individuals and others like them from engaging in the same conduct in the future. If President Trump avoids criminal prosecution for attempting to retain power despite being voted out of office or for compromising some of the country’s most sensitive national security secrets, the message to him and others who hold power will be clear: you can commit crimes that threaten the future of our democracy with impunity.
The rule of law is not self-enforcing. The individuals who serve in the Department of Justice and in prosecutors’ offices across the country are charged with upholding it. They must pursue criminal charges against President Trump if the facts, law, and principles of prosecution support doing so.
| Category | Relevant Conduct | Approx. dates | Potential offense(s) | Statute(s) | Investigation status | Likely deadline to file charges | Link to complaint/report | Additonal links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Causing Cohen to make and/or accepting an unlawful individual contribution (February 2015 online poll) | 2015 | Causing (or accepting) an individual contribution in excess of the lawful limit | 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30116, 30118; 18 U.S.C. § 2 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2020 | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Conspiring to defraud the United States by undermining the lawful function of the FEC and/or violating federal campaign finance laws | 2015 - 2017 | Conspiring to commit campaign finance offenses and/or defraud the enforcement of campaign finance laws | 18 U.S.C. § 371 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Causing Donald J. Trump for President LLC’s failure to report AMI’s contribution (McDougal Story) | 2016 | Causing a campaign committee to fail to report an unlawful corporate contribution | 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104, 30109; 18 U.S.C. § 2 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2021 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2022 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Causing Donald J. Trump for President LLC’s failure to report Cohen’s contribution (Clifford Story) | 2016 | Causing a campaign committee to fail to report an unlawful corporate contribution | 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104, 30109; 18 U.S.C. § 2 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2021 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2022 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Causing Cohen to make and/or accepting an unlawful individual contribution (Clifford Story) | 2016 | Causing (or accepting) an individual campaign contribution in excess of statutory limits | 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30116, 30118; 18 U.S.C. § 2 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2021 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2022 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Causing American Media Inc. (AMI) to make and/or accepting (or causing his then lawyer Michael Cohen to accept) an unlawful corporate contribution related to Karen McDougal. | 2016 | Causing (or accepting) an unlawful corporate campaign contribution | 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30118; 18 U.S.C. § 2 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2021 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2022 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Causing Donald J. Trump for President LLC to file false reports with the FEC | 2016 - 2017 | Causing a campaign committee to fail to report an unlawful corporate contribution | 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1519 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 | Source | |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Making a false statement by failing to disclose liability to Cohen for Clifford payment on 2017 public financial disclosure form | 2017 | Knowingly ommitting or failing to disclose a material fact | 18 U.S.C. § 1001 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | Failing to disclose a liability to Cohen for Clifford payment on 2017 public financial disclosure form | 2017 | Knowingly and willfully failing to report required information | 5 U.S.C. app. § 104(a)(1)-(2). | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Aiding Michael Cohen's false statements to Congress | 2017 | Obstruction of justice and witness tampering | 18 U.S.C. § 1001; 18 U.S.C. § 2 | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Influencing the cooperation of Michael Flynn, a witness in special counsel investigations | 2017 | Obstruction of justice and witness tampering | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the investigaiton of Michael Flynn | 2017 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the FBI's Russia investigation by firing FBI Director James Comey | 2017 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the Special Counsel investigation by attempting to curtail Special Counsel Mueller's investigation | 2017 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the FBI's Russia investigation by trying to influence FBI Director Comey's announcement of the investigation | 2017 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the Special Counsel investigation by attempting to fire Special Counsel Mueller | 2017 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2022 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the Special Counsel investigation by attempting to have Attorney General Sessions take over the investigation | 2017 - 2018 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2023 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| False public financial disclosure reports | Failing to disclose a gift (pro bono services from Rudy Giuliani) and an asset (a personal loan to his golf course in Aberdeen, Scotland) on his 2019 public financial disclosure report | 2017 - 2019 | False statement | 18 U.S.C. § 1001 | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source | |
| False public financial disclosure reports | Failing to disclose a gift (pro bono services from Rudy Giuliani) and an asset (a personal loan to his golf course in Aberdeen, Scotland) on his 2019 public financial disclosure report | 2017 - 2019 | Criminal violation of the Ethics in Government Act | 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(a)(3)) | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source | |
| Destruction of presidential records | Destruction of presidential records (during the period while Trump was President) | 2017 - 2021 | Willfull destruction of government property | 18 U.S.C. § 1361 | Uncertain. A grand jury has been investigating records act offenses committed after Trump left office, but it is unclear whether it will investigate potential offenses committed while he was still President | 2022 - 2026 (depending on when the documents were destroyed) | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Destruction of presidential records | Destruction of presidential records (during the period while Trump was President) | 2017 - 2021 | Willfull destruction of government records | 18 U.S.C. § 2071 | Uncertain. A grand jury has been investigating records act offenses committed after Trump left office, but it is unclear whether it will investigate potential offenses committed while he was still President | 2022 - 2026 (depending on when the documents were destroyed) | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Influencing the cooperation of Paul Manafort, a witness in special counsel investigation | 2018 | Obstruction of justice and witness tampering | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2023 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the Special Counsel investigation by ordering White House Counsel McGahn to deny attempt to fire Mueller | 2018 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2023 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Corruptly obstructing or impeding the prosecution of Paul Manafort by attempting to influence his jury | 2018 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2023 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Influencing the cooperation of Roger Stone, a witness in the special counsel investigation | 2018 - 2019 | Obstruction of justice and witness tampering | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2024 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Obstruction of the Russia and Special Counsel Investigations | Influencing Michael Cohen, a witness in the special counsel and congressional investigations | 2018 - 2019 | Obstruction of justice and witness tampering | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) | Investigation closed while Trump was president | 2023 if the conduct is treated as an independent event or 2024 if the conduct is considered to be part of a series of continuing wrongs or conspiracy | Source | |
| Attempts to get Ukraine to interfere in 2020 election | Corruptly seeking public statements from the President of Ukraine that would help President Trump win re-election in return for official actions, namely, a White House visit between the two leaders and the release of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. | 2019 | Bribery | 18 U.S.C. § 201 | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source | |
| Attempts to get Ukraine to interfere in 2020 election | Causing (personally and through subordinates) federal officials to engage in partisan political conduct by involving them in a plot to pressure a foreign country to investigate Trump's campaign rival | 2019 | Coercion of political activity | 18 U.S.C. § 610 | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source | |
| Attempts to get Ukraine to interfere in 2020 election | Improperly withholding security assistance to Ukraine for his own political gain | 2019 | Misappropriation of federal funds | 18 U.S.C. § 641 | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source | |
| Attempts to get Ukraine to interfere in 2020 election | Directing government officials and personal associates not to cooperate with congressional investigations of his conduct and retailiating against witnesses who cooperated with the investigation | 2019 | Obstruction of Justice | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1505, 1512 | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source | |
| Attempts to get Ukraine to interfere in 2020 election | Asking a foreign national to open an investigation into a campaign rival--a thing of value that could constitute an unlawful foreign campaign expenditure | 2019 | Soliciting unlawful foreign campaign contributions | 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30121 | No reports of an active or previous criminal investigation | 2024 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Pressuring federal officers to use their official positions for partisan politics | Causing subordinate federal officials to violate the Hatch Act by pressuring and encouraging them to engage in partisan political conduct | 2020 | Criminal violation of the Hatch Act | 18 U.S.C. § 595 | Uncertain. The Office of the Special Counsel issued a report in which it determined that Secretary Pompeo and Acting Secretary Wolf’s violations originated within the White House, or possibly the Trump campaign or President Trump himself, and that President Trump laid the foundation for these and other Hatch Act violations by refusing to hold officials accountable for even the most flagrant and clear-cut Hatch Act violations. | 2025 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Making a material false statement under oath and/or in a Georgia federal court proceeding. | 2020 | Perjury | 18 U.S.C. § 1621 or § 1623 | Active. News outlets have reported that a federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2025 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Conspiring with others to overturn the results of Georgia’s presidential election and to weaponize the Department of Justice in service of their larger campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. | 2020 - 2021 | Conspiracy against rights | 18 U.S.C. § 241 | Active. News outlets have reported that a federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2025 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Depriving Georgia residents a fair and impartially conducted election process by pressuring the Georgia Secretary of State to falsify or overturn election results | 2020 - 2021 | Depriving state residents a fair and impartial election process | 52 U.S.C. § 20511(2)(B) | Active. News outlets have reported that a federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2025 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Repeatedly telling Secretary of State Raffensperger that he won the state of Georgia and listing numerous unfounded allegations of election fraud and wrongdoing | 2020 - 2021 | Knowingly making a false statement | Ga. Code Ann. § 16-10-20 | Active. A special grand jury has been convened in Fulton County, GA, but it is not clear precisely what criminal offenses are being investigated. According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Causing or inducing validly counted votes to be altered or withheld from an official proceeding by communicating falsehoods and inaccuracies to the Georgia Secretary of State and insinuating that he and state officials were jeopardizing themselves for not uncovering election fraud | 2020 - 2021 | Influencing government officials to withhold or alter a record | Ga. Code Ann. § 16-10-93 | Active. A special grand jury has been convened in Fulton County, GA, but it is not clear precisely what criminal offenses are being investigated. According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting conduct by state officials to change the election results in his favor by committing one of several felonies | 2020 - 2021 | Criminal solicitation of a felony (false statements and writings, false official certificates, false swearing, and/or computer trespass) | Ga. Code Ann. § 16-4-7 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 16-10-1, 16-10-20, 16-10-71, 16-10-8, 16-9-1(b), 16-9-93(b), 16-9-93(c)) | Active. A special grand jury has been convened in Fulton County, GA, but it is not clear precisely what criminal offenses are being investigated. According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 | Source | Forthcoming Brookings report |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting others to tamper with the official electors list and/or soliciting Georgia officials to tamper with ballots or vote tabulations | 2020 - 2021 | Interfering with primaries and elections | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-566 | Active. A special grand jury has been convened in Fulton County, GA, but it is not clear precisely what criminal offenses are being investigated. According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 | Forthcoming Brookings report | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Attempting to obstruct and/or obstructing for a time Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election | 2020 - 2021 | Obstruction of an Official Proceeding | 18 U.S.C. § 1512 | Active. The J6 Committee, in its final report, referred Trump to the DOJ's Special Counsel for obstructing an official proceeding based on his conduct of recruting tens of thousands of supporters, sending them to the Capitol, and then doing nothing to stop their violence. "Through action and inaction, President Trump corruptly obstructed, delayed and impeded the vote count." | 2026 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Conspiring with others to interfere with governmental functions--namely, the certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election and the constitutional transfer of power | 2020 - 2021 | Conspiracy to defraud | 18 U.S.C. § 371 ; 18 U.S.C. § 1001 | Active. The J6 Committee, in its final report, referred Trump to the DOJ's Special Counsel for conspiring to defraud the United States based upon evidence of several agreements with various individuals (Eastman, Clark, Cheseboro, Giuliani, Meadows, and others) to interfere with the lawful function of government (i.e., the certification of the 2020 election and fake electors scheme). "The Committee does not attempt to determine all of the participants of the conspiracy, many of whom refused to answer this Committee's questions." | 2026 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Conspiring with others to prevent Mike Pence from discharging his duties as vice president to count the votes and certify the winner of the election on January 6 | 2020 - 2021 | Conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging any duties | 18 U.S.C. § 372 | Active. The J6 Committee, in its final report, did not explicitely refer this particular charge, but left it open depending on the evidence developed by the DOJ. | 2026 | Source | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-REPORT/pdf/GPO-J6-REPORT.pdf |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Attempting to weaponize the Department of Justice in service of their larger campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. | 2020 - 2021 | Interference in Election by Employees of Federal or State Governments | 18 U.S.C. § 595 | Active. News outlets have reported that a federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2026 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Attempting to weaponize the Department of Justice in service of their larger campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. | 2020 - 2021 | Coercion of political activity | 18 U.S.C. § 610 | Active. News outlets have reported that a federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2026 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Conspiring to prevent, hinder, or delay by force Congress's final counting of the 2020 electoral college votes as part of a scheme to overthrow the government of the United States | 2020 - 2021 | Seditious conspiracy | 18 U.S.C.§ 2384 | Active. News outlets have reported that at least one federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2026 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Profiting off of post-election lies | Obtaining $250 million in contributions to the Save America PAC off of off false claims that the 2020 election was stolen | 2021-2022 | Wire fraud | 18 U.S.C. § 1343 | Active. News outlets have reported that at least one federal grand jury has been investigating aspects of the January 6 attack, including the planning of "stop the steal" protests, schemes to submit false electors from several states, and financing of the protests; however, it is not clear what specific crimes are being investigated. | 2027 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Using an enterprise to engage in a pattern of unlawful conduct to subvert the count and certification of the election in Georgia | 2020 - 2021 | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violation | Ga. Code Ann. § 16-14-1 et. seq | Active. The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2026 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Forming an agreement with others, including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani, and others to commit election fraud in Georgia | 2020 - 2021 | Conspiracy to commit election fraud | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-603 | Active. The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 for a felony or 2023 for a misdemeanor | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to create fraudulent election results | 2020 - 2021 | Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) | Active. The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 for a felony or 2023 for a misdemeanor | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting Governor Kemp to call for a special election in one instance and a special session in another in order to have electors appointed to support Trump | 2020 - 2021 | Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) | Active. The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 for a felony or 2023 for a misdemeanor | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting 16 Georgia residents to serve as fake electors | 2020 - 2021 | Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) | Active. The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 for a felony or 2023 for a misdemeanor | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting Frances Watson (chief investigator of the Georgia Secretary of State) to create fraudulent election results | 2020 - 2021 | Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) | Active. The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2025 for a felony or 2023 for a misdemeanor or | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Soliciting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to create fraudulent election results | 2021 | Intentional interference with the performance of election duties | Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-597 | Active.The special grand jury has completed its investigation in Fulton County, GA, but its report has not yet been made public. According to DA, charges are "imminent". According to the New York Times, "multiple allies of the former president have been told they are targets, including the state party chairman and members of the slate of fake electors." | 2023 | Source 1 | Source 2 |
| Unlawful posession of government records (post presidency) | Willfully retaining without authorization government records containing national defense information (at Mar-A-Lago) | 2021 - 2022 | Unauthorized posession of national defense information | 18 U.S.C. § 793(e) | Active. A grand jury has been empaneled and issued a subpoena in May 2022. The Department of Justice executed a warrant at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022. To obtain the warrant, a federal judge determined that there was sufficient evidence to establish probable cause that a crime had been committed and a search of Mar-A-Lago would yield evidence, contraband, fruits of a crime, or items unlawfully posessed. | 2027 | Source | |
| Unlawful posession of government records (post presidency) | Obstructing an investigation by the National Archives and/or a grand jury into the unlawful posession of government records and/or records containing national defense information at Mar-A-Lago by failing to return records when requested and when subpoenaed | 2021 - 2022 | Obstruction of justice | 18 U.S.C. § 1519 | Active. A grand jury has been empaneled and issued a subpoena in May 2022. The Department of Justice executed a warrant at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022. To obtain the warrant, a federal judge determined that there was sufficient evidence to establish probable cause that a crime had been committed and a search of Mar-A-Lago would yield evidence, contraband, fruits of a crime, or items unlawfully posessed. | 2027 | Source | |
| Unlawful posession of government records (post presidency) | Willfully and unlawfully concealing, removing, or destroying government records (at Mar-A-Lago) | 2021 - 2022 | Concealment, removal, or destruction of government records | 18 U.S.C. § 2071 | Active. A grand jury has been empaneled and issued a subpoena in May 2022. The Department of Justice executed a warrant at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022. To obtain the warrant, a federal judge determined that there was sufficient evidence to establish probable cause that a crime had been committed and a search of Mar-A-Lago would yield evidence, contraband, fruits of a crime, or items unlawfully posessed. | 2027 | Source | |
| Attempts to steal the 2020 election | Inciting, assisting, or aiding and comforting an insurrection based upon: his speeh at the Ellipse, urging the mob be summoned to march to the Capitol, and provoking the mob when he knew it was already violent. | 2020-2021 | Incite, assist, or aid and comfort of an insurrection | 18 U.S.C. § 2383 | Active. The J6 Committee, in its final report, referred Trump to the DOJ's Special Counsel for inciting, assisting or aiding and comforting an insurrection. | 2026 | Source | Source 2 |
| Campaign finance crimes and coverup | The core of any possible case is the way in which Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 he paid Ms. Daniels (a.k.a. Stephanie Clifford) and how the company recorded that payment. The district attorney’s office appears to be focusing on whether erroneously classifying the payments to Cohen as a legal expense ran afoul of a New York law that prohibits the falsifying of business records. Violations of that law can be charged as a misdemeanor. To make it a felony, prosecutors would need to show that Trump falsified the records to help commit or conceal a second crime — in this case, violating a New York State election law. | 2016 | Falsification of business records | New York Penal Code § 175.10 | Active. The district attorney has impaneled a special grand jury to investigate.The statute of limitation in this case is likely extended/tolled (continuation of an ongoing criminal conspiracy and other tolling doctrines such as the protracted absence of a defendant from the jurisdiction can extend the statute of limitations). | The statute of limitations has likely been tolled beyond the 2021 deadline | Source | |
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| Category | Relevant Conduct | Approx. dates | Potential offense(s) | Statute(s) | Investigation status | Likely deadline to file charges | Link to complaint/report | Additonal links |
Notes on table formatting
The “deadline to file charges” column is colored according to the deadline status. Red means the deadline has passed or will likely pass soon. Yellow means the deadline could pass soon, but there is some uncertainty. Green means that there is considerable time before charges need to be filed.
The “investigation status” column is colored according to investigative activity. Red means closed or no activity. Orange means there is some uncertainty about the status of the investigation. Green means that the investigation is active.