Trump has been charged by the Department of Justice with the following four counts:

  • A conspiracy to defraud the United States “by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election,” according to the special counsel’s office.

  • A conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified.

  • A conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted.

  • Obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote.

In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.”

  1. Rudy Giuliani

  2. John Eastman

  3. Sidney Powell

  4. Jeffrey Clark

  5. Kenneth Chesebro

  6. Unknown political consultant

Updated 8/3/2023 by Jordan Lund

Washington, D.C. - 4 felonies, January 6th Election Interference

Investigation

Indictment

Arrest <- You Are Here

(Lawyers have until 8/10 to submit requested trial dates, which will be announced on 8/28)

Trial

Conviction

Sentencing

Georgia - Election Interference

Investigation <- You Are Here

2 new grand juries were impaneled on 7/11/2023.

Indictment - July 11th to September 1st.

(Grand Jury work expected July 31 to Aug. 18)

Arrest

Trial

Conviction

Sentencing

New York State - 34 felonies, Stormy Daniels Payoff

Investigation

Indictment

Arrest <- You Are Here

Trial - March 25th, 2024

Conviction

Sentencing

Florida - 40 felonies, Federal documents charges

Investigation

Indictment

The original indictment was for 37 felonies.

3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.

Arrest <- You Are Here

Trial - May 20, 2024

Conviction

Sentencing

Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced.

The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation, where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again, resulting in a demand for $10 million, is not listed as it’s a civil case and not a criminal one.

Sources:

Trumps 3rd Indictment - Conspiring to Defraud the United States - 1 August 2023

NBC News: Grand jury charges Trump in 2020 election probe: Highlights

Vox: Trump was just indicted for trying to steal the 2020 election

CNN: August 1, 2023 Trump indicted in special counsel’s 2020 election interference probe

Washington Post: Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment

Reason: Trump Indicted for Attempting To Overturn 2020 Presidential Election

FiveThirtyEight: All Of Trump’s Indictments Could Seriously Bog Down His Campaign

Trump’s Arraignment - 3 August 2023

AP: Trump is due to face a judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election

C-SPAN: The Not Above the Law Coalition, a group of organizations in support of accountability for those who opposed certifying the 2020 election results, holds a press conference ahead of the arraignment of former President Donald Trump.

C-SPAN: Coverage of the arraignment of former President Trump, stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into election interference. The former president is facing four criminal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

CBS News: Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges in special counsel probe

Chicago Tribune: Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent: Trump appears to stumble over his name and age at arraignment

Official Documentation

Read the indictment by @mateomaui@reddthat.com

  • SpaceBar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    630·
    11 months ago

    This makes 79 felony charges so far

    Hush Money case for Stormy Daniel’s, a former Playboy model, and a 3rd woman

    • 34 felony counts - Falsifying business records in the first degree

    Classified Documents Case

    • 32 felony counts of willful retention of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act
    • 6 felony counts of obstruction-related crimes
    • 2 felony counts of false statements to the FBI
    • 1 felony count attempted destruction of evidence

    Attempted Coup (January 6th)

    • 1 count conspiracy to defraud the United States “by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election”
    • 1 count conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding
    • 1 count conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted
    • 1 count obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote

    Georgia Election Interference

    • Greater than 0 but TBD
  • Skyler@kbin.social
    297·
    11 months ago

    There’s a very legitimate chance that Donald Trump could be convicted in multiple cases of multiple crimes and still win the presidency.

    The implications of that are terrifying.

    • squiblet@kbin.social
      861·
      11 months ago

      His supporters have been groomed (ahem) to think it’s all fake. From something I saw recently, 91% of Republicans don’t believe he has committed federal crimes.

    • Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world
      181·
      11 months ago

      And an equal chance he’ll lose a 3rd popular vote and still have a chance of becoming president. We need to reform or straight out abolish the electoral college.

    • bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world
      8·
      11 months ago

      South Africa would like to have a word… This is exactly what happened with Jacob Zuma. Thankfully not in a country that’s a world superpower though… 😳

        • The dogspaw @midwest.socialEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          They might be able to get him to take a plea deal sense he’s only running not to go to jail drop all charges except the one barring him from running again

            • The dogspaw @midwest.socialEnglish
              3·
              11 months ago

              This is why the jan 6 case is so important get him disqualified from running then we can take the time to get the other case’s right

            • The dogspaw @midwest.socialEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              This is why the jan 6 case is so important get him disqualified from running then we can take the time to get the other case’s right

        • The dogspaw @midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          They might be able to get him to take a plea deal sense he’s only running not to go to jail drop all charges except the one barring him from running again

      • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 months ago

        This is in reference to the 14th amendment, right? Assuming that he’s convicted before the election, how would that be enforced? Say New York refuses to put him on the ballot and SCOTUS says that they can’t do that. What would happen then?

      • Sluggles@lemmy.world
        7·
        11 months ago

        Felons can be elected president, but in most cases, cannot vote in the presidential election. Because, America… I guess.

      • fubo@lemmy.world
        41·
        11 months ago

        He disqualified himself under the Fourteenth Amendment the moment he sent goons to attack Congress. As such, no state should list him on a ballot; he’s not a valid candidate.

        • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          The legal question is does the Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment apply prior to conviction in Federal Court. Second, Congress can vote to ignore it with a 2/3 vote in the House.

  • kinther@lemmy.world
    1642·
    11 months ago

    No one should be above the law. Especially public officials such as the President. We should not set precedent to allow someone to get away with what he has done.

    I would say the same about Clinton, Obama, or Biden, had they done the same. This is not about party politics or team sports.

    • mriguy@lemmy.world
      166·
      11 months ago

      I think it’s actually sedition. You have to conspire with an external enemy for it to be treason (I mean, he did that too, but this is mostly homegrown and easier to prove).

      • xantoxis@lemmy.oneEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        We’ve been at war continuously for the last 20 years, actually. That’s not an exaggeration, it’s a literal fact about the way post-9/11 America structured the powers of the presidency to declare and then just maintain a state of war.

      • fubo@lemmy.world
        113·
        11 months ago

        Treason, once Congress was attacked on January 6 2021. Mr. Trump made himself an enemy of the United States; his movement did levy war against Congress. The specific intention to wage war on behalf of Trump was expressed many, many times by his supporters. Thus, anyone offering aid and comfort to him or his movement is thereby a traitor on plain Constitutional law.

        They intended war. They were really shitty at it. But they sincerely intended to use violence to compel political change by attacking the seat of government and forcing compliance with their terms.

        Incompetent, blundering treason is still treason.

      • satoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        11 months ago

        It’s interesting though because there’s some leeway with the interpretation. See the link below for the relevant part of the constitution and some discussion by Chief Justice John Marshall, as it related to Aaron Burr’s treason trials.

        Here’s an excerpt:

        He stated: On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors. But, Chief Justice Marshall emphasized, there must be an actual assembling of men, for the treasonable purpose, to constitute a levying of war.

        Based on that, and the actual assembling of rioters who stormed the capitol, I could see some interpretation where Treason fits with Jan 6.

        https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S3-C1-2/ALDE_00013525/#

  • VenutianxSpring@lemmy.world
    127·
    11 months ago

    I really want to see something come of this and I have a sliver of hope that it will, but I’m too tired to get excited about it.

    • echoplex21@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      How I’ve felt for almost 6 years now lol. It’s good to see action and I’ll support it in whatever way, I just don’t get my hopes up anymore.

    • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
      36·
      11 months ago

      I will buy the oldest single malt I can afford on the day I read the headline that it’s finally over and the cell doors are closed, but until then it’s just too much damn noise to keep up and try to stay somewhat sane. Fuck the entire GOP for making us have to wade through this shit constantly.

      • VenutianxSpring@lemmy.world
        12·
        11 months ago

        You know I’d glady share a drink with you in that day. It’d mean that there’s still some hope left in this world.

      • Erk@cdda.socialEnglish
        7·
        11 months ago

        I’d join you for that malt but I’m pretty sure they’re going to drag this out for the very high chance he’ll die before he faces consequences, because they’re too afraid of what will happen if he faces consequences.

    • JeffCraig@citizensgaming.com
      16·
      11 months ago

      The DOJ wouldn’t have brought these charges unless they knew they would stick.

      Something like 99% of cases that DOJ brings charges for are won, but that’s mostly because 97% of the defendants please guilty. 25% of those that fight are acquited, so still pretty good chances that he goes to jail from this.

      Still, the first GOP president will just pardon him, so even if we win, we’ll eventually lose.

    • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      11 months ago

      Michael Cohen went to trial where Trump was “Individual-1”, yet for some reason Trump seemed to have never gotten punished for that one.

      • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 months ago

        He has literally been charged in New York relating to the hush money payments that Michael Cohen went to prison over. So this isn’t exactly true.

        “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      When it comes to things like this I just have to ask one question: does the accused have an ass ton of money? If not, uh oh looks like some jail time coming. If yes, well then carry on, nothing to see here.

      • eestileib@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        11 months ago

        Bernie Madoff had tens of billions of dollars. Epstein was rich, so was Weinstein.

        If you piss off the wrong people (or you’re dangerous to the wrong people) cash can’t save you.

  • Jordan Lund@lemmy.oneEnglish
    1201·
    11 months ago

    This seemed to be popular information when I posted it (ahem) “elsewhere”. Thought it might be welcome to have here.

    If you’re trying to keep track of where we’re at in the Trump prosecutions:

    Updated 8/1/2023

    Washington, D.C. - 4 felonies, January 6th Election Interference
    Investigation
    Indictment <- You Are Here
    Arrest
    Trial
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    Georgia - Election Interference
    Investigation <- You Are Here
    2 new grand juries impaneled 7/11/2023.
    Indictment - July 11th to September 1st.
    (Grand Jury work expected July 31 to Aug. 18)
    Arrest
    Trial
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    New York State - 34 felonies, Stormy Daniels Payoff
    Investigation
    Indictment
    Arrest <- You Are Here
    Trial - March 25th, 2024
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    Florida - 40 felonies, Federal documents charges
    Investigation
    Indictment
    Original indictment was for 37 felonies.
    3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.
    Arrest <- You Are Here
    Trial - May 20, 2024
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced.

    The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again resulting in a demand for $10 million is not listed as it’s a civil case and not a crimimal one.

      • mindbleach@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 months ago

        And there are no mysteries here. We know he did it. We saw him do it, in some cases. We have known for years about the fake-elector scheme. We’ve all seen photos of the documents at Mar-a-Lago. We’ve heard him, on tape, begging for state officials to betray our democracy.

        If the law is allowed to matter, these people are simply fucked.

        If.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Yup. But the law doesn’t matter, and we’re all fucked for it.

          I’ll happily be wrong here, but I don’t think I will be

    • Neato@kbin.social
      17·
      11 months ago

      Those 2 trial dates are so far in the future. He needs to be convicted and barred from holding office before the next Presidential election.

      Though I do wonder at the chaos if he’s convicted around June-July 2024. Only 3-4 months before the election. Is that enough time for Republicans to pivot to a new deplorable?

      • Jordan Lund@lemmy.oneEnglish
        122·
        11 months ago

        Even if he were convicted on all the charges we have so far, technically, none of them would bar him from office.

        He could be blocked from being sworn in by, you know, being in prison, I guess. But the convictions themselves would not be blockers.

        What we need is a Constitutional Amendment that bars convicted felons from higher office, and while we’re at it, maybe add an age cap as well. Nobody over 70 for President, Congress, Senate, or Supreme Court.

        • WillyWonksters@lemmy.world
          29·
          11 months ago

          What we need is a Constitutional Amendment that bars convicted felons from higher office

          This would be dangerous, allowing inconvenient politicians to be excluded from office through framing or selective enforcement of the law.

          What we really need is a population capable of making better decisions.

          • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            100% agreed. This is exactly what happened in Burma if I recall correctly. Democratically elected president removed from office as a result of criminal accusations - her crime was attending a gathering in contravention of covid restrictions IIRC.

      • Jordan Lund@lemmy.oneEnglish
        41·
        11 months ago

        I try to keep it from most imminent to farther out. Georgia will jump to the top if something happens there, and the D.C. one will get updated when there’s an arrest date.

    • gmtom@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      Wow, the trials are roughly a year after the indictment/arrest? Is that normal in America or is it so long due to the special circumstances?

      Are they just waiting for an availability in the court or is it to allow enough time for the lawyers to go through processes and do their job?

  • starrox@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1061·
    11 months ago

    I’m not an American and I read the whole 45 pages indictment. One one hand, because it was highly entertaining to read Agent Oranges tweet in such a serious context, on the other hand because, in a way, this affects the whole world. The defendant was such a horrible (and effective) role model to authoritarian politicians around the globe and I honestly believe the US won’t recover from a not-guilty verdict or even worse, a second term of that ape.

    But even IF he somehow, miraculously, gets a prison sentence - there is still so much to be done. The whole apparatus that enabled him should face justice. Not only his direct co-conspirators but also republican congressmen & -women that violated their oath to protect your republic from exatly the tyranny that the defendant tried to establish.

    But who am I kidding; In reality I am already waiting for the announcement of his second term, the pardoning of each and everyone of his co-conspirators plus a self-pardon (how crazy is that?!) from '47. Thats how much trust I have in your system at this point.

  • treefrog@lemm.ee
    102·
    11 months ago

    So, if there was a conspiracy to deny voting rights can we file a class action lawsuit?

    Real harms have been done to our democracy and everyone is suffering because of it.

  • Gnubyte@lemdit.comEnglish
    11015·
    11 months ago

    Being a US citizen, it is interesting to observe my social circles reactions to both President Biden and President Trump.

    Most of the men I know trend towards being pro Trump and I don’t think this will sit well with them. The reason being that I think it is less about what Trump actually does to them, but rather what he represents. Last I checked via wikipedia, Trump has anti trans campaign points for 2024.The trend I notice is that men I knew who grew up going to church feel displaced by their traditional view being eroded by things like LGBT, gender identity questions, and changing of the times in general. While the women I know who even often date these men the opposite; they feel more comfortable being accepting of everyone by default.

    Should Trump be convicted, I think it will alienate a group of voters into full disbelief of the existing system. The question is does that matter at all in the grand scheme of things or should these voters feel slighted - will that matter since they have no real recourse or will they simply forget Trump given time.

    In preparation for comments on this - please don’t try to assign me politically. I’m simply remarking on what I’ve observed as a citizen when speaking with other adults in my life.

  • SulaymanF@lemmy.world
    871·
    11 months ago

    I’m more worried than usual, because the GOP is backing him so hard. He’s going to try and delay all verdicts until 2025 by having his lawyers issue motions and objections. If Trump wins, it’s without question he’ll try to pardon himself (and likely fail) or will direct the attorney general to drop all pending cases. We literally could lose American democracy this time around.

  • DYDRL@lemmy.world
    851·
    11 months ago

    If the political consultant is Mr. Pillow I’m going to die laughing.

  • GroggyKon@lemmy.world
    841·
    11 months ago

    He just needs to be thrown in prison and left to rot at this point. Can’t believe he is still out and in public let alone running a campaign…