Comparing the Four Criminal Cases Against Donald Trump

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Bookkeeping Fraud
Venue: New York State legal system, Supreme Court in Manhattan

Judge: Juan Merchan

Chief prosecutor: Alvin L. Bragg, Manhattan district attorney

Charges: Mr. Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a series of Trump Organization checks he signed in 2017 to his personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/politics/trump-cases-counts-charges-strengths.html
 
National Security Documents

Venue: Federal legal system, Southern District of Florida

Judge: Aileen M. Cannon

Chief prosecutor: Jack Smith, special counsel

Charges: Mr. Trump has been charged with 40 criminal counts related to accusations that he hoarded sensitive government records after leaving office and conspired to obstruct government efforts to retrieve them, including by defying a subpoena. Two of his employees, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, face charges related to conspiring to obstruct the investigation and of making false statements.

Indictment: June 2023, expanded July 2023

Scheduled trial: May 2024
 
2020 Election Subversion (Federal)

Venue: Federal legal system, District of Columbia

Judge: Tanya S. Chutkan

Chief prosecutor: Jack Smith, special counsel

Charges: Mr. Trump has been charged with four criminal counts related to accusations that he sought to subvert American democracy by trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joseph R. Biden Jr.
 
2020 Election Subversion (Georgia)

Venue: Georgia State legal system, Atlanta

Judge: Scott McAfee

Chief prosecutor: Fani T. Willis, Fulton County district attorney

Charges: Mr. Trump is charged with 13 criminal counts related to accusations that he illegally sought to subvert his narrow loss to Mr. Biden in Georgia. The charges include racketeering, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, filing a false document, and conspiracies to commit impersonation of a public officer, make false statements, file false documents and commit forgery.

Eighteen of Mr. Trump’s associates and allies also face various charges.

Indictment: August 2023

Scheduled trial: Not yet set.
 
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