by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes

by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

Click here to jump straight to the table

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

Click here to jump straight to the table

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes

by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

Click here to jump straight to the table

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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In 1994, a South Florida man who goes by the name Gelding was surgically castrated. In 2011, he had his penis removed as well. He's a "nullo": A cisgender man who removes his external genitalia completely as a form of body modification, and he recently agreed to answer our questions—from "why?" to "what do balls taste like?"

Gelding is a nudist and describes himself as a submissive bear. Apart from his desire to use a pseudonym, he let it all hang out (so to speak) when I reached out to him and graciously answered every question I had.

Is nullo your preferred term to describe yourself and others like you who are castrated and have removed their penis?

Yes, the reason that we use that it is not transgender. It's simply nullification of what you've got. A friend of mine Mack in San Francisco likes to use the term "mascunull", because I remain as masculine as they come with fur and so forth. But I no longer have the parts.

What are some misconceptions people have about nullos?

A few men don't know their own physiology to the point where they think if they lose their balls they can't come any more. And that's false. If you look at the physiology you see that the fluids are made by the seminal vesicles and the prostate. Very little of the fluid and the content is produced in the testes. I still unload.

But the active ingredient for impregnating someone isn't there.

Right.

Do you get a lot of people who think you're trying to become a woman?

Absolutely. And it's mostly the medical profession who sees the sexes as either male or female. And anyone who wants to alter any part of that is in some way suffering from gender dysphoria. They don't like themselves for some reason and they want to change gender. And that's absolutely false.

It's not a dysphoria. I see it in the positive way of working toward something, rather than away from something. Many of the guys instead of putting a negative feel on it see it as a positive. Being castrated is a positive to them. Rather than removing something that they dislike, they are moving in the direction that they want. I went through a long set of psychological evaluation sessions with a psychologist here in town, because that was necessary in order to have the penis removed.

You've previously discussed your 1994 castration. However, I didn't find anything on your penis removal in 2011. Can you talk about that?

I knew I was uncomfortable in having frankly large male parts. I would quite often sit on my own balls because they were loose unless I wore something tight and held them in I would sit on them and squash them. That got me into trouble playing soccer in college when they forced us to wear these hard plastic cups. What happened was I fell on a guy's upright knee with the weight of another player behind me, so two of us fell on the knee. The knee happened to hit the middle of the plastic cup and imploded and tore me up. I was severely injured.

The doctor saved everything but over a period of time the nerves gave me some problems and I had aches in my testicles all the time. When I was in the military service they tried doing a varicose vein removal but that didn't help, it just made matters worse. They thought I was suffering from varicose veins. So after leaving the service I had them removed. And that removed that little problem but I still had the nerve sensations in the penis which woke me up at night. So I could get erect, but it was painful.

So I talked with my urologist and he said the only treatment for that was to make it numb, which is very dangerous because if you make something like that numb then you don't know if it's infected for some reason. Or remove it, but to do that he needs to cover his ass and asked for a psychological evaluation. And my own doctor is a professor at Nova Southeastern University here in. She is the most brilliant doctor I've ever met. So, I asked her about this problem and she was very forthright and said "well, we'll have to treat you". She didn't consider it something that was wrong with me, she said "we have to investigate." I went to see a psychiatrist and he spent a good 90 minutes with me and said "yes, I have just the person that can work with you." So the psychologist did a battery of personality tests and said "you're perfectly fine, your only problem is that you've got these physical problems which work on your nerves." And I said "yeah." And he said "it also works with your personality" because I'm a gay submissive and I always have been and it wasn't working right. So in order to to fix it I worked toward a goal of having things removed. And that was it. I'm working in a positive way to solve my own personal problem.

But was castration something you were contemplating prior to the injury?

Yes. For whatever reason I was always embarrassed by the size of what I had. It didn't fit my personality.

Do you remember when you the fantasy to remove your testicles first occurred?

I had a baby face in high school, there was one of these bullies and he said "you have a man's equipment but you're still a boy" and he squeezed my balls in the shower. He was on the football team, I was on the soccer team showering together and he said "you shouldn't have such big equipment" so he squeezed my balls and at that point it was just a fantasy for me. So how about getting rid of them for some reason?

When did it go from fantasy to aspiration?

It became a fetish thing where I would do sort of more self destructive things with them like putting rubber bands around them and needles through the balls and whatnot. It's a progression which a lot of guys go through. It's something that works on them and they say "Well, how about if we just have them off? Then I won't be bothered by this constant urge to hurt them". And this is where a psychologist gets into the dysphoria. It's very difficult to distinguish whether it's a dislike for something or instead you're working towards something else. I always thought when I was on the beach—I was also on the swim team—and we had Speedos, it was difficult to pack everything in frankly. I would be embarrassed and everybody was looking and here I am and I've got the biggest package and I'm not the biggest guy and I got a whole lot of looks from everybody.

I had a big dick, it got damaged and I was a bottom. I didn't want to use it, I got pushed into using it, I had to take all sorts of medications and was tired of being somebody else's tool.

Broadly speaking, how can someone know that being a nullo is something they actually want to go through with as opposed to something they fantasize about?

That's something really for a psychologist to answer, but in talking to all the guys that I've been talking with, they try to come up with all sorts of different rationalizations to justify it. In my case, my medical situation really didn't justify it because I was just uncomfortable with what I had. It wasn't medically necessary. But I felt that I would be much more comfortable having the issues of having the sensation but not being able to use it well. It was something like a guy having a useless appendage and it's something he has to carry around, and it becomes baggage after a while.

If someone starts/botches the process on their own, what would you recommend they do? Should people use a cover story to avoid getting in trouble?

No. Go to the emergency room. Today, they have been exposed to a lot more of the literature out there than they were 20 years ago. They're not going to be institutionalized. I mean years ago they used to institutionalize guys that were gay.

How would you say the breakdown is between gay and straight men for nullos?

I would have to say it's mostly gays. I don't know of a straight guy who became a nullo.

You had said in a previous interview that for castrations it's about a two to one for gay to straight men that decide to do it.

I've heard of a couple of straight guys who decided that they were making too many babies so they had their balls off so they could take testosterone and continue. I know quite a few bodybuilders both gay and straight whose testes have shrunk because of the steroids they are taking which are bad for their health. So they got castrated and now they're on medically injected testosterone which is good for them. It's not as harmful as oral steroids are or some of the other shit that they're pumping into themselves.

How would you recommend people do their penectomy and castration?

In the last couple of years, my friend Mack from San Francisco ran into Dr. Crane from Brownstein & Crane and he met him, and I don't know how the two of them had the discussion, and then I had a phone interview with Dr. Crane and I explained my situation with him and now Dr. Crane is no longer doing just transgender type of procedures but [also] genital modifications.

So in a way, you educated him.

The protocol that the doctors use for transgender people is called the Harry Benjamin protocol. So for example Dr. Reed in Miami, before you go to his clinic you have to take female hormones for six months and show some development of breasts and whatnot, some feminine characteristics before he will deal with you. And why do that when you simply want to get the genitals removed?

If anything, wouldn't additional testosterone be what you'd need after castration?

Men who get castrated, they do get depressed if they don't start fairly right away on testosterone. Because the falling hormone causes hot flashes first of all, and then the loss of libido. You lose all interest in sex and everything else.

Are there any changes that occur to the body as a result?

Body changes are minimal really. If you lose your balls, you won't lose all your hair.

What about voice? Is that a myth?

Voice doesn't change, no. The larynx is a hard tissue, and the voice box and everything else is a hard tissue. But the timbre of your voice is a factor of the larynx. I sang in the college choir, I know about these things.

One thing I noticed while reading testimonials is that many people seem to try their hand at castration and penectomy but then go to the doctor only if it goes wrong. How much of this would you say is due to the medical profession's reluctance to remove healthy body parts and how much is due to people's general fear of discussing this type of thing with their doctor or therapist?

You know about the Hippocratic oath right? "First do no harm". They have to be convinced that what they are doing is in fact an improvement on your health. Which is why the surgeon is requesting a psychological evaluation. And the psychologist comes back and says "yeah, he's going to be uncomfortable where he is, he's going to be more improved, better mood, better this, better that" and so forth. So from a totality point of view, it's going to get better after he gets modified.

And let me tell you my mood has improved dramatically since going nullo. I don't miss the baggage. I don't miss the fact that I get into sex with a guy, he expects me to perform in some ways, now he doesn't have that expectation. In fact, quite a few guys find it very arousing that they don't have to have that distraction.

Are there other benefits?

Another thing is, guys who are aroused by my situation are very aroused. I've got some guys who are pursuing me a lot. And they just like this idea, because there's nothing there to be in the way. Face to face fucking is very pleasurable. And when they're doing that I actually wet their stomachs with my fluids. And this one guy, he likes to go down on me. He's a bi guy and he said he does this with his girlfriend so he goes down there and starts licking me. And he just loves that idea. He loves the idea that I have a hairy chest and what is to him a very tiny vagina that he can't fuck but he can lick and he can enjoy being the male role. I've even got a straight guy here in town who likes to fuck me because I don't have any male genitals and he doesn't feel threatened by that.

Are there any downsides?

One of the most obvious cons is I have to sit to pee, or I have to use one of these female urination devices. It's an odd funnel shaped device that you can use if there's only a men's urinal. Also, some times I get urinary tract infections. There's a shorter path to the bladder through what I've got now. So I've got to be very careful and keep it clean. I can't get guy fingering me down there because it's the inside of the urethra so it's sensitive.

Do you ever get "phantom dick" syndrome when you are reaching for it out of habit?

A lot of the nerves are bundled on the base of the penis where most of the sensation comes from. It's not along the length of penis but on the base of the penis is where most of the sensations are. And I wake up in the morning with a feeling that I have a big dick that's erect.

In your experience, what percentage of castrations are done by non-medical professionals? How about penectomies? What are the safety risks for each? Would you say one is more difficult than the other for a layman?

I would above three quarters [by non-medical professionals]. And that number is lower than say twenty years ago. There are not as many today.

Which are not as many?

The amateur cutters. There are a lot of wannabes that are successful that manage to stay below the radar of the authorities because they run into trouble because of their lack of skill. Because if you mess up there are problems there. But if you're very careful in choosing the men you work with so that you have very low risk involved, which is age (you don't do old men), you don't do very overweight men, you don't do men who smoke, who don't take drugs and anything else. If you take these fairly low-risk guys and you do it well, then there won't be any problems. Once these guys get castrated, most of them simply become very private and they don't brag about things. They sort of withdraw from pursuing anything else because they've reached their goal.

So is the the percentage of amateur cutters lower today due to more people with medical training performing castrations?

Yes. They are finding that there is a living in this if they do it among other things.

How about with penectomies? I would imagine (and hope!) there's fewer amateurs performing these.

Almost all of them are done by medical professionals. That's tricky, yeah. More tricky. It's sort of major surgery and it's been done by some amateurs. They're fairly good with their surgical techniques. I was actually at one and the guy did a fairly good job but it took a long time and it was a very involved, very slow process. I've heard of only three or four done by cutters in the past and they have left active participation in this.

When you do a penectomy you have to re-route the urethra, yes?

Yes, what I did with this is I knew where I was going with this in 1999 and I contacted my urologist in Hollywood [Florida], an old guy who was just about to retire and I talked to him very carefully and said "in the future I'm going to want the penis removed". And he said "OK, we can do a urethral relocation in the base of the penis".

So how do things like ejaculation and urination work when you've rerouted the urethra and no longer use the penis for them?

With ejaculation, just before you reach the peak, all the fluid is there at the base of the penis, and right before orgasm happens it's the urethra that acts like a rail gun and expels the semen. So when you don't use the penis, there's no force behind it. It just flows out.

What happens to the body parts after removal?

Quite a few [cutters] collect them. They preserve them, they put them in jars. One guy embedded his in plastic and now it's an ornament somewhere. This typically happens when you're in a master/slave dominant/submissive relationship and the submissive gives up his balls to his partner for keepsake. And then you get into this S&M thing where the dominant partner controls and regulates the libido of the submissive. Especially if the submissive is on say androgel where the turnaround time from full sexiness to limp dick is about on the order of a week. The reaction time for the transdermal is very fast. Whereas the injections wear off after two to three weeks. The half life of the testosterone I'm taking is eight days.

You mentioned consumption of body parts in another interview. Is that for real?

It is for real, yes. Some guys do that. Think about the Testy Festy, where they go there and every year there they have concentration of people who are into eating sheep and bull nuts and rocky mountain oysters. I know a few cutters that don't charge anything for their work, the only charge they have is that they get the nuts afterwards.

Is this something that you've tasted?

Yes, as a matter of fact they do taste a little like chicken. Actually I would have to say they taste as much like chicken as they do roast pork. But it all depends on how you cook them. If you cook them in salted butter then they might be saltier than they might otherwise be.

How do you like them cooked?

I went to a cutter's place and he was having an event where he cut a number of guys and I was assisting him there. And what I did is I cooked them up in some butter with some mushrooms. Quite good with a nice red merlot wine.

Cheers to that, Gelding.

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September 27, 2022

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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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes

by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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In 1994, a South Florida man who goes by the name Gelding was surgically castrated. In 2011, he had his penis removed as well. He's a "nullo": A cisgender man who removes his external genitalia completely as a form of body modification, and he recently agreed to answer our questions—from "why?" to "what do balls taste like?"

Gelding is a nudist and describes himself as a submissive bear. Apart from his desire to use a pseudonym, he let it all hang out (so to speak) when I reached out to him and graciously answered every question I had.

Is nullo your preferred term to describe yourself and others like you who are castrated and have removed their penis?

Yes, the reason that we use that it is not transgender. It's simply nullification of what you've got. A friend of mine Mack in San Francisco likes to use the term "mascunull", because I remain as masculine as they come with fur and so forth. But I no longer have the parts.

What are some misconceptions people have about nullos?

A few men don't know their own physiology to the point where they think if they lose their balls they can't come any more. And that's false. If you look at the physiology you see that the fluids are made by the seminal vesicles and the prostate. Very little of the fluid and the content is produced in the testes. I still unload.

But the active ingredient for impregnating someone isn't there.

Right.

Do you get a lot of people who think you're trying to become a woman?

Absolutely. And it's mostly the medical profession who sees the sexes as either male or female. And anyone who wants to alter any part of that is in some way suffering from gender dysphoria. They don't like themselves for some reason and they want to change gender. And that's absolutely false.

It's not a dysphoria. I see it in the positive way of working toward something, rather than away from something. Many of the guys instead of putting a negative feel on it see it as a positive. Being castrated is a positive to them. Rather than removing something that they dislike, they are moving in the direction that they want. I went through a long set of psychological evaluation sessions with a psychologist here in town, because that was necessary in order to have the penis removed.

You've previously discussed your 1994 castration. However, I didn't find anything on your penis removal in 2011. Can you talk about that?

I knew I was uncomfortable in having frankly large male parts. I would quite often sit on my own balls because they were loose unless I wore something tight and held them in I would sit on them and squash them. That got me into trouble playing soccer in college when they forced us to wear these hard plastic cups. What happened was I fell on a guy's upright knee with the weight of another player behind me, so two of us fell on the knee. The knee happened to hit the middle of the plastic cup and imploded and tore me up. I was severely injured.

The doctor saved everything but over a period of time the nerves gave me some problems and I had aches in my testicles all the time. When I was in the military service they tried doing a varicose vein removal but that didn't help, it just made matters worse. They thought I was suffering from varicose veins. So after leaving the service I had them removed. And that removed that little problem but I still had the nerve sensations in the penis which woke me up at night. So I could get erect, but it was painful.

So I talked with my urologist and he said the only treatment for that was to make it numb, which is very dangerous because if you make something like that numb then you don't know if it's infected for some reason. Or remove it, but to do that he needs to cover his ass and asked for a psychological evaluation. And my own doctor is a professor at Nova Southeastern University here in. She is the most brilliant doctor I've ever met. So, I asked her about this problem and she was very forthright and said "well, we'll have to treat you". She didn't consider it something that was wrong with me, she said "we have to investigate." I went to see a psychiatrist and he spent a good 90 minutes with me and said "yes, I have just the person that can work with you." So the psychologist did a battery of personality tests and said "you're perfectly fine, your only problem is that you've got these physical problems which work on your nerves." And I said "yeah." And he said "it also works with your personality" because I'm a gay submissive and I always have been and it wasn't working right. So in order to to fix it I worked toward a goal of having things removed. And that was it. I'm working in a positive way to solve my own personal problem.

But was castration something you were contemplating prior to the injury?

Yes. For whatever reason I was always embarrassed by the size of what I had. It didn't fit my personality.

Do you remember when you the fantasy to remove your testicles first occurred?

I had a baby face in high school, there was one of these bullies and he said "you have a man's equipment but you're still a boy" and he squeezed my balls in the shower. He was on the football team, I was on the soccer team showering together and he said "you shouldn't have such big equipment" so he squeezed my balls and at that point it was just a fantasy for me. So how about getting rid of them for some reason?

When did it go from fantasy to aspiration?

It became a fetish thing where I would do sort of more self destructive things with them like putting rubber bands around them and needles through the balls and whatnot. It's a progression which a lot of guys go through. It's something that works on them and they say "Well, how about if we just have them off? Then I won't be bothered by this constant urge to hurt them". And this is where a psychologist gets into the dysphoria. It's very difficult to distinguish whether it's a dislike for something or instead you're working towards something else. I always thought when I was on the beach—I was also on the swim team—and we had Speedos, it was difficult to pack everything in frankly. I would be embarrassed and everybody was looking and here I am and I've got the biggest package and I'm not the biggest guy and I got a whole lot of looks from everybody.

I had a big dick, it got damaged and I was a bottom. I didn't want to use it, I got pushed into using it, I had to take all sorts of medications and was tired of being somebody else's tool.

Broadly speaking, how can someone know that being a nullo is something they actually want to go through with as opposed to something they fantasize about?

That's something really for a psychologist to answer, but in talking to all the guys that I've been talking with, they try to come up with all sorts of different rationalizations to justify it. In my case, my medical situation really didn't justify it because I was just uncomfortable with what I had. It wasn't medically necessary. But I felt that I would be much more comfortable having the issues of having the sensation but not being able to use it well. It was something like a guy having a useless appendage and it's something he has to carry around, and it becomes baggage after a while.

If someone starts/botches the process on their own, what would you recommend they do? Should people use a cover story to avoid getting in trouble?

No. Go to the emergency room. Today, they have been exposed to a lot more of the literature out there than they were 20 years ago. They're not going to be institutionalized. I mean years ago they used to institutionalize guys that were gay.

How would you say the breakdown is between gay and straight men for nullos?

I would have to say it's mostly gays. I don't know of a straight guy who became a nullo.

You had said in a previous interview that for castrations it's about a two to one for gay to straight men that decide to do it.

I've heard of a couple of straight guys who decided that they were making too many babies so they had their balls off so they could take testosterone and continue. I know quite a few bodybuilders both gay and straight whose testes have shrunk because of the steroids they are taking which are bad for their health. So they got castrated and now they're on medically injected testosterone which is good for them. It's not as harmful as oral steroids are or some of the other shit that they're pumping into themselves.

How would you recommend people do their penectomy and castration?

In the last couple of years, my friend Mack from San Francisco ran into Dr. Crane from Brownstein & Crane and he met him, and I don't know how the two of them had the discussion, and then I had a phone interview with Dr. Crane and I explained my situation with him and now Dr. Crane is no longer doing just transgender type of procedures but [also] genital modifications.

So in a way, you educated him.

The protocol that the doctors use for transgender people is called the Harry Benjamin protocol. So for example Dr. Reed in Miami, before you go to his clinic you have to take female hormones for six months and show some development of breasts and whatnot, some feminine characteristics before he will deal with you. And why do that when you simply want to get the genitals removed?

If anything, wouldn't additional testosterone be what you'd need after castration?

Men who get castrated, they do get depressed if they don't start fairly right away on testosterone. Because the falling hormone causes hot flashes first of all, and then the loss of libido. You lose all interest in sex and everything else.

Are there any changes that occur to the body as a result?

Body changes are minimal really. If you lose your balls, you won't lose all your hair.

What about voice? Is that a myth?

Voice doesn't change, no. The larynx is a hard tissue, and the voice box and everything else is a hard tissue. But the timbre of your voice is a factor of the larynx. I sang in the college choir, I know about these things.

One thing I noticed while reading testimonials is that many people seem to try their hand at castration and penectomy but then go to the doctor only if it goes wrong. How much of this would you say is due to the medical profession's reluctance to remove healthy body parts and how much is due to people's general fear of discussing this type of thing with their doctor or therapist?

You know about the Hippocratic oath right? "First do no harm". They have to be convinced that what they are doing is in fact an improvement on your health. Which is why the surgeon is requesting a psychological evaluation. And the psychologist comes back and says "yeah, he's going to be uncomfortable where he is, he's going to be more improved, better mood, better this, better that" and so forth. So from a totality point of view, it's going to get better after he gets modified.

And let me tell you my mood has improved dramatically since going nullo. I don't miss the baggage. I don't miss the fact that I get into sex with a guy, he expects me to perform in some ways, now he doesn't have that expectation. In fact, quite a few guys find it very arousing that they don't have to have that distraction.

Are there other benefits?

Another thing is, guys who are aroused by my situation are very aroused. I've got some guys who are pursuing me a lot. And they just like this idea, because there's nothing there to be in the way. Face to face fucking is very pleasurable. And when they're doing that I actually wet their stomachs with my fluids. And this one guy, he likes to go down on me. He's a bi guy and he said he does this with his girlfriend so he goes down there and starts licking me. And he just loves that idea. He loves the idea that I have a hairy chest and what is to him a very tiny vagina that he can't fuck but he can lick and he can enjoy being the male role. I've even got a straight guy here in town who likes to fuck me because I don't have any male genitals and he doesn't feel threatened by that.

Are there any downsides?

One of the most obvious cons is I have to sit to pee, or I have to use one of these female urination devices. It's an odd funnel shaped device that you can use if there's only a men's urinal. Also, some times I get urinary tract infections. There's a shorter path to the bladder through what I've got now. So I've got to be very careful and keep it clean. I can't get guy fingering me down there because it's the inside of the urethra so it's sensitive.

Do you ever get "phantom dick" syndrome when you are reaching for it out of habit?

A lot of the nerves are bundled on the base of the penis where most of the sensation comes from. It's not along the length of penis but on the base of the penis is where most of the sensations are. And I wake up in the morning with a feeling that I have a big dick that's erect.

In your experience, what percentage of castrations are done by non-medical professionals? How about penectomies? What are the safety risks for each? Would you say one is more difficult than the other for a layman?

I would above three quarters [by non-medical professionals]. And that number is lower than say twenty years ago. There are not as many today.

Which are not as many?

The amateur cutters. There are a lot of wannabes that are successful that manage to stay below the radar of the authorities because they run into trouble because of their lack of skill. Because if you mess up there are problems there. But if you're very careful in choosing the men you work with so that you have very low risk involved, which is age (you don't do old men), you don't do very overweight men, you don't do men who smoke, who don't take drugs and anything else. If you take these fairly low-risk guys and you do it well, then there won't be any problems. Once these guys get castrated, most of them simply become very private and they don't brag about things. They sort of withdraw from pursuing anything else because they've reached their goal.

So is the the percentage of amateur cutters lower today due to more people with medical training performing castrations?

Yes. They are finding that there is a living in this if they do it among other things.

How about with penectomies? I would imagine (and hope!) there's fewer amateurs performing these.

Almost all of them are done by medical professionals. That's tricky, yeah. More tricky. It's sort of major surgery and it's been done by some amateurs. They're fairly good with their surgical techniques. I was actually at one and the guy did a fairly good job but it took a long time and it was a very involved, very slow process. I've heard of only three or four done by cutters in the past and they have left active participation in this.

When you do a penectomy you have to re-route the urethra, yes?

Yes, what I did with this is I knew where I was going with this in 1999 and I contacted my urologist in Hollywood [Florida], an old guy who was just about to retire and I talked to him very carefully and said "in the future I'm going to want the penis removed". And he said "OK, we can do a urethral relocation in the base of the penis".

So how do things like ejaculation and urination work when you've rerouted the urethra and no longer use the penis for them?

With ejaculation, just before you reach the peak, all the fluid is there at the base of the penis, and right before orgasm happens it's the urethra that acts like a rail gun and expels the semen. So when you don't use the penis, there's no force behind it. It just flows out.

What happens to the body parts after removal?

Quite a few [cutters] collect them. They preserve them, they put them in jars. One guy embedded his in plastic and now it's an ornament somewhere. This typically happens when you're in a master/slave dominant/submissive relationship and the submissive gives up his balls to his partner for keepsake. And then you get into this S&M thing where the dominant partner controls and regulates the libido of the submissive. Especially if the submissive is on say androgel where the turnaround time from full sexiness to limp dick is about on the order of a week. The reaction time for the transdermal is very fast. Whereas the injections wear off after two to three weeks. The half life of the testosterone I'm taking is eight days.

You mentioned consumption of body parts in another interview. Is that for real?

It is for real, yes. Some guys do that. Think about the Testy Festy, where they go there and every year there they have concentration of people who are into eating sheep and bull nuts and rocky mountain oysters. I know a few cutters that don't charge anything for their work, the only charge they have is that they get the nuts afterwards.

Is this something that you've tasted?

Yes, as a matter of fact they do taste a little like chicken. Actually I would have to say they taste as much like chicken as they do roast pork. But it all depends on how you cook them. If you cook them in salted butter then they might be saltier than they might otherwise be.

How do you like them cooked?

I went to a cutter's place and he was having an event where he cut a number of guys and I was assisting him there. And what I did is I cooked them up in some butter with some mushrooms. Quite good with a nice red merlot wine.

Cheers to that, Gelding.

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“credibly accused”

lol, yes, but only for Jews and their sorry mental slaves

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September 27, 2022

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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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes

by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

Click here to jump straight to the table

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes

by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

Click here to jump straight to the table

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

Click here to jump straight to the table

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

President Trump’s staggering record of uncharged crimes

by Conor Shaw

September 27, 2022

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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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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ok...now you're getting to the good part.

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