Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
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The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump is an ongoing criminal trial against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records with the intent to commit or conceal other crimes relating to payments made to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels to ensure her silence about an earlier alleged affair between them. The Manhattan District Attorney accused Trump of falsifying these business records with the intent to violate federal campaign finance limits, unlawfully influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and commit tax fraud.[2][3][4][5] The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if Trump is convicted on five or more counts.[6][7][8][9][lower-alpha 1]
People of the State of New York v. Trump | |
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Court | New York Supreme Court |
Full case name | The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump |
Submitted | March 30, 2023 |
Started | April 15, 2024 |
Charge | First-degree falsifying business records (34 counts) |
Citation(s) | IND-71543-23[1] |
Court membership | |
Judge sitting | Juan Merchan |
The indictment, the first of a former U.S. president,[11][12][13] was approved by a Manhattan grand jury on March 30, 2023. Trump traveled from his residence in Florida to New York City on April 3, 2023, where he surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney's office and was arraigned the next afternoon.[14][15] The trial began on April 15, 2024, and is expected to take about seven weeks.[16] Trial arguments began on April 22.[17] On April 30, Trump became the first U.S. president ever to be held in criminal contempt of court, due to comments he made earlier in the month about individuals involved with the trial.
Months before he was indicted, Trump announced his intention to campaign in the 2024 presidential election;[18][19] neither the indictment nor any resulting conviction would disqualify his candidacy.[20][21]