Former President Trump's New York hush money trial came to a historic conclusion in May, though the three other criminal cases against him are unlikely to wrap before the election.
Why it matters: The hush money case made Trump, the presumed GOP presidential nominee, the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony. But two federal and one other state case are essentially on ice.
- Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges he faces in the remaining three cases, and his lawyers have employed various strategies to delay the proceedings.
Trump's New York hush money case
A New York jury on Thursday found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
- Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11.
- He is expected to appeal the verdict, in a process that may not wrap up by the November election.
Zoom in: Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the case, earlier this month rejected Trump's bid for a mistrial after Daniels testified.
- Merchan found Trump in contempt of court multiple times over the course of the weeks-long trial that began in April for violating a partial gag order — even warning that continued violations could land him in jail.
Trump's classified documents case
In May, Judge Aileen Cannon indefinitely postponed the case's trial date, pending resolution of a number of pre-trial motions. Nearly a year after Trump was indicted, the case showed no signs of heading to trial any time soon.
Catch up quick: Trump was indicted in June 2023 and charged with 37 felony counts as part of the Justice Department's probe into his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House.
- Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges. Special counsel Jack Smith's office filed a superseding indictment in July 2023 levying new charges against Trump, bringing the number of counts he faces up to 40.
- He pled not guilty to the added charges last August and tried multiple times to delay proceedings.
- Smith had proposed a July 8 start to the trial, which had originally been scheduled to begin in May.
Trump's Georgia 2020 election interference case
An Atlanta grand jury indicted Trump and 18 of his allies last August in an expansive case over alleged efforts to subvert Georgia's 2020 election results. Trump pleaded not guilty that same month.
- Trump's lawyers have engaged in a legal battle over whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the Georgia case, a development which could derail the case entirely.
- In early June, an appeals court paused court proceedings until the challenge to Willis is resolved. The appeals court is set to hear oral arguments on Trump's bid to disqualify Willis in October.
Flashback: Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that Willis could stay at the helm of the prosecution, though Trump and several of his co-defendants appealed McAfee's ruling.
- The appeals court in May agreed to review McAfee's ruling that allowed Willis to stay on the case.
Zoom out: McAfee in March also dismissed several counts against Trump in the case, which was set to go to trial on Aug. 5. The case is in limbo as the proceedings concerning Willis continue.
Trump's Jan. 6 election interference case
Trump was indicted on four counts last August as part of the special counsel's criminal investigation into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
- In his second federal indictment, Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.
- That same week Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case.
Zoom in: Trump's trial in the federal election subversion case was meant to begin in early March but was postponed indefinitely in February amid an appeal by Trump over his legally untested claims to immunity.
- The Supreme Court agreed in late February to weigh in on whether Trump is immune from prosecution, and its ruling is expected in June.
- In a March filing to the Supreme Court, Trump's lawyers argued he should be granted immunity in the case because his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot were within the "outer perimeter" of the president's official duties.
- Oral arguments before the Supreme Court took place on April 25. Currently, Trump seems poised to win at least a partial victory from the court.
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Editor's note: This story was updated with new developments.
