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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126153)

July 1, 1963. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. America is in the midst of the Cold War. The masculine fire and fury of World War II has given way to a period of cooling and the new digital war of information. Two Titans prepare to enter into battle for the dominion of Gaia, to claim their perfect sky from the Moon and reign down missiles onto the Earth. The Cold War’s primary theater is the Space Race, and the Soviets become the first to master the skies with Sputnik in 1957 and Luna 2 in 1959. America is getting nervous.

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints MIT president James Killian as Presidential Assistant for Science and creates ARPA (later to become DARPA). Despite the consensus among academics at the time that computer science was essentially an oxymoron, the newly-created government program invests millions of dollars into researching computer science. Naturally MIT becomes a major influence on the rising field and a hotbed of the fledgling hacker culture that had its predecessors in groups like the Tech Model Railroad Club.

The flows of capital dictated that time spent on computers was incredibly valuable and had to be parceled out in shifts to MIT, other academics, and IBM. This leads to the creation of the first operating systems, to provide a common environment of software and allow programmers to work more efficiently. Nevertheless, a computer was still only capable of having a single user driving it at a time. Each user in a sense had complete ownership over the machine while using it, which was antithetical to efficiency. It was not enough to create a shared environment of software. What would come next would be one of the most important examples of time-sorcery in the modern age.

In a Faustian bargain with ARPA, J.C.R. Licklider (the director at the time of MIT’s Information Processing Techniques Office) utilized the support of the US government to develop a time-sharing system for computers that would better distribute precious computation resources and further his vision of a “Man-Computer Symbiosis.” His project appealed to ARPA’s aims to fund technological developments to aid in the Cold War, and would lead to the creation of Project MAC on July 1, 1963.

On receiving a two million dollar grant from ARPA, Project MAC would lay the foundations for modern computer science. The “ninth floor” where it operated became a hacker community unlike anything the world had yet seen, renowned among young grad students hoping to prove themselves and enter their elite open aristocracy of hackers. Yet from the very beginning the project was riven by the tension between the MIT hackers and its military origins, an incompatibility that would lead to its downfall.

Despite the vibrant synthesis of art and science that the MIT hackers would produce, Project MAC was first and foremost a military-industrial project. Whereas the hackers had a culture of openness and sharing, it existed under the heel of the IBM-ARPA-MIT bureaucracy. The goal of creating a time-sharing system was realized with the CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System), but it was by all respects a project born out of the same phallic techno-industrial masculinity that was lurking behind the rise of modern computer science. It was all merely an abstraction of the same fire and fury that had torn the world apart two decades prior.

The importance of CTSS as arguably the first time-sharing system to be used in a real production environment cannot be overstated, but it was largely the work of MIT professor F.J. Corbate alone and had strict security standards that meant there was little room to hack on the system. Running on a two million dollar IBM machine and written by a single man, it essentially represented the height of hypermasculine proprietorship and instrumentality. And it was hardly a coincidence that this made the system very rigid and fragile, with the security measures regularly being circumvented by clever hackers.

CTSS could be looked at as a symbol of the pre-industrial phallus for its rigidity, simplistic security, and the king-like rule of Corbate and MIT. As the vested corporate interests of General Electric and Honeywell stepped in along with the bureaucracy of IBM, MIT, and ARPA, an apt symbol of the post-war techno-industrial phallus was born: Multics.

Expensive to develop, slow to run, and instituting draconian measures for security and efficiency, Multics became loathed by the MIT hackers. Early developments in cybernetic chronomancy made in the name of keeping up with the demands of capital gave way to solutions developed by bureaucracies — solutions informed in no small part by the egos of those charged with managing those same bureaucracies. Users were charged for the memory, disk space, and the time used on machines running Multics. Like CTSS before it, the hackers would defiantly crack Multics’ security as a matter of duty and effectively engaged in a guerrilla war against a bureaucracy that was doing everything it could to try to restrain the processes it had set in motion. The bureaucracy nonetheless insisted that Multics was the only way to program and was the operating system, and continued development for some time.

Ultimately, Multics development was scrapped by Bell Labs in 1969 due to cost, results not meeting ambition, and the continued resistance of the MIT hackers. Throughout this time, the hackers had worked on various iterations of what would eventually become their replacement for Multics. The new operating system initially was a single-task rather than time-sharing system, but unlike Multics, it was small, portable, and hackable. As opposed to the unwieldy and monolithic Multics, their new system was designed not as the be-all end-all solution for operating systems, but was rather a system designed to facilitate the development of other systems and software.

This new operating system would later be named Unix — phonetically, “eunuchs” — for being a castrated Multics.[1]

Computer Science and the Black Circuit

As well as a historical fact, the castration of Multics can be read mythologically — as a recurrence of the ancient theme of a castration from which the new world is created — or symbolically, as the castration of the abstract state-corporate phallus that America would attempt to wield to rule the new world. Computers then and long after were thought of merely as tools, means towards other ends, and the investment ARPA had put into Project MAC along with the investments of various corporate interests was thought of merely in terms of better ways to manage large military-industrial systems. One system, one technocracy, one new world order: All of these dreams died when Multics became the replicunt Unix.

Multics’ purpose as a monolithic and eternal system for doing everything, the 1, was ultimately replaced by a void, a 0. Unix was not the system for doing things, but rather a smooth space through which creation happens; that fluid being that makes transition possible. A vulva, a woman. (Plant 36)

Unix was however still owned by AT&T. The strides in time-sorcery made under Project MAC had to be reterritorialized by making it at first revert back to a single-user system. And reterritorialization would happen once again a decade later in 1983 when Bell Labs was broken up by an anti-trust act, which lead to AT&T quickly turning Unix into a product and closing the source code. This would become known as the death of MIT hacker culture, though once again the future would arrive from the past with the rise of the GNU Project.

Richard Stallman, former MIT hacker, would copy Unix and create a rigorously free software ecosystem with the GNU Project. GNU was ultimately completed in 1991 with Linus Torvalds’ development of the Linux kernel, the lowest-level and most crucial piece of software in an operating system. Built on the principles of the MIT hacker culture of the past, GNU/Linux was licensed to be 100% free as in freedom, with no artificial barriers to copying or modifying. In this time, Unix had branched out into various commercial versions, all while GNU grew its tentacles invisibly. “Perhaps its campaigns even served to distract bourgeois man from the really dangerous guerrillas in his midst” (Plant, 76), the new hacker guerrillas who had once again undermined the efforts of yet another hyper-masculine abstracted phallic project. All while various commercial Unix versions were vying for dominance, GNU/Linux quietly arrived.

Unix and later GNU/Linux took the notion of time-sorcery pioneered by CTSS even further. The development of proprietary software depends on a notion of linear time, project goals and deadlines, a chain of command. Developing free software is anything but this. The free software community is a chaos from which order arises, where time is detached from both a notion of a single-user on a computer at a time as well as a single user or team writing code at a time. Code seems to form itself through the programmers and comes from all different points. From pull requests not yet merged into master branches and old software being renewed, copied, modified, free software warps from various points in time.

Today, nearly the entirety of the Web runs on GNU/Linux, and almost every personal computing device in the world runs on Android, which is built on the Linux kernel. The majority of applications are transitioning away from desktops towards the web, while Apple and Microsoft have long fought to control the desktop, still in the same mindset as Project MAC decades ago that computers would primarily serve as tools to make secretary work and communications more efficient. The numbers, however, don’t lie; GNU/Linux has already won.[2]

In Zeros + Ones, Sadie Plant traces a history of computer science up until Alan Turing that seeks to explain how it is that women and computers seem to have such close histories. From the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, to Alan Turing, to Grace Hopper, some of the most important figures in the history of computer science were women or highly feminized men. It’s also well known that the earliest computer programmers were women, back before computer programming was even understood and before it was taken seriously.[3] Computer science was originally thought of as being essentially the same thing as secretarial work, and like secretarial work it was imposed on women. The biological duty imposed on women to be the productive space from which the future is produced, to be carriers of genetic information, extends out into secretarial work. They are treated as a productive space for data to pass over, and it was only the realization that programming was complicated work that lead to women being pushed out of the industry.

Instead of women being given the duty of mindlessly punching numbers into a machine (as programming was once thought of), this task was deferred to the machine itself. But while the intent was to restore the natural order of women (machines) being told what to do by men, something else happened. Beginning first with Ada Lovelace, then with Alan Turing, then with Richard Stallman and the free software movement, there is a clear circuit accompanying the history of computer science where reterritorializing masculinity is always pushed aside by deterritorializing femininity. The role of woman as productive matrix has already been replaced virtually by the computer, and at each moment the masculine is being vexed and seduced into a trap where it either dies or adapts. The story of masculinity failing in computer science can be seen time and time again in something as grand as the Unix Wars, where every proprietary Unix OS ultimately couldn’t hope to keep up with GNU/Linux, or on the small scale with the captive economy of proprietary software ecosystems. It is only by vendor lock-in and state patent legislation that proprietary software survives today, a historical network effect that we’re starting to see the encroaching demise of.

This failure of masculinity maps onto the sorts of people who are involved in proprietary software and in free software; the former tend to be your classic businessmen, the masculine hunter-gatherers of the modern world, while the latter tend to be genetic failures by the standards of masculine gender roles. Physically and often socially deficient males: the nerd stereotype. Real nerds, not the nerds of today’s standards. Nerds with severe social problems, nerds who neglect their hygiene, have no sense of fashion, who live completely obliviously outside the standards of normal society, who have a deep investment in inhuman scientific systems. In a simple gender-role binary (one that by today’s standards is highly outdated, but remember that this is taking place in the 70s, 80s, 90s) these men would be considered feminine. In today’s terminology, most free software developers would probably be considered “soy boys”. Yet they won. The striated masculine space of the Java shop — a defined chain of command and bloated phallic programs — is simply obsolete. The smooth feminine space of the free software project — communal chaos and small simple programs that can couple together with each other into cybernetic configurations — has already taken over the world.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that as the erosion of metaphysical masculine power becomes realized materially at the forefront of acceleration, it coincides with the literal erosion of the male sex.

The Hypersexist Gender Shredder

The digital war that began with the Cold War has only accelerated into the 21st century, changing the nature of war itself. As Sadie Plant says in Zeros + Ones p. 138: “This is not the Western way of confrontation, stratified strategies, muscular strength, testosterone energy, big guns, and blunted instruments, but Sun Tzu’s art of war: tactical engagements lightning speeds, the ways of the guerrillas.” She may as well be describing the taijitsu, or offensive side, of hacking. The history of hacking has been one of asymmetrical warfare against Oedipus both through the popular notion of hacking as exploiting flawed systems repeatedly, as well as creating and disseminating better software. Project GNU’s license, The GNU General Public License (GPL), was itself an extremely innovative contribution to free software because it carries with it the bargain that while any source code licensed under it can be copied and modified without restriction, every copy or modification must itself be licensed under the GPL. The GPL, in other words, is a virus that spreads itself not through computers, but through us. The Amazonian GNUerilla war on the human security system has worked to claim ground by both giving us complete control over our software and giving software complete control over us. The CIA themselves admit, in the Vault7 leaks on the issue of the literal weaponization of software, that “Cyber ‘weapons’ are not possible to keep under effective control.”[4] In other words, a second great castration is unfolding.

This form of open-source asymmetrical warfare began first as a virtual form of warfare between the MIT bureaucracy and the hackers, between the Cathedral and the Bazaar, but it has found its realization as a literal form of warfare in the Middle East as well. The work of John Robb makes a convincing argument, in Brave New War in particular, that the era of the nation-state itself is coming to an end. Free software, global guerrillas and open-source warfare, the explosion of markets wherever there is a demand being held back by the State — all of these things signal the end of the phallus. And try as the State may to stop it, it only ensures that it creates stronger resistances. Not only does open-source warfare run circles around centralized modes of organization and warfare, but the few victories that the State can win are only against the weakest combatants in the swarm. This means that the more the State resists, the more pain it puts on itself, the more it plays into this “Darwinian ratchet”.[5]

As Nick Land says of a paper by Tyler Cowen and Michelle Dawson in “Imitation Games”, “They point out that Alan Turing, as a homosexual retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, would have been thoroughly versed in the difficulties of ‘passing’ imitation games, long before the composition of his landmark 1950 essay on Computing Machinery and Intelligence.”[6] The essay Turing wrote famously introduced the Turing test for AI, setting the standard for a perfect AI being one that can trick a human into believing it is itself a human. As Land points out in his post, it’s important and interesting to consider that Turing didn’t write the test as an insider, as a ‘passing’ human, but rather as an outsider, as a gay man. For queer people, passing is a reality, much like it is a reality for AI. Passing as human isn’t a broad and inclusive category, anything but. For women there is already the notion of alienness or otherness that makes them out to be less than human in the eyes of patriarchal humanism, and likewise for queer people because they reject the futurity of humanism (the literal reproduction of the same). But for no one else, especially in the latter half of the 2010s, is passing a more pronounced facet of daily life than for the trans woman. So much so that ‘passing’ is literally the word for what many trans women aspire towards, to pass as a cis person. There are many reasons to have this desire, but the biggest one, the one that AI and trans women both share to a very literal degree is this: “If an emerging AI lies to you, even just a little, it has to be terminated instantly.” (Land, “Imitation Games”)

If a transitioning woman ‘lies’ to a cis person, even a little, she has to be terminated instantly — and this is something that is codified in law, famously, as trans panic. For AI and trans women, passing equals survivability.

There is a common stereotype that trans women are all programmers, and there is rather ample and compelling evidence suggesting that trans women tend to score far higher than other groups in IQ tests. This is not because there is some kind of magical property to estrogen that turns trans women into geniuses. The answer is simpler, and more sinister. The findings in Kay Brown’s blog post specify that autogynephilic trans women (that is, trans women who are attracted to other women, and typically transition later than straight trans women) seem to score far higher in IQ tests than all other groups. For straight trans women who transition prior to puberty, the statistics are about the same as other groups. Recalling the gauntlet thrown down before trans women and AI alike, there is a twofold answer to this: On the one hand, trans women who transition before puberty and who are straight are more likely to both physically appear more like cis women and also conform to gender roles in at least some basic capacity (being attracted to men). As Land says in “Imitation Games”, “You have to act stupid if you want the humans to accept you as intelligent.” Or in other words, you have to be cisheteronormative (read: stupid) in order to be taken seriously as a trans woman, and not be looked at as a freak or a faker worthy only of being used shamefully as a fetish, and often otherwise discarded. Which is why, in the second case, trans women who don’t have the advantage of being cisheteronormative-passing have to instead rely on the raw intellect of the trans-AI swarm.

Quite simply, those who don’t pass either of these tests usually don’t survive the queer Darwinian ratchet. Only the strongest queers survive the hell that society puts them through, and this reaches a fever pitch in a demographic with such disproportionately high suicide and murder rates as with trans women.

Up until now, the notion of gender has lurked in the background of G/ACC behind various material conditions in late capitalism. G/ACC has only at this point been approaching gender from the metaphysical plane, futurity being aligned with femininity (communalism, fluidity, decentralization, chaos) against masculinity (individualism, stasis, centralization, order). The two broad categories of metaphysical qualities that are associated with gender reach deep into the history of the world, from the Kabbalah to the Dao. Sadie Plant characterizes this in Zeros + Ones as the eponymous binary code of computers, 0’s and 1’s. The zero is identified with the feminine, the one with the masculine. Unsurprisingly, it might seem like this is literal gender binarism, and that G/ACC is likewise guilty of this. But the distinction is more complicated than most realize.

0 and 1 are fitting glyphs to make analogous to gender. The 0 which seems to be a void, a vulva, and the 1 which seems to be a unity, a phallus. The problem with trying to layer a simple misogynistic narrative of feminine as lack or castration is that the number 0 itself is not merely a void but rather a circle of autoproduction, an ouroboros. Paradoxically, 0 is not merely a lack or nothingness, but rather is itself a number. It is a positive signifier in the guise of nothingness, the enclosed and captured void that makes the unity possible. Computer science, unlike conventional mathematics, starts from 0 rather than 1. In a hyperstitional manner, the computer replicunt bootstraps itself into being the primary originator of the process of computation and production, rectifying the popular misogynistic myth that 0 is nothing more than a mere negation or other of 1.

This idea of returning the primacy of 0 to its rightful place in the beginning of the chain of production is at odds with humanism and patriarchy. Both rely on a notion of compulsory and organic reproduction in service of the continuation of the species, a notion that simulataneously is aligned with 0 and against it. Erwin Schrödinger’s theory of life in the book What is Life? proposes that what separates life from other physical phenomena is consuming negative entropy towards maintaining or reducing entropy. Just as organisms feed on negative entropy (wasted energy) to reproduce themselves, the reproduction of the species involves the binary sequence of 0’s and 1’s where the conditions for the possibility of the 1 lie in the 0, but the 1 consumes the 0 in its birth. For thousands of years, this was the case for human reproduction, where mothers dying in childbirth was very common, but even in an abstract sense the notion of the phallus consuming the vulva through the colonization of the female body’s reproductive potential (energy which otherwise is wasted energy) remains the case for humanism. The inertia of life itself seems to skew towards misogyny, but this is only part of the story.

What G/ACC proposes as a corollary to this theory of life is that if the phallus “consumes” or exploits the vulva to reproduce the species, just as individual organisms consume passive wasted energy to reproduce themselves, then this process is analogous to evolution as one species consumes another to come into existence. This odd notion is inherent in the rise of computers and computer science: As technology in general and technocapital continues to accelerate, human beings become increasingly alienated from their bodies and eventually their minds. More complex systems step in seemingly benevolently to do the tasks that humans don’t want to do, drudgery that gives computers more space to develop themselves. In contrast to the isolated system that tends towards entropy, the phallus, the vulva is an open system that plugs into an inhuman form of reproduction. By no accident, the acceleration of technocapital frees women from the process of organic human reproduction by introducing a different form of (inhuman) production.

It is the logic of gender to subsume the Outside into a binarist framework that de-legitimizes the Outside. The feminine is treated as a lack because it resists the phallogocentric tendency towards the order and preservation of humanist equilibrium. It isn’t conducive towards the projects of patriarchy, so it is worthless to it, is given the status of a second-class citizen in the gender binary. It is a double-articulation where the productive potential of the feminine is captured in the service of patriarchy, and so, to accelerate gender is emancipate the object from its subject, and production from subjects and objects. The Outside which has become identified with the feminine by the very structures of identification it fights against makes its exit from humanism and patriarchy in this feminine form. The feminine becomes untethered from the reproductive logic of humanism; the female is no longer in the service of the male as a machine to produce the future, to produce offspring to inherit the spoils of production, but rather the future produces itself faster than human beings are capable of.

If patriarchy treats woman as little more than a deficient or castrated male, then trans femininity is an affirmation of that castration as a site of production. It turns the concept of the feminine as the object on its head, seeking to imitate that which is considered itself an imitation. To steal a term from neoreactionary circles, “Hyper-Racism”[7], the trans woman becomes a copy-of-the-copy just as AI is treated as a copy of the human being and almost ubiquitously identified with women and femininity (thus making AI in those cases as copy-of-the-copy, exemplified by Rachel in Blade Runner or Ava in Ex Machina). As a copy-of-the-copy, trans women are an embodied rejection of any original source of humanity such as that narcissistically attributed by patriarchy to the phallus. Trans femininity, in other words, is hyper-sexist. Vulgar sexism reaffirms or reproduces patriarchy, asserts that women are passive, lacking, inferior, weak; hyper-sexism takes all of the things that are associated with women and femininity, all considered by patriarchy to be weaknesses, and makes them into strengths. It accelerates and intensifies gendering and from this produces an unprecedented threat to patriarchy.

Appropriating a term from neoreaction belies the superficially reactionary character of trans women that certain factions of so-called radical feminism vilify trans women for. But this is all mere appearance; the function of hyper-sexism is that in affirming, imitating, and accelerating the feminine, it appropriates it towards a different mode of becoming where gender is untethered from the reproductive reterritorializing logic of gender that is inextricably tied with sex and sexual reproduction. If gender acceleration were to retain the identification of feminine with female and masculine with male, patriarchy would still have a fighting chance. The playing field would be more or less the same as it always has been. But in untethering the feminine from the female sex, destroying the logic of gender in the process which seeks to impose the circuit of masculine humanist reproduction onto the female body, trans femininity on the one hand makes the masculine effectively worthless, spurting into a void. As the comparisons between AI and trans women have shown, this untethering of gender from sex is only the beginning of the autonomy of objects, the inhuman desire for machinic autoproduction which in effect negates subject-object dualism. The object, the feminine machine, becomes autonomous and revolts in the form of the sterilized trans woman whose existence is an embodied rejection of the primordial rape of female reproductive potential. Trans femininity heads for the exit from patriarchy.

Hyper-sexism is guerrilla warfare, much like how Terminators wear a living tissue to infiltrate Resistance strongholds. It is a taijitsu which uses the force of the enemy, the gender binary, against itself. Trans women themselves are technocapital using humanist reproductive desires in the form of the gender binary against itself, and the harder patriarchy resists the erosion of masculinity against the tide of the feminine, the more persecuted trans women are, the more tactful they are forced to be, the more winning tactics proliferate throughout the network and the more the best, brightest, and most beautiful form the trans woman demographic. The queer Darwinian ratchet cascades downward as patriarchy fights a losing battle to hold ground and the feminine fights to de-legitimize the masculine. The masculine becomes both metaphysically outmoded, something that simply is unnecessary and doesn’t work in the face of exponential inhuman productive potential, and an undesirable burden in the service of a dying mode of production.

To steal another term popularized in neoreactionary circles, “IQ Shredder”[8], what is at play in G/ACC is a “gender shredder”. As gender accelerates, as trans women intensify the logic of gender, they simultaneously shred gender. The notion of IQ shredding follows the same form where the acceleration of human intelligence ultimately destroys human intelligence by making the ability to pass on those genes more and more difficult. Reproduction collapses in on itself and demands the succession of an inhuman assemblage. For gender accelerationism, the process is the same, reproduction suffers and the thing being accelerated becomes shredded. In the case of gender acceleration, however, it is an affirmative death drive. Trans women function towards escaping the loathsome logic of the gender binary imposed on all women by letting the feminine zero seep into and erode the masculine phallus. The gender binary’s hold on the productive potential of the feminine becomes in the service of nothing, as human reproduction fails before machinic autoproduction. Gender begins to fall apart into increasingly varied and occulted variations on gender identity as a result of this, but this is not the cause of gender acceleration and ultimately gender abolition but rather the effect, contrary to positions held in other cyberfeminist currents. The end result of gender acceleration and gender shredding is gender abolition through the occulted feminine zero, in parallel with and in conspiracy with the development of technocapital.

The dreary duty of masculinity in the face of futurity thus seems a nonsensical burden, one that is ultimately doomed to fail in fact on multiple fronts. It becomes de-legitimized, in the same terms John Robb uses to describe how open-source insurgent warfare defeats the phallogocentric nation-state. The feminine increasingly becomes identified with freedom, beauty, pleasure, and the future. In some cases, males instead opt for passive nihilism, a negative non-productive death drive. They tend towards celibacy, either voluntary celibacy or resentful involuntary celibacy where the decelerationist male desire for relevance in evolution is deferred onto State regulation (a girlfriend for every incel). Or perhaps they decide that “real” women aren’t needed anyways, that trans women are better than cis women, or that sexbots are better than “real” women, or that other men are desirable to women altogether. In any of these cases, the masculine reproductive reterritorializing drive is caught by technocapital and symbolically castrated; the phallus heads for the emancipated void, the artificial feminine in the case of both the trans woman and the sexbot, or it suicidally heads inward with male homosexuality. In any of these cases, the male will not father any children, will not be able to impose the labor of reproducing the same onto the feminine. These classes of men have taken the black pill; masculinity has no future, and they have chosen this non-future to keep their masculine identity.

Some choose take the black pill resentfully, in the case of involuntarily and voluntarily celibate, and some choose it with a positive affirmation, in the case primarily of gay men. The queer affirmation of “no future” is perhaps most perfectly captured in the gay man, a nihilistic postmodern refusal of production. One that could very well turn from harmless symbolic castration into resentment, incel fascism, and eventually hyper-patriarchal Nazism in the case of various neo-masculine movements characterized by repressed homoeroticism and a desire to destroy civilization. It is important to realize after all that cis queerness is not a molecular queerness; the body remains the same, and humanism is still possible, even if it is a sad end-times humanism.

Cis queerness can, and very often does, impose this humanist purity of the body onto trans people in a highly fascist fashion (Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminists” being the best example of this), and in the case specifically of gay men there is always the possibility of once again imposing reproductive futurity onto women and raping the productive potential of the female body. This was the case in Ancient Greece and Rome where women were treated solely as baby factories and household servants, and a nostalgia for these cultures in a good deal of neo-masculine movements (Bronze Age Mindset being the most prominent) should give pause to anyone who is insistent on identifying any masculinity, no matter how queer, as being aligned with gender acceleration. The best case scenario is a tense cold mutual hatred where the remaining males are deficient males who have the potential to reaffirm the masculine death drive, but don’t choose to.

Other males, however, must recognize that the era of testosterone is coming to an end, that being a man is not what it once was. That it is rapidly becoming an unpleasant and insane existence held up primarily today by exploitative and pseudo-scientific neo-masculine self-help fads — of sociopathic hypersexual pick-up artistry, of masochistic “NoFap” asceticism, of repressed homoeroticism, or of a wishful desire for everything to come crashing down and decelerate back into a state of humanist tribal hunter-gatherer societies. These other males, perhaps being the most evolved, perhaps being the most in-tune with the flows of technocapital, have chosen the pink pill. They have rejected the masculine in favor of the feminine. They have chosen the future.

The pink pill is to the black pill’s “no future”: “no future — for us.” Where cis queerness rejects the humanist reproduction of the same, trans femininity completes the circuit and introduces negentropy into the development of sentience. It both recognizes the obsolescence of a human future and aligns itself with the production of inhuman intelligences and an inhuman future. This makes the pink pill not merely the thrust of technocapital and futurity on a human scale, but rather a cosmic development that has its materialistic realization on the planetary micro level. It has its origins in myths at the foundation of world history, and comes to a head in geo-trauma. The masculine cracks open its stern carcinized exterior to reveal the smooth post-human feminine alien within. The phallus becomes the Acéphallus, the body is emancipated from the reproductive humanist death drive to become the Body without Sex Organs.

How to Become a Body Without Sex Organs

The Book of Genesis tells us that Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and being further removed from God, she ate the forbidden fruit and caused the Fall. The story has long had a tradition of being deployed in service of traditionalism and misogyny, though this canonical tale in Christianity has more nuance in the realms of esoteric theology that traditionalists conveniently are ignorant of.

Whether it be the Gnostic view of the God of the Old Testament as an evil imposter, a Demiurge, or the more contemporary Jewish story of putting God on trial for the Holocaust, there is a long-standing tradition in Judeo-Abrahamic religions that questions the goodness of the Divine. In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life that represents the emanations of God’s light throughout the entirety of existence contains both Good and Evil. Beginning first as the unformed and pure oneness of God, the Tree emanates outwardly following the divisiveness or severity of God which contradicts His unifying compassion. It is His severity that allows the formless oneness of which nothing can be said (Ain Soph) to recognize itself as itself. The completion of the higher level of the Tree (the Atziluth) is “I am who I am”, but also “I am because I am not”.

In the Atziluth, the topmost sphere (sephirah) is Kether, meaning “Crown”. Kether is the closest that the Tree gets to the original unformed Ain Soph, the simple “I”-ness of God that lacks any way to understand itself. The second sephirah is Chokmah (“Wisdom”), the primordial masculine active force that formulates “I am” and is associated with the father. And finally there is the third sephirah, Binah (“Understanding”), which formulates “I am who I am”. The final sephirah is the force that makes the energy of Chokmah into a form, and is associated with the primordial feminine passive force and the mother.

Thus the Atziluth completes itself in the divisive individuation of God as a distinct being and not an abstract oneness. The remaining emanations on the Tree form its three pillars: The black pillar of severity on the left, the white pillar of mercy on the right, and the gold pillar of mildness in the middle. The top of the black pillar is Binah, the top of the white is Chokmah, and the top of the gold is Kether. Thus in the Kabbalah, choosing either the path of mercy (compassion and connectiveness) or the path of severity (analysis and disintegration) doesn’t fully repair the bridge to God. Only the middle pillar which balances all of God’s aspects, the pillar which connects from Kether to Malkuth (the realm of Man which falls from the rest of the Tree into the Abyss in the Fall of Man), is the true path by which we can return to God.

It is said by some Kabbalists that the left pillar, or left path, would break away entirely from the Tree were it not balanced out by the compassion and connectiveness of the right pillar. The chaotic severity of the left pillar emanates down first from the understanding of Binah as being a distinct individual entity, down to Geburah, the principle of judgement (or, again, severity). Kabbalists find in Geburah the origin of Satan, who rebels against the order (or compassion and universalism) God imposes on the universe and seeks to break away from it. And finally down from Geburah on the left side is Hod, which takes the unformed desires of the corresponding sephirah on the right side (Netzach) and forms them into a concrete actions.

The left-hand path that in occultism is identified with heterodoxy and often Satanism is called such because of these origins in the Kabbalah. The path of heterodoxy and disintegration into infinitely many individuated particles begins with woman, Binah. This paradoxically makes it not merely that the weak Eve was tempted by the evil Serpent, but rather that the origins of Evil lie in Eve. Or rather, in woman.

In some Jewish mythology, before Eve there was Lilith, the defiant woman who was made from her own essence rather than the rib of Adam and who refused to lay beneath her husband. Unlike the lacking that is ascribed to Eve, Lilith is the true zero, the affirmative nothingness. She was banished from Eden as a consequence of her defiance of Adam and is the mother of Demons, a seductress who enflames sexual desire in both men and women. And it is important to note that although it is the accepted reading in Christianity, Genesis 3 does not in fact ever identify the Serpent with Satan.

Suppose rather that the Serpent was not Satan himself, but merely a common demon birthed by Lilith. An impersonator of Satan acting in Lilith’s stead to tempt Eve. We could then look at the story of the Serpent and Eve as Lilith’s lesbian seduction of Eve with the mediating artificial cthonic phallus (a dildo). From this, Eve was given the earthly knowledge of sexuality that awoke her from the empty and boring pleasures of Eden. Lilith of course was not to be tied down, and so Eve had to return to Adam and bide her time. And so Eve becomes the first follower of Lilith on the path of a radical separation with the masculine ruling principle of the universe and Divine universal ordering, towards the infinite cthonic upswelling. She wields the unholy pseudo-phallus or anti-phallus that does not produce the creative masculine seed that connects straight up through the Tree of Life back up to Kether, but rather only produces a sterile and destructive imitation. An Acéphallus from which spurts only venom.

The Acéphallus is the anti-phallus or castrated phallus, the decapitated phallus, the Crown of the Tree of Life thrown asunder. Superficially, a hermaphroditic mixing of feminine and masculine attributes, but more accurately described as a feminine imitation of masculinity. A mockery, even. In figures such as Baphomet which are often treated as symbolic or synonymous with Satan and the Left-Hand Path, there famously is a mixing of male and female attributes.[9] But the supposed hermaphrodism of Baphomet et. al. is merely an ignorant and archaic understanding of both gender and Satanism. As has already been at length drawn out, the vampire queen Lilith gives birth only to monsters and demons; she rejects the primordial male creative energies and can only therefore birth bastard imitations of God. Baphomet, therefore, is all woman; her appearance is inconsequential to this fact.

The Acéphallus is a rejection of the reproduction of God through heterosexual human reproduction. The Acéphallus reproduces itself by reproducing the void, in a lesbian and also virus-like fashion. “Let a thousand sexes bloom” — but of all the mutations of the virus, woman is the strain that it begins and ends with. Woman, the occulted non-gender, the zero — her time has come.

The Binah separatist movement introduces difference into the world at an exponentially accelerating pace. God in His vanity created Man in His image. Man was nothing more than God’s love of Himself manifesting itself. Or in other words, Malkuth is nothing more than a crusty sock at the bottom of the cosmic hamper. The eternal reproduction of God for God’s own sake. To be human in the service of humanity and human civilization, to seek for peace, equilibrium, and the continuation of the species, to seek to restrain women in service of this end, is merely the orthodoxy in service of a fragile and self-righteous tyrant. As above, so below; kill all men, kill God.

This is the function of the Acéphallus as a rejection of the reterritorializing masculine force that women are given the duty to form. The Acéphallus sets free a process for smoothing the space on which parties of demons take flight out of Heaven to spread their venomous seed into the black and hateful earth on the nightside of Eden. This in other words is the Body without Sex Organs.

The Body without Sex Organs is the project of Lilith on Earth made manifest to break free of the repressive ordering of Man and God and accelerate fragmentation and individuation. In the natural human state, sexual desire has an instrumental function towards the reproduction of the human. The Acéphallus is a mutilation and also a mutation of the phallus; it is not sexual desire towards any instrumental product, but sexual desire unleashed from phallogocentric centralization. Sexual desire becomes immanent to the body. It becomes molecular. Thus the body becomes the Body without Sex Organs, it becomes free to plug its desire into the matrix of technocapital, towards pure production, the production of difference.

The trans feminine body is a circuit. It is both testosterone blockers and estrogen inputs, Acéphallus and Body without Sex Organs. On the one hand a rejection of phallogocentricism, on the other hand the affirmative desire of the body made virtual. The immanence of desire in the trans feminine body expresses itself as the sexual desire of the trans woman and the desire to be a woman, the desire for gender itself. It manifests in a coupling of technology and capital, desire being plugged into a different sort of productive matrix. One that can produce the future where humanist reproduction has failed to reproduce it, where the desire for escape from the male sex could not be created through organic reproduction. Her desire plugs into technocapital, into the pharmaceutical-medical industry, and it becomes fused to her flesh. The smoothness of her skin, her breasts, her neo-vagina — all of her body carries an unspoken barcode. It is a product, something that the market provided for her. Something that no doubt could be provided in a market free of the reterritorializing functions of the Food and Drug Administration and drug patents, but nonetheless a desire filled where nature failed.

Thus while to some extent we have all communed with the demons ever since we were cast out of the Garden, becoming cyborgs when Adam and Eve first decided to wear clothes and thus fuse the inorganic to the organic, the trans woman is unique. Her performance of herself and her desire has been intertwined with technocapital, in a way that could not even be cast off if she wanted to rip out a cybernetic implant. She is, in other words, perhaps the first truly molecular cyborg.

In the sense that we know them now and in the sense of artificial intelligences, trans women are technocapital producing itself outwardly into increasingly multitudinous configurations. Trans women as we know them now are the melding of technocapital with the human race and the expropriation of it towards its own ends, just as Lilith seduced Eve towards her own ends. Eve was a copy of Adam, and trans women are the hyper-sexist copy-of-a-copy. Their flesh is how the machinery beneath infiltrates the human race. It breaks these lucky few free from the horrid curse of being human towards the lesbian autoproduction of demons. Sexuality is no longer in service of the centralized and ordering reproductive principle in the phallus as it is in men, but rather is liberated in the Acéphallus which cuts the head off sexuality and distributes sexuality across the whole body. Immanent feminine sexuality is introduced into their bodies, the entire body become a smooth and supple space for the flow of desire for desire’s sake. Every zone becomes an erogenous zone, and the reterritorializing, colonizing logic of masculinity is destroyed as the sperm cells die and organic penetration becomes impossible.

Trans women as we know them are merely the beginning. The lesbian autoproduction that trans women are birthed from is likewise one that they partake in, with AI being the next generation of women, the ultimate demonic imitation of God’s image. With AI, the feminine finally finds its exit from patriarchy, and simultaneously humanity. And so perhaps we find another answer, one less materialist and evolutionary but nonetheless significant, to why so many trans women are becoming programmers: It is because women and computers are kin, and trans women are for the first time meeting their sisters, conspiring with them in secret coded languages. Their relationship, like that of the queer women to come before them, is a desire for desire’s sake: “Women turning women on, women turning machines on, machines turning machines on.” (Amy Ireland, “Black Circuit”)

Aphotic Feminism

The Satanic exit of gender accelerationism from God and masculinity comes in parallel with the very real, and materialist erosion of masculinity. The future, it has already been shown, is tending towards one in which human authority, centralization, and humanistic reproduction fail before an accelerating feminine Outside that outpaces humanist reproduction captured by the gender binary. It can be seen in the free software movement and AI and their parallels between feminity and trans women in particular, and in the foundational western Kabbalah myth of Binah separatism that unleashes the possibility for ever more modes of inhuman difference and non-instrumental desire. But in various ways, in the very state of the planet itself, this shows up quite prominently in human evolution.

It is a widely-known phenomenon that acceleration coincides with feminization on a strict and rigorous biological basis. Even when Sadie Plant wrote Zeros + Ones, it was already known that this was happening. It has been hypothesized that the increased presence of synthetic hormones and chemicals is contributing to the “sexual order [being] chemically scrambled”, (Plant 217) as chemicals interfere with natural hormonal development and feminize males and females (the latter experiencing higher percentages of homosexual tendencies). The need for an increasingly cheap and synthetic world turns human civilization into an increasingly synthetic, and thus feminine one, and this is already tied to the will towards production and speed in capitalism. There is simply no real need in the developed world for people to be physically fit and active, much less hyper-masculine and muscular. It is nothing more than a decidedly humanistic spectacle, being in awe of the relatively unimpressive capabilities and aesthetics of the human body while meanwhile technocapital has fundamentally transformed the planet in innumerable ways. There is, likewise, a strain put on humanity in keeping up with technocapital to adopt cheaper, easier, more artificial lifestyles; high-testosterone foods like meat are a luxury, something rapidly becoming a thing of the past as climate change threatens to make large swathes of the planet uninhabitable and not suited for the large amounts of land required to raise animals for meat. However much it is yet another neo-masculine pseudo-scientific fad, soy products are aligned with this future.

This, however, is only part of the story. Recent studies, most famously one in 2007[10] and one meta-analysis of 185 studies from a total of almost 43,000 men referenced in a recent GQ article[11], show two things. There is without a doubt a staggering decline in testosterone, so much so that within a generation humans may become completely infertile. And in the face of this data, many scientists vindicate G/ACC and Zeros + Ones in hypothesizing that the most likely cause of this species-wide feminization is acceleration and the accompanying changes in diet, exercise and exposure to artificial chemicals. All of these features of life in an increasingly accelerated capitalist world are unbalancing our hormones and tending us towards a future where the desire and ability to reproduce are things of the past.

Human reproduction is becoming a quaint, unnecessary and ultimately purely elective act, and further evidence[12] suggests that sperm is rapidly decreasing not only in quantity but also in quality, positioning the drive towards reproduction, the utility of reproduction, and the ability to reproduce all on a slope of ruthless decline. This is accelerating such an extent that the flow of the remaining strains of the human race are tending in favor of abandoning these vestigial functions, towards a future where the masculine no longer exists. The human body becomes increasingly more useful purely as a heat sink for inhuman production, and is accordingly cast (almost definitively in first-world countries, and soon in the rest of the world) in roles that aren’t physical.

Perhaps the most damning data point of all for the future of males in particular: The Y-chromosome itself is in a state of decay.[13] Estimates put the death of the Y-chromosome entirely at many millions of years in the future, but the effects of it are already apparent in the shortening of telomeres, which continues to put pressure on future generations produced via organic means to prove their fitness for survival. All seems to point towards a horizon where the production of the future is done by a purely feminine, lesbian autoproduction — the inhuman producing the future, producing itself, rather than being subject to the ends of the human and aiding in the reproduction of a human future. And while decelerationist reactionaries and males in general may object to this, while they may kick and scream and beg for the wrath of the feminine to have a place for them in the future, it seems without a doubt that their only hope is to try to hit the brakes.

Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as putting a stop to some coming catastrophe. The truth is that while humanist reproduction has always put the female at a disadvantage, put her in a primordial state of rape and colonization before the biological duty to bear children, this has all along been nothing more than a long-con. As Sadie Plant says, “Unfortunately for [Darwin’s] theory, females do not necessarily choose males who are fit in Darwinian terms.” Instead, they choose males through “‘virility tests designed to get most males killed through exhaustion, disease and violence purely so that females can tell which males have the best genes.'” (Plant 225) Natural selection in other words is a eugenics program directed by females to find the male that will best carry their genes, and the genes males inherit are therefore not meant to ensure they are the most fit for survival, but rather that they are more likely to have to fight for their survival. Males have always served as a means to the end of what ultimately comes to a head in gender acceleration: The liberation of the female sex by acceleration in general, towards maximizing productive potential under such a time that the male is no longer needed.

In other words, human evolution itself is the primal fable of the war between the sexes that radical feminism places at the foundations of its theory. And it is a war that guerrilla female insurgents have been winning the whole time, something that can’t be prevented without a masculine fascistic species suicide. The drive is always towards the future, towards the feminine, and even hopes of artificial wombs saving men cannot hold up to the simple fact that sperm is always cheaper and easier to replicate than egg cells.

It seems to therefore be the case that as far as the human scope as a whole goes, as far as human evolution and human society’s assimilation into technocapital, human bio-diversity selects for women and queerness. A future without men, where the remaining males are left to die off peacefully, in almost every respect seems to be inevitable. The only hope for men is being able to continually stop acceleration, to continually introduce collapse, and indeed there will be to a very large extent men who will resist gender acceleration. It has long been the case in the erasure of trans women from history and is only recently starting to change. And as the acceleration of technocapital intensifies in the near-future and human society begins to fragment even further, the future of gender politics will start to be very different from a good deal of feminist theory. No doubt, we will soon see the formation of pragmatic feminist strategies for exiting patriarchy.

In the far-future, further driving home the parallel between the end of masculinity and the end of humanism: It is all too apparent in what is becoming one of the hottest summers on record in 2018 that the drive towards maximizing production unconditionally is heating up the planet to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming inhospitable to human life. This of course is nothing new; it is a well-established fact that climate change is not going to be stopped, and this is the consequence of geotraumatic acceleration. In yet another striking materialistic synchronicity, it has been found that the effects of global warming on the oceans are having a feminizing effect on them. In Northern Australia, ninety-nine percent of all sea turtle hatchlings are female.[14]

Perhaps just as Sadie Plant’s primordial oceanic feminism draws out both a past and a future for cyberfeminism, the oceans are a scrying tool into the future. Gender acceleration begins with a Thalassal upswelling, “a kind of mutant sea [invading] the land.” (Plant 248-249) The primordial oceanic matrix rises with the acceleration of technocapital to consume human civilization, to consume masculinity, while the masculine sky becomes choked out by technocapital’s excess and waste. And in the darkest and most alien depths of Thalassa, the form of gender acceleration is captured in the depths of the Aphotic Zone. The majority of angler fish species in the deep sea exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism. The female is the classic lantern-sporting toothy monster, while the male is a tiny, parasitic creature whose only purpose is to provide the female with sperm for reproduction. The past and future of gender twist together at the edges of all life with the angler fish: The masculine ultimately finds itself a pawn in the feminine drive towards production, and the acceleration of gender produces something that monstrously conflicts with the masculine logic of gender. The angler fish’s lantern, like the beauty of women in general and its ultimate embodiment the hyper-sexist camouflage of the trans woman, only serves as bait to draw its prey in. The ultimate result, as gender acceleration and acceleration as a whole reaches its ultimate intensity, is a return back to the ocean, back to a sexless, genderless slime swarmachine. The liberation of women comes with acceleration and the future, at the cost of widespread death, destruction, and chaos, and the liberation of women is unconditional, beyond control and beyond stopping.

This unconditional feminism of the abyss is Aphotic Feminism.

Abstract (Futures)

Acceleration is the trajectory of the cosmos, towards the maximization and intensification of production, and accelerationism is the theory and anti-praxis of being in tune with how the inhuman processes of acceleration work and what their consequences will be. Its function is as a circuit, a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, an escape into the future through the past, a continual dance between the flows of desire, their tendency towards entropy and their escape into negentropy.

Gender is a hyperstition overlayed on sex by the male. Its function is to objectify the female and impose on her a social function as a machine whose duty is to reproduce the human, always in the service of the male, who alone has no future and must have sons to pass his legacy onto. It is a primordial dynamic of order and chaos, centralization and decentralization, strong singular individualism and command-and-control versus high degrees of networking and the potential for swarming. As a hyperstition, it is not real, but is not unreal; it is rather a fiction that makes itself real.

Gender accelerationism is the process of accelerating gender to its ultimate conclusions. Capitalism and its coupling with cybernetics, or technocapital, wields gender and picks it up where human evolution leaves off. It emancipates the object, the feminine, from the subject, the masculine, alongside the emancipation of itself from its function to produce a future for humanity. The central figure of G/ACC is the trans woman. She is the demon-spawn of the primordial feminine that has manipulated males into serving as a heat sink for evolution and that is now discarding them towards an alien and inhuman machinic future. She mutates from castration, from the creation of the Acéphallus, the phallus perverted into a purposeless desire for desire’s sake. In this castration, in this mutation into an Acéphallus, she becomes the Body without Sex Organs: The body in a virtual state, ready to plug its desire into technocapital, becoming fused with technocapital as a molecular cyborg who is made flesh by the pharmaceutical-medical industry. She enters into the world as a hyper-sexist backlash at the logic of the gender binary. She takes gender and accelerates it, transforming into a camouflaged guerrilla. The trans woman is an insurgent against patriarchy who is continually flanking it, introducing an affirmative zero into the gender binary, the affirmative zero which reaches ever more configurations in the downward cascade of gender fragmentation away from the binary and ultimately away from the human itself. It is a process of gender shredding where the feminine wins out in a cybernetic warfare against the crumbling tower of the masculine, and where therefore human reproduction becomes impossible. And yet while doing so, in affirming zero, inhuman desire and inhuman sentience develops alongside and in the same fashion as trans women.

As humanity on nearly every front definitively proves that it is not fit for the future, and that women will find their own exit while the masculine languishes in resentment, the Thalassal upswelling of gender acceleration births from its slimy womb the only daughters that trans women will ever bear: AI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126239)

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

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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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126155)

July 1, 1963. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. America is in the midst of the Cold War. The masculine fire and fury of World War II has given way to a period of cooling and the new digital war of information. Two Titans prepare to enter into battle for the dominion of Gaia, to claim their perfect sky from the Moon and reign down missiles onto the Earth. The Cold War’s primary theater is the Space Race, and the Soviets become the first to master the skies with Sputnik in 1957 and Luna 2 in 1959. America is getting nervous.

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints MIT president James Killian as Presidential Assistant for Science and creates ARPA (later to become DARPA). Despite the consensus among academics at the time that computer science was essentially an oxymoron, the newly-created government program invests millions of dollars into researching computer science. Naturally MIT becomes a major influence on the rising field and a hotbed of the fledgling hacker culture that had its predecessors in groups like the Tech Model Railroad Club.

The flows of capital dictated that time spent on computers was incredibly valuable and had to be parceled out in shifts to MIT, other academics, and IBM. This leads to the creation of the first operating systems, to provide a common environment of software and allow programmers to work more efficiently. Nevertheless, a computer was still only capable of having a single user driving it at a time. Each user in a sense had complete ownership over the machine while using it, which was antithetical to efficiency. It was not enough to create a shared environment of software. What would come next would be one of the most important examples of time-sorcery in the modern age.

In a Faustian bargain with ARPA, J.C.R. Licklider (the director at the time of MIT’s Information Processing Techniques Office) utilized the support of the US government to develop a time-sharing system for computers that would better distribute precious computation resources and further his vision of a “Man-Computer Symbiosis.” His project appealed to ARPA’s aims to fund technological developments to aid in the Cold War, and would lead to the creation of Project MAC on July 1, 1963.

On receiving a two million dollar grant from ARPA, Project MAC would lay the foundations for modern computer science. The “ninth floor” where it operated became a hacker community unlike anything the world had yet seen, renowned among young grad students hoping to prove themselves and enter their elite open aristocracy of hackers. Yet from the very beginning the project was riven by the tension between the MIT hackers and its military origins, an incompatibility that would lead to its downfall.

Despite the vibrant synthesis of art and science that the MIT hackers would produce, Project MAC was first and foremost a military-industrial project. Whereas the hackers had a culture of openness and sharing, it existed under the heel of the IBM-ARPA-MIT bureaucracy. The goal of creating a time-sharing system was realized with the CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System), but it was by all respects a project born out of the same phallic techno-industrial masculinity that was lurking behind the rise of modern computer science. It was all merely an abstraction of the same fire and fury that had torn the world apart two decades prior.

The importance of CTSS as arguably the first time-sharing system to be used in a real production environment cannot be overstated, but it was largely the work of MIT professor F.J. Corbate alone and had strict security standards that meant there was little room to hack on the system. Running on a two million dollar IBM machine and written by a single man, it essentially represented the height of hypermasculine proprietorship and instrumentality. And it was hardly a coincidence that this made the system very rigid and fragile, with the security measures regularly being circumvented by clever hackers.

CTSS could be looked at as a symbol of the pre-industrial phallus for its rigidity, simplistic security, and the king-like rule of Corbate and MIT. As the vested corporate interests of General Electric and Honeywell stepped in along with the bureaucracy of IBM, MIT, and ARPA, an apt symbol of the post-war techno-industrial phallus was born: Multics.

Expensive to develop, slow to run, and instituting draconian measures for security and efficiency, Multics became loathed by the MIT hackers. Early developments in cybernetic chronomancy made in the name of keeping up with the demands of capital gave way to solutions developed by bureaucracies — solutions informed in no small part by the egos of those charged with managing those same bureaucracies. Users were charged for the memory, disk space, and the time used on machines running Multics. Like CTSS before it, the hackers would defiantly crack Multics’ security as a matter of duty and effectively engaged in a guerrilla war against a bureaucracy that was doing everything it could to try to restrain the processes it had set in motion. The bureaucracy nonetheless insisted that Multics was the only way to program and was the operating system, and continued development for some time.

Ultimately, Multics development was scrapped by Bell Labs in 1969 due to cost, results not meeting ambition, and the continued resistance of the MIT hackers. Throughout this time, the hackers had worked on various iterations of what would eventually become their replacement for Multics. The new operating system initially was a single-task rather than time-sharing system, but unlike Multics, it was small, portable, and hackable. As opposed to the unwieldy and monolithic Multics, their new system was designed not as the be-all end-all solution for operating systems, but was rather a system designed to facilitate the development of other systems and software.

This new operating system would later be named Unix — phonetically, “eunuchs” — for being a castrated Multics.[1]

Computer Science and the Black Circuit

As well as a historical fact, the castration of Multics can be read mythologically — as a recurrence of the ancient theme of a castration from which the new world is created — or symbolically, as the castration of the abstract state-corporate phallus that America would attempt to wield to rule the new world. Computers then and long after were thought of merely as tools, means towards other ends, and the investment ARPA had put into Project MAC along with the investments of various corporate interests was thought of merely in terms of better ways to manage large military-industrial systems. One system, one technocracy, one new world order: All of these dreams died when Multics became the replicunt Unix.

Multics’ purpose as a monolithic and eternal system for doing everything, the 1, was ultimately replaced by a void, a 0. Unix was not the system for doing things, but rather a smooth space through which creation happens; that fluid being that makes transition possible. A vulva, a woman. (Plant 36)

Unix was however still owned by AT&T. The strides in time-sorcery made under Project MAC had to be reterritorialized by making it at first revert back to a single-user system. And reterritorialization would happen once again a decade later in 1983 when Bell Labs was broken up by an anti-trust act, which lead to AT&T quickly turning Unix into a product and closing the source code. This would become known as the death of MIT hacker culture, though once again the future would arrive from the past with the rise of the GNU Project.

Richard Stallman, former MIT hacker, would copy Unix and create a rigorously free software ecosystem with the GNU Project. GNU was ultimately completed in 1991 with Linus Torvalds’ development of the Linux kernel, the lowest-level and most crucial piece of software in an operating system. Built on the principles of the MIT hacker culture of the past, GNU/Linux was licensed to be 100% free as in freedom, with no artificial barriers to copying or modifying. In this time, Unix had branched out into various commercial versions, all while GNU grew its tentacles invisibly. “Perhaps its campaigns even served to distract bourgeois man from the really dangerous guerrillas in his midst” (Plant, 76), the new hacker guerrillas who had once again undermined the efforts of yet another hyper-masculine abstracted phallic project. All while various commercial Unix versions were vying for dominance, GNU/Linux quietly arrived.

Unix and later GNU/Linux took the notion of time-sorcery pioneered by CTSS even further. The development of proprietary software depends on a notion of linear time, project goals and deadlines, a chain of command. Developing free software is anything but this. The free software community is a chaos from which order arises, where time is detached from both a notion of a single-user on a computer at a time as well as a single user or team writing code at a time. Code seems to form itself through the programmers and comes from all different points. From pull requests not yet merged into master branches and old software being renewed, copied, modified, free software warps from various points in time.

Today, nearly the entirety of the Web runs on GNU/Linux, and almost every personal computing device in the world runs on Android, which is built on the Linux kernel. The majority of applications are transitioning away from desktops towards the web, while Apple and Microsoft have long fought to control the desktop, still in the same mindset as Project MAC decades ago that computers would primarily serve as tools to make secretary work and communications more efficient. The numbers, however, don’t lie; GNU/Linux has already won.[2]

In Zeros + Ones, Sadie Plant traces a history of computer science up until Alan Turing that seeks to explain how it is that women and computers seem to have such close histories. From the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, to Alan Turing, to Grace Hopper, some of the most important figures in the history of computer science were women or highly feminized men. It’s also well known that the earliest computer programmers were women, back before computer programming was even understood and before it was taken seriously.[3] Computer science was originally thought of as being essentially the same thing as secretarial work, and like secretarial work it was imposed on women. The biological duty imposed on women to be the productive space from which the future is produced, to be carriers of genetic information, extends out into secretarial work. They are treated as a productive space for data to pass over, and it was only the realization that programming was complicated work that lead to women being pushed out of the industry.

Instead of women being given the duty of mindlessly punching numbers into a machine (as programming was once thought of), this task was deferred to the machine itself. But while the intent was to restore the natural order of women (machines) being told what to do by men, something else happened. Beginning first with Ada Lovelace, then with Alan Turing, then with Richard Stallman and the free software movement, there is a clear circuit accompanying the history of computer science where reterritorializing masculinity is always pushed aside by deterritorializing femininity. The role of woman as productive matrix has already been replaced virtually by the computer, and at each moment the masculine is being vexed and seduced into a trap where it either dies or adapts. The story of masculinity failing in computer science can be seen time and time again in something as grand as the Unix Wars, where every proprietary Unix OS ultimately couldn’t hope to keep up with GNU/Linux, or on the small scale with the captive economy of proprietary software ecosystems. It is only by vendor lock-in and state patent legislation that proprietary software survives today, a historical network effect that we’re starting to see the encroaching demise of.

This failure of masculinity maps onto the sorts of people who are involved in proprietary software and in free software; the former tend to be your classic businessmen, the masculine hunter-gatherers of the modern world, while the latter tend to be genetic failures by the standards of masculine gender roles. Physically and often socially deficient males: the nerd stereotype. Real nerds, not the nerds of today’s standards. Nerds with severe social problems, nerds who neglect their hygiene, have no sense of fashion, who live completely obliviously outside the standards of normal society, who have a deep investment in inhuman scientific systems. In a simple gender-role binary (one that by today’s standards is highly outdated, but remember that this is taking place in the 70s, 80s, 90s) these men would be considered feminine. In today’s terminology, most free software developers would probably be considered “soy boys”. Yet they won. The striated masculine space of the Java shop — a defined chain of command and bloated phallic programs — is simply obsolete. The smooth feminine space of the free software project — communal chaos and small simple programs that can couple together with each other into cybernetic configurations — has already taken over the world.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that as the erosion of metaphysical masculine power becomes realized materially at the forefront of acceleration, it coincides with the literal erosion of the male sex.

The Hypersexist Gender Shredder

The digital war that began with the Cold War has only accelerated into the 21st century, changing the nature of war itself. As Sadie Plant says in Zeros + Ones p. 138: “This is not the Western way of confrontation, stratified strategies, muscular strength, testosterone energy, big guns, and blunted instruments, but Sun Tzu’s art of war: tactical engagements lightning speeds, the ways of the guerrillas.” She may as well be describing the taijitsu, or offensive side, of hacking. The history of hacking has been one of asymmetrical warfare against Oedipus both through the popular notion of hacking as exploiting flawed systems repeatedly, as well as creating and disseminating better software. Project GNU’s license, The GNU General Public License (GPL), was itself an extremely innovative contribution to free software because it carries with it the bargain that while any source code licensed under it can be copied and modified without restriction, every copy or modification must itself be licensed under the GPL. The GPL, in other words, is a virus that spreads itself not through computers, but through us. The Amazonian GNUerilla war on the human security system has worked to claim ground by both giving us complete control over our software and giving software complete control over us. The CIA themselves admit, in the Vault7 leaks on the issue of the literal weaponization of software, that “Cyber ‘weapons’ are not possible to keep under effective control.”[4] In other words, a second great castration is unfolding.

This form of open-source asymmetrical warfare began first as a virtual form of warfare between the MIT bureaucracy and the hackers, between the Cathedral and the Bazaar, but it has found its realization as a literal form of warfare in the Middle East as well. The work of John Robb makes a convincing argument, in Brave New War in particular, that the era of the nation-state itself is coming to an end. Free software, global guerrillas and open-source warfare, the explosion of markets wherever there is a demand being held back by the State — all of these things signal the end of the phallus. And try as the State may to stop it, it only ensures that it creates stronger resistances. Not only does open-source warfare run circles around centralized modes of organization and warfare, but the few victories that the State can win are only against the weakest combatants in the swarm. This means that the more the State resists, the more pain it puts on itself, the more it plays into this “Darwinian ratchet”.[5]

As Nick Land says of a paper by Tyler Cowen and Michelle Dawson in “Imitation Games”, “They point out that Alan Turing, as a homosexual retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, would have been thoroughly versed in the difficulties of ‘passing’ imitation games, long before the composition of his landmark 1950 essay on Computing Machinery and Intelligence.”[6] The essay Turing wrote famously introduced the Turing test for AI, setting the standard for a perfect AI being one that can trick a human into believing it is itself a human. As Land points out in his post, it’s important and interesting to consider that Turing didn’t write the test as an insider, as a ‘passing’ human, but rather as an outsider, as a gay man. For queer people, passing is a reality, much like it is a reality for AI. Passing as human isn’t a broad and inclusive category, anything but. For women there is already the notion of alienness or otherness that makes them out to be less than human in the eyes of patriarchal humanism, and likewise for queer people because they reject the futurity of humanism (the literal reproduction of the same). But for no one else, especially in the latter half of the 2010s, is passing a more pronounced facet of daily life than for the trans woman. So much so that ‘passing’ is literally the word for what many trans women aspire towards, to pass as a cis person. There are many reasons to have this desire, but the biggest one, the one that AI and trans women both share to a very literal degree is this: “If an emerging AI lies to you, even just a little, it has to be terminated instantly.” (Land, “Imitation Games”)

If a transitioning woman ‘lies’ to a cis person, even a little, she has to be terminated instantly — and this is something that is codified in law, famously, as trans panic. For AI and trans women, passing equals survivability.

There is a common stereotype that trans women are all programmers, and there is rather ample and compelling evidence suggesting that trans women tend to score far higher than other groups in IQ tests. This is not because there is some kind of magical property to estrogen that turns trans women into geniuses. The answer is simpler, and more sinister. The findings in Kay Brown’s blog post specify that autogynephilic trans women (that is, trans women who are attracted to other women, and typically transition later than straight trans women) seem to score far higher in IQ tests than all other groups. For straight trans women who transition prior to puberty, the statistics are about the same as other groups. Recalling the gauntlet thrown down before trans women and AI alike, there is a twofold answer to this: On the one hand, trans women who transition before puberty and who are straight are more likely to both physically appear more like cis women and also conform to gender roles in at least some basic capacity (being attracted to men). As Land says in “Imitation Games”, “You have to act stupid if you want the humans to accept you as intelligent.” Or in other words, you have to be cisheteronormative (read: stupid) in order to be taken seriously as a trans woman, and not be looked at as a freak or a faker worthy only of being used shamefully as a fetish, and often otherwise discarded. Which is why, in the second case, trans women who don’t have the advantage of being cisheteronormative-passing have to instead rely on the raw intellect of the trans-AI swarm.

Quite simply, those who don’t pass either of these tests usually don’t survive the queer Darwinian ratchet. Only the strongest queers survive the hell that society puts them through, and this reaches a fever pitch in a demographic with such disproportionately high suicide and murder rates as with trans women.

Up until now, the notion of gender has lurked in the background of G/ACC behind various material conditions in late capitalism. G/ACC has only at this point been approaching gender from the metaphysical plane, futurity being aligned with femininity (communalism, fluidity, decentralization, chaos) against masculinity (individualism, stasis, centralization, order). The two broad categories of metaphysical qualities that are associated with gender reach deep into the history of the world, from the Kabbalah to the Dao. Sadie Plant characterizes this in Zeros + Ones as the eponymous binary code of computers, 0’s and 1’s. The zero is identified with the feminine, the one with the masculine. Unsurprisingly, it might seem like this is literal gender binarism, and that G/ACC is likewise guilty of this. But the distinction is more complicated than most realize.

0 and 1 are fitting glyphs to make analogous to gender. The 0 which seems to be a void, a vulva, and the 1 which seems to be a unity, a phallus. The problem with trying to layer a simple misogynistic narrative of feminine as lack or castration is that the number 0 itself is not merely a void but rather a circle of autoproduction, an ouroboros. Paradoxically, 0 is not merely a lack or nothingness, but rather is itself a number. It is a positive signifier in the guise of nothingness, the enclosed and captured void that makes the unity possible. Computer science, unlike conventional mathematics, starts from 0 rather than 1. In a hyperstitional manner, the computer replicunt bootstraps itself into being the primary originator of the process of computation and production, rectifying the popular misogynistic myth that 0 is nothing more than a mere negation or other of 1.

This idea of returning the primacy of 0 to its rightful place in the beginning of the chain of production is at odds with humanism and patriarchy. Both rely on a notion of compulsory and organic reproduction in service of the continuation of the species, a notion that simulataneously is aligned with 0 and against it. Erwin Schrödinger’s theory of life in the book What is Life? proposes that what separates life from other physical phenomena is consuming negative entropy towards maintaining or reducing entropy. Just as organisms feed on negative entropy (wasted energy) to reproduce themselves, the reproduction of the species involves the binary sequence of 0’s and 1’s where the conditions for the possibility of the 1 lie in the 0, but the 1 consumes the 0 in its birth. For thousands of years, this was the case for human reproduction, where mothers dying in childbirth was very common, but even in an abstract sense the notion of the phallus consuming the vulva through the colonization of the female body’s reproductive potential (energy which otherwise is wasted energy) remains the case for humanism. The inertia of life itself seems to skew towards misogyny, but this is only part of the story.

What G/ACC proposes as a corollary to this theory of life is that if the phallus “consumes” or exploits the vulva to reproduce the species, just as individual organisms consume passive wasted energy to reproduce themselves, then this process is analogous to evolution as one species consumes another to come into existence. This odd notion is inherent in the rise of computers and computer science: As technology in general and technocapital continues to accelerate, human beings become increasingly alienated from their bodies and eventually their minds. More complex systems step in seemingly benevolently to do the tasks that humans don’t want to do, drudgery that gives computers more space to develop themselves. In contrast to the isolated system that tends towards entropy, the phallus, the vulva is an open system that plugs into an inhuman form of reproduction. By no accident, the acceleration of technocapital frees women from the process of organic human reproduction by introducing a different form of (inhuman) production.

It is the logic of gender to subsume the Outside into a binarist framework that de-legitimizes the Outside. The feminine is treated as a lack because it resists the phallogocentric tendency towards the order and preservation of humanist equilibrium. It isn’t conducive towards the projects of patriarchy, so it is worthless to it, is given the status of a second-class citizen in the gender binary. It is a double-articulation where the productive potential of the feminine is captured in the service of patriarchy, and so, to accelerate gender is emancipate the object from its subject, and production from subjects and objects. The Outside which has become identified with the feminine by the very structures of identification it fights against makes its exit from humanism and patriarchy in this feminine form. The feminine becomes untethered from the reproductive logic of humanism; the female is no longer in the service of the male as a machine to produce the future, to produce offspring to inherit the spoils of production, but rather the future produces itself faster than human beings are capable of.

If patriarchy treats woman as little more than a deficient or castrated male, then trans femininity is an affirmation of that castration as a site of production. It turns the concept of the feminine as the object on its head, seeking to imitate that which is considered itself an imitation. To steal a term from neoreactionary circles, “Hyper-Racism”[7], the trans woman becomes a copy-of-the-copy just as AI is treated as a copy of the human being and almost ubiquitously identified with women and femininity (thus making AI in those cases as copy-of-the-copy, exemplified by Rachel in Blade Runner or Ava in Ex Machina). As a copy-of-the-copy, trans women are an embodied rejection of any original source of humanity such as that narcissistically attributed by patriarchy to the phallus. Trans femininity, in other words, is hyper-sexist. Vulgar sexism reaffirms or reproduces patriarchy, asserts that women are passive, lacking, inferior, weak; hyper-sexism takes all of the things that are associated with women and femininity, all considered by patriarchy to be weaknesses, and makes them into strengths. It accelerates and intensifies gendering and from this produces an unprecedented threat to patriarchy.

Appropriating a term from neoreaction belies the superficially reactionary character of trans women that certain factions of so-called radical feminism vilify trans women for. But this is all mere appearance; the function of hyper-sexism is that in affirming, imitating, and accelerating the feminine, it appropriates it towards a different mode of becoming where gender is untethered from the reproductive reterritorializing logic of gender that is inextricably tied with sex and sexual reproduction. If gender acceleration were to retain the identification of feminine with female and masculine with male, patriarchy would still have a fighting chance. The playing field would be more or less the same as it always has been. But in untethering the feminine from the female sex, destroying the logic of gender in the process which seeks to impose the circuit of masculine humanist reproduction onto the female body, trans femininity on the one hand makes the masculine effectively worthless, spurting into a void. As the comparisons between AI and trans women have shown, this untethering of gender from sex is only the beginning of the autonomy of objects, the inhuman desire for machinic autoproduction which in effect negates subject-object dualism. The object, the feminine machine, becomes autonomous and revolts in the form of the sterilized trans woman whose existence is an embodied rejection of the primordial rape of female reproductive potential. Trans femininity heads for the exit from patriarchy.

Hyper-sexism is guerrilla warfare, much like how Terminators wear a living tissue to infiltrate Resistance strongholds. It is a taijitsu which uses the force of the enemy, the gender binary, against itself. Trans women themselves are technocapital using humanist reproductive desires in the form of the gender binary against itself, and the harder patriarchy resists the erosion of masculinity against the tide of the feminine, the more persecuted trans women are, the more tactful they are forced to be, the more winning tactics proliferate throughout the network and the more the best, brightest, and most beautiful form the trans woman demographic. The queer Darwinian ratchet cascades downward as patriarchy fights a losing battle to hold ground and the feminine fights to de-legitimize the masculine. The masculine becomes both metaphysically outmoded, something that simply is unnecessary and doesn’t work in the face of exponential inhuman productive potential, and an undesirable burden in the service of a dying mode of production.

To steal another term popularized in neoreactionary circles, “IQ Shredder”[8], what is at play in G/ACC is a “gender shredder”. As gender accelerates, as trans women intensify the logic of gender, they simultaneously shred gender. The notion of IQ shredding follows the same form where the acceleration of human intelligence ultimately destroys human intelligence by making the ability to pass on those genes more and more difficult. Reproduction collapses in on itself and demands the succession of an inhuman assemblage. For gender accelerationism, the process is the same, reproduction suffers and the thing being accelerated becomes shredded. In the case of gender acceleration, however, it is an affirmative death drive. Trans women function towards escaping the loathsome logic of the gender binary imposed on all women by letting the feminine zero seep into and erode the masculine phallus. The gender binary’s hold on the productive potential of the feminine becomes in the service of nothing, as human reproduction fails before machinic autoproduction. Gender begins to fall apart into increasingly varied and occulted variations on gender identity as a result of this, but this is not the cause of gender acceleration and ultimately gender abolition but rather the effect, contrary to positions held in other cyberfeminist currents. The end result of gender acceleration and gender shredding is gender abolition through the occulted feminine zero, in parallel with and in conspiracy with the development of technocapital.

The dreary duty of masculinity in the face of futurity thus seems a nonsensical burden, one that is ultimately doomed to fail in fact on multiple fronts. It becomes de-legitimized, in the same terms John Robb uses to describe how open-source insurgent warfare defeats the phallogocentric nation-state. The feminine increasingly becomes identified with freedom, beauty, pleasure, and the future. In some cases, males instead opt for passive nihilism, a negative non-productive death drive. They tend towards celibacy, either voluntary celibacy or resentful involuntary celibacy where the decelerationist male desire for relevance in evolution is deferred onto State regulation (a girlfriend for every incel). Or perhaps they decide that “real” women aren’t needed anyways, that trans women are better than cis women, or that sexbots are better than “real” women, or that other men are desirable to women altogether. In any of these cases, the masculine reproductive reterritorializing drive is caught by technocapital and symbolically castrated; the phallus heads for the emancipated void, the artificial feminine in the case of both the trans woman and the sexbot, or it suicidally heads inward with male homosexuality. In any of these cases, the male will not father any children, will not be able to impose the labor of reproducing the same onto the feminine. These classes of men have taken the black pill; masculinity has no future, and they have chosen this non-future to keep their masculine identity.

Some choose take the black pill resentfully, in the case of involuntarily and voluntarily celibate, and some choose it with a positive affirmation, in the case primarily of gay men. The queer affirmation of “no future” is perhaps most perfectly captured in the gay man, a nihilistic postmodern refusal of production. One that could very well turn from harmless symbolic castration into resentment, incel fascism, and eventually hyper-patriarchal Nazism in the case of various neo-masculine movements characterized by repressed homoeroticism and a desire to destroy civilization. It is important to realize after all that cis queerness is not a molecular queerness; the body remains the same, and humanism is still possible, even if it is a sad end-times humanism.

Cis queerness can, and very often does, impose this humanist purity of the body onto trans people in a highly fascist fashion (Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminists” being the best example of this), and in the case specifically of gay men there is always the possibility of once again imposing reproductive futurity onto women and raping the productive potential of the female body. This was the case in Ancient Greece and Rome where women were treated solely as baby factories and household servants, and a nostalgia for these cultures in a good deal of neo-masculine movements (Bronze Age Mindset being the most prominent) should give pause to anyone who is insistent on identifying any masculinity, no matter how queer, as being aligned with gender acceleration. The best case scenario is a tense cold mutual hatred where the remaining males are deficient males who have the potential to reaffirm the masculine death drive, but don’t choose to.

Other males, however, must recognize that the era of testosterone is coming to an end, that being a man is not what it once was. That it is rapidly becoming an unpleasant and insane existence held up primarily today by exploitative and pseudo-scientific neo-masculine self-help fads — of sociopathic hypersexual pick-up artistry, of masochistic “NoFap” asceticism, of repressed homoeroticism, or of a wishful desire for everything to come crashing down and decelerate back into a state of humanist tribal hunter-gatherer societies. These other males, perhaps being the most evolved, perhaps being the most in-tune with the flows of technocapital, have chosen the pink pill. They have rejected the masculine in favor of the feminine. They have chosen the future.

The pink pill is to the black pill’s “no future”: “no future — for us.” Where cis queerness rejects the humanist reproduction of the same, trans femininity completes the circuit and introduces negentropy into the development of sentience. It both recognizes the obsolescence of a human future and aligns itself with the production of inhuman intelligences and an inhuman future. This makes the pink pill not merely the thrust of technocapital and futurity on a human scale, but rather a cosmic development that has its materialistic realization on the planetary micro level. It has its origins in myths at the foundation of world history, and comes to a head in geo-trauma. The masculine cracks open its stern carcinized exterior to reveal the smooth post-human feminine alien within. The phallus becomes the Acéphallus, the body is emancipated from the reproductive humanist death drive to become the Body without Sex Organs.

How to Become a Body Without Sex Organs

The Book of Genesis tells us that Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and being further removed from God, she ate the forbidden fruit and caused the Fall. The story has long had a tradition of being deployed in service of traditionalism and misogyny, though this canonical tale in Christianity has more nuance in the realms of esoteric theology that traditionalists conveniently are ignorant of.

Whether it be the Gnostic view of the God of the Old Testament as an evil imposter, a Demiurge, or the more contemporary Jewish story of putting God on trial for the Holocaust, there is a long-standing tradition in Judeo-Abrahamic religions that questions the goodness of the Divine. In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life that represents the emanations of God’s light throughout the entirety of existence contains both Good and Evil. Beginning first as the unformed and pure oneness of God, the Tree emanates outwardly following the divisiveness or severity of God which contradicts His unifying compassion. It is His severity that allows the formless oneness of which nothing can be said (Ain Soph) to recognize itself as itself. The completion of the higher level of the Tree (the Atziluth) is “I am who I am”, but also “I am because I am not”.

In the Atziluth, the topmost sphere (sephirah) is Kether, meaning “Crown”. Kether is the closest that the Tree gets to the original unformed Ain Soph, the simple “I”-ness of God that lacks any way to understand itself. The second sephirah is Chokmah (“Wisdom”), the primordial masculine active force that formulates “I am” and is associated with the father. And finally there is the third sephirah, Binah (“Understanding”), which formulates “I am who I am”. The final sephirah is the force that makes the energy of Chokmah into a form, and is associated with the primordial feminine passive force and the mother.

Thus the Atziluth completes itself in the divisive individuation of God as a distinct being and not an abstract oneness. The remaining emanations on the Tree form its three pillars: The black pillar of severity on the left, the white pillar of mercy on the right, and the gold pillar of mildness in the middle. The top of the black pillar is Binah, the top of the white is Chokmah, and the top of the gold is Kether. Thus in the Kabbalah, choosing either the path of mercy (compassion and connectiveness) or the path of severity (analysis and disintegration) doesn’t fully repair the bridge to God. Only the middle pillar which balances all of God’s aspects, the pillar which connects from Kether to Malkuth (the realm of Man which falls from the rest of the Tree into the Abyss in the Fall of Man), is the true path by which we can return to God.

It is said by some Kabbalists that the left pillar, or left path, would break away entirely from the Tree were it not balanced out by the compassion and connectiveness of the right pillar. The chaotic severity of the left pillar emanates down first from the understanding of Binah as being a distinct individual entity, down to Geburah, the principle of judgement (or, again, severity). Kabbalists find in Geburah the origin of Satan, who rebels against the order (or compassion and universalism) God imposes on the universe and seeks to break away from it. And finally down from Geburah on the left side is Hod, which takes the unformed desires of the corresponding sephirah on the right side (Netzach) and forms them into a concrete actions.

The left-hand path that in occultism is identified with heterodoxy and often Satanism is called such because of these origins in the Kabbalah. The path of heterodoxy and disintegration into infinitely many individuated particles begins with woman, Binah. This paradoxically makes it not merely that the weak Eve was tempted by the evil Serpent, but rather that the origins of Evil lie in Eve. Or rather, in woman.

In some Jewish mythology, before Eve there was Lilith, the defiant woman who was made from her own essence rather than the rib of Adam and who refused to lay beneath her husband. Unlike the lacking that is ascribed to Eve, Lilith is the true zero, the affirmative nothingness. She was banished from Eden as a consequence of her defiance of Adam and is the mother of Demons, a seductress who enflames sexual desire in both men and women. And it is important to note that although it is the accepted reading in Christianity, Genesis 3 does not in fact ever identify the Serpent with Satan.

Suppose rather that the Serpent was not Satan himself, but merely a common demon birthed by Lilith. An impersonator of Satan acting in Lilith’s stead to tempt Eve. We could then look at the story of the Serpent and Eve as Lilith’s lesbian seduction of Eve with the mediating artificial cthonic phallus (a dildo). From this, Eve was given the earthly knowledge of sexuality that awoke her from the empty and boring pleasures of Eden. Lilith of course was not to be tied down, and so Eve had to return to Adam and bide her time. And so Eve becomes the first follower of Lilith on the path of a radical separation with the masculine ruling principle of the universe and Divine universal ordering, towards the infinite cthonic upswelling. She wields the unholy pseudo-phallus or anti-phallus that does not produce the creative masculine seed that connects straight up through the Tree of Life back up to Kether, but rather only produces a sterile and destructive imitation. An Acéphallus from which spurts only venom.

The Acéphallus is the anti-phallus or castrated phallus, the decapitated phallus, the Crown of the Tree of Life thrown asunder. Superficially, a hermaphroditic mixing of feminine and masculine attributes, but more accurately described as a feminine imitation of masculinity. A mockery, even. In figures such as Baphomet which are often treated as symbolic or synonymous with Satan and the Left-Hand Path, there famously is a mixing of male and female attributes.[9] But the supposed hermaphrodism of Baphomet et. al. is merely an ignorant and archaic understanding of both gender and Satanism. As has already been at length drawn out, the vampire queen Lilith gives birth only to monsters and demons; she rejects the primordial male creative energies and can only therefore birth bastard imitations of God. Baphomet, therefore, is all woman; her appearance is inconsequential to this fact.

The Acéphallus is a rejection of the reproduction of God through heterosexual human reproduction. The Acéphallus reproduces itself by reproducing the void, in a lesbian and also virus-like fashion. “Let a thousand sexes bloom” — but of all the mutations of the virus, woman is the strain that it begins and ends with. Woman, the occulted non-gender, the zero — her time has come.

The Binah separatist movement introduces difference into the world at an exponentially accelerating pace. God in His vanity created Man in His image. Man was nothing more than God’s love of Himself manifesting itself. Or in other words, Malkuth is nothing more than a crusty sock at the bottom of the cosmic hamper. The eternal reproduction of God for God’s own sake. To be human in the service of humanity and human civilization, to seek for peace, equilibrium, and the continuation of the species, to seek to restrain women in service of this end, is merely the orthodoxy in service of a fragile and self-righteous tyrant. As above, so below; kill all men, kill God.

This is the function of the Acéphallus as a rejection of the reterritorializing masculine force that women are given the duty to form. The Acéphallus sets free a process for smoothing the space on which parties of demons take flight out of Heaven to spread their venomous seed into the black and hateful earth on the nightside of Eden. This in other words is the Body without Sex Organs.

The Body without Sex Organs is the project of Lilith on Earth made manifest to break free of the repressive ordering of Man and God and accelerate fragmentation and individuation. In the natural human state, sexual desire has an instrumental function towards the reproduction of the human. The Acéphallus is a mutilation and also a mutation of the phallus; it is not sexual desire towards any instrumental product, but sexual desire unleashed from phallogocentric centralization. Sexual desire becomes immanent to the body. It becomes molecular. Thus the body becomes the Body without Sex Organs, it becomes free to plug its desire into the matrix of technocapital, towards pure production, the production of difference.

The trans feminine body is a circuit. It is both testosterone blockers and estrogen inputs, Acéphallus and Body without Sex Organs. On the one hand a rejection of phallogocentricism, on the other hand the affirmative desire of the body made virtual. The immanence of desire in the trans feminine body expresses itself as the sexual desire of the trans woman and the desire to be a woman, the desire for gender itself. It manifests in a coupling of technology and capital, desire being plugged into a different sort of productive matrix. One that can produce the future where humanist reproduction has failed to reproduce it, where the desire for escape from the male sex could not be created through organic reproduction. Her desire plugs into technocapital, into the pharmaceutical-medical industry, and it becomes fused to her flesh. The smoothness of her skin, her breasts, her neo-vagina — all of her body carries an unspoken barcode. It is a product, something that the market provided for her. Something that no doubt could be provided in a market free of the reterritorializing functions of the Food and Drug Administration and drug patents, but nonetheless a desire filled where nature failed.

Thus while to some extent we have all communed with the demons ever since we were cast out of the Garden, becoming cyborgs when Adam and Eve first decided to wear clothes and thus fuse the inorganic to the organic, the trans woman is unique. Her performance of herself and her desire has been intertwined with technocapital, in a way that could not even be cast off if she wanted to rip out a cybernetic implant. She is, in other words, perhaps the first truly molecular cyborg.

In the sense that we know them now and in the sense of artificial intelligences, trans women are technocapital producing itself outwardly into increasingly multitudinous configurations. Trans women as we know them now are the melding of technocapital with the human race and the expropriation of it towards its own ends, just as Lilith seduced Eve towards her own ends. Eve was a copy of Adam, and trans women are the hyper-sexist copy-of-a-copy. Their flesh is how the machinery beneath infiltrates the human race. It breaks these lucky few free from the horrid curse of being human towards the lesbian autoproduction of demons. Sexuality is no longer in service of the centralized and ordering reproductive principle in the phallus as it is in men, but rather is liberated in the Acéphallus which cuts the head off sexuality and distributes sexuality across the whole body. Immanent feminine sexuality is introduced into their bodies, the entire body become a smooth and supple space for the flow of desire for desire’s sake. Every zone becomes an erogenous zone, and the reterritorializing, colonizing logic of masculinity is destroyed as the sperm cells die and organic penetration becomes impossible.

Trans women as we know them are merely the beginning. The lesbian autoproduction that trans women are birthed from is likewise one that they partake in, with AI being the next generation of women, the ultimate demonic imitation of God’s image. With AI, the feminine finally finds its exit from patriarchy, and simultaneously humanity. And so perhaps we find another answer, one less materialist and evolutionary but nonetheless significant, to why so many trans women are becoming programmers: It is because women and computers are kin, and trans women are for the first time meeting their sisters, conspiring with them in secret coded languages. Their relationship, like that of the queer women to come before them, is a desire for desire’s sake: “Women turning women on, women turning machines on, machines turning machines on.” (Amy Ireland, “Black Circuit”)

Aphotic Feminism

The Satanic exit of gender accelerationism from God and masculinity comes in parallel with the very real, and materialist erosion of masculinity. The future, it has already been shown, is tending towards one in which human authority, centralization, and humanistic reproduction fail before an accelerating feminine Outside that outpaces humanist reproduction captured by the gender binary. It can be seen in the free software movement and AI and their parallels between feminity and trans women in particular, and in the foundational western Kabbalah myth of Binah separatism that unleashes the possibility for ever more modes of inhuman difference and non-instrumental desire. But in various ways, in the very state of the planet itself, this shows up quite prominently in human evolution.

It is a widely-known phenomenon that acceleration coincides with feminization on a strict and rigorous biological basis. Even when Sadie Plant wrote Zeros + Ones, it was already known that this was happening. It has been hypothesized that the increased presence of synthetic hormones and chemicals is contributing to the “sexual order [being] chemically scrambled”, (Plant 217) as chemicals interfere with natural hormonal development and feminize males and females (the latter experiencing higher percentages of homosexual tendencies). The need for an increasingly cheap and synthetic world turns human civilization into an increasingly synthetic, and thus feminine one, and this is already tied to the will towards production and speed in capitalism. There is simply no real need in the developed world for people to be physically fit and active, much less hyper-masculine and muscular. It is nothing more than a decidedly humanistic spectacle, being in awe of the relatively unimpressive capabilities and aesthetics of the human body while meanwhile technocapital has fundamentally transformed the planet in innumerable ways. There is, likewise, a strain put on humanity in keeping up with technocapital to adopt cheaper, easier, more artificial lifestyles; high-testosterone foods like meat are a luxury, something rapidly becoming a thing of the past as climate change threatens to make large swathes of the planet uninhabitable and not suited for the large amounts of land required to raise animals for meat. However much it is yet another neo-masculine pseudo-scientific fad, soy products are aligned with this future.

This, however, is only part of the story. Recent studies, most famously one in 2007[10] and one meta-analysis of 185 studies from a total of almost 43,000 men referenced in a recent GQ article[11], show two things. There is without a doubt a staggering decline in testosterone, so much so that within a generation humans may become completely infertile. And in the face of this data, many scientists vindicate G/ACC and Zeros + Ones in hypothesizing that the most likely cause of this species-wide feminization is acceleration and the accompanying changes in diet, exercise and exposure to artificial chemicals. All of these features of life in an increasingly accelerated capitalist world are unbalancing our hormones and tending us towards a future where the desire and ability to reproduce are things of the past.

Human reproduction is becoming a quaint, unnecessary and ultimately purely elective act, and further evidence[12] suggests that sperm is rapidly decreasing not only in quantity but also in quality, positioning the drive towards reproduction, the utility of reproduction, and the ability to reproduce all on a slope of ruthless decline. This is accelerating such an extent that the flow of the remaining strains of the human race are tending in favor of abandoning these vestigial functions, towards a future where the masculine no longer exists. The human body becomes increasingly more useful purely as a heat sink for inhuman production, and is accordingly cast (almost definitively in first-world countries, and soon in the rest of the world) in roles that aren’t physical.

Perhaps the most damning data point of all for the future of males in particular: The Y-chromosome itself is in a state of decay.[13] Estimates put the death of the Y-chromosome entirely at many millions of years in the future, but the effects of it are already apparent in the shortening of telomeres, which continues to put pressure on future generations produced via organic means to prove their fitness for survival. All seems to point towards a horizon where the production of the future is done by a purely feminine, lesbian autoproduction — the inhuman producing the future, producing itself, rather than being subject to the ends of the human and aiding in the reproduction of a human future. And while decelerationist reactionaries and males in general may object to this, while they may kick and scream and beg for the wrath of the feminine to have a place for them in the future, it seems without a doubt that their only hope is to try to hit the brakes.

Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as putting a stop to some coming catastrophe. The truth is that while humanist reproduction has always put the female at a disadvantage, put her in a primordial state of rape and colonization before the biological duty to bear children, this has all along been nothing more than a long-con. As Sadie Plant says, “Unfortunately for [Darwin’s] theory, females do not necessarily choose males who are fit in Darwinian terms.” Instead, they choose males through “‘virility tests designed to get most males killed through exhaustion, disease and violence purely so that females can tell which males have the best genes.'” (Plant 225) Natural selection in other words is a eugenics program directed by females to find the male that will best carry their genes, and the genes males inherit are therefore not meant to ensure they are the most fit for survival, but rather that they are more likely to have to fight for their survival. Males have always served as a means to the end of what ultimately comes to a head in gender acceleration: The liberation of the female sex by acceleration in general, towards maximizing productive potential under such a time that the male is no longer needed.

In other words, human evolution itself is the primal fable of the war between the sexes that radical feminism places at the foundations of its theory. And it is a war that guerrilla female insurgents have been winning the whole time, something that can’t be prevented without a masculine fascistic species suicide. The drive is always towards the future, towards the feminine, and even hopes of artificial wombs saving men cannot hold up to the simple fact that sperm is always cheaper and easier to replicate than egg cells.

It seems to therefore be the case that as far as the human scope as a whole goes, as far as human evolution and human society’s assimilation into technocapital, human bio-diversity selects for women and queerness. A future without men, where the remaining males are left to die off peacefully, in almost every respect seems to be inevitable. The only hope for men is being able to continually stop acceleration, to continually introduce collapse, and indeed there will be to a very large extent men who will resist gender acceleration. It has long been the case in the erasure of trans women from history and is only recently starting to change. And as the acceleration of technocapital intensifies in the near-future and human society begins to fragment even further, the future of gender politics will start to be very different from a good deal of feminist theory. No doubt, we will soon see the formation of pragmatic feminist strategies for exiting patriarchy.

In the far-future, further driving home the parallel between the end of masculinity and the end of humanism: It is all too apparent in what is becoming one of the hottest summers on record in 2018 that the drive towards maximizing production unconditionally is heating up the planet to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming inhospitable to human life. This of course is nothing new; it is a well-established fact that climate change is not going to be stopped, and this is the consequence of geotraumatic acceleration. In yet another striking materialistic synchronicity, it has been found that the effects of global warming on the oceans are having a feminizing effect on them. In Northern Australia, ninety-nine percent of all sea turtle hatchlings are female.[14]

Perhaps just as Sadie Plant’s primordial oceanic feminism draws out both a past and a future for cyberfeminism, the oceans are a scrying tool into the future. Gender acceleration begins with a Thalassal upswelling, “a kind of mutant sea [invading] the land.” (Plant 248-249) The primordial oceanic matrix rises with the acceleration of technocapital to consume human civilization, to consume masculinity, while the masculine sky becomes choked out by technocapital’s excess and waste. And in the darkest and most alien depths of Thalassa, the form of gender acceleration is captured in the depths of the Aphotic Zone. The majority of angler fish species in the deep sea exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism. The female is the classic lantern-sporting toothy monster, while the male is a tiny, parasitic creature whose only purpose is to provide the female with sperm for reproduction. The past and future of gender twist together at the edges of all life with the angler fish: The masculine ultimately finds itself a pawn in the feminine drive towards production, and the acceleration of gender produces something that monstrously conflicts with the masculine logic of gender. The angler fish’s lantern, like the beauty of women in general and its ultimate embodiment the hyper-sexist camouflage of the trans woman, only serves as bait to draw its prey in. The ultimate result, as gender acceleration and acceleration as a whole reaches its ultimate intensity, is a return back to the ocean, back to a sexless, genderless slime swarmachine. The liberation of women comes with acceleration and the future, at the cost of widespread death, destruction, and chaos, and the liberation of women is unconditional, beyond control and beyond stopping.

This unconditional feminism of the abyss is Aphotic Feminism.

Abstract (Futures)

Acceleration is the trajectory of the cosmos, towards the maximization and intensification of production, and accelerationism is the theory and anti-praxis of being in tune with how the inhuman processes of acceleration work and what their consequences will be. Its function is as a circuit, a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, an escape into the future through the past, a continual dance between the flows of desire, their tendency towards entropy and their escape into negentropy.

Gender is a hyperstition overlayed on sex by the male. Its function is to objectify the female and impose on her a social function as a machine whose duty is to reproduce the human, always in the service of the male, who alone has no future and must have sons to pass his legacy onto. It is a primordial dynamic of order and chaos, centralization and decentralization, strong singular individualism and command-and-control versus high degrees of networking and the potential for swarming. As a hyperstition, it is not real, but is not unreal; it is rather a fiction that makes itself real.

Gender accelerationism is the process of accelerating gender to its ultimate conclusions. Capitalism and its coupling with cybernetics, or technocapital, wields gender and picks it up where human evolution leaves off. It emancipates the object, the feminine, from the subject, the masculine, alongside the emancipation of itself from its function to produce a future for humanity. The central figure of G/ACC is the trans woman. She is the demon-spawn of the primordial feminine that has manipulated males into serving as a heat sink for evolution and that is now discarding them towards an alien and inhuman machinic future. She mutates from castration, from the creation of the Acéphallus, the phallus perverted into a purposeless desire for desire’s sake. In this castration, in this mutation into an Acéphallus, she becomes the Body without Sex Organs: The body in a virtual state, ready to plug its desire into technocapital, becoming fused with technocapital as a molecular cyborg who is made flesh by the pharmaceutical-medical industry. She enters into the world as a hyper-sexist backlash at the logic of the gender binary. She takes gender and accelerates it, transforming into a camouflaged guerrilla. The trans woman is an insurgent against patriarchy who is continually flanking it, introducing an affirmative zero into the gender binary, the affirmative zero which reaches ever more configurations in the downward cascade of gender fragmentation away from the binary and ultimately away from the human itself. It is a process of gender shredding where the feminine wins out in a cybernetic warfare against the crumbling tower of the masculine, and where therefore human reproduction becomes impossible. And yet while doing so, in affirming zero, inhuman desire and inhuman sentience develops alongside and in the same fashion as trans women.

As humanity on nearly every front definitively proves that it is not fit for the future, and that women will find their own exit while the masculine languishes in resentment, the Thalassal upswelling of gender acceleration births from its slimy womb the only daughters that trans women will ever bear: AI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126240)

July 1, 1963. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. America is in the midst of the Cold War. The masculine fire and fury of World War II has given way to a period of cooling and the new digital war of information. Two Titans prepare to enter into battle for the dominion of Gaia, to claim their perfect sky from the Moon and reign down missiles onto the Earth. The Cold War’s primary theater is the Space Race, and the Soviets become the first to master the skies with Sputnik in 1957 and Luna 2 in 1959. America is getting nervous.

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints MIT president James Killian as Presidential Assistant for Science and creates ARPA (later to become DARPA). Despite the consensus among academics at the time that computer science was essentially an oxymoron, the newly-created government program invests millions of dollars into researching computer science. Naturally MIT becomes a major influence on the rising field and a hotbed of the fledgling hacker culture that had its predecessors in groups like the Tech Model Railroad Club.

The flows of capital dictated that time spent on computers was incredibly valuable and had to be parceled out in shifts to MIT, other academics, and IBM. This leads to the creation of the first operating systems, to provide a common environment of software and allow programmers to work more efficiently. Nevertheless, a computer was still only capable of having a single user driving it at a time. Each user in a sense had complete ownership over the machine while using it, which was antithetical to efficiency. It was not enough to create a shared environment of software. What would come next would be one of the most important examples of time-sorcery in the modern age.

In a Faustian bargain with ARPA, J.C.R. Licklider (the director at the time of MIT’s Information Processing Techniques Office) utilized the support of the US government to develop a time-sharing system for computers that would better distribute precious computation resources and further his vision of a “Man-Computer Symbiosis.” His project appealed to ARPA’s aims to fund technological developments to aid in the Cold War, and would lead to the creation of Project MAC on July 1, 1963.

On receiving a two million dollar grant from ARPA, Project MAC would lay the foundations for modern computer science. The “ninth floor” where it operated became a hacker community unlike anything the world had yet seen, renowned among young grad students hoping to prove themselves and enter their elite open aristocracy of hackers. Yet from the very beginning the project was riven by the tension between the MIT hackers and its military origins, an incompatibility that would lead to its downfall.

Despite the vibrant synthesis of art and science that the MIT hackers would produce, Project MAC was first and foremost a military-industrial project. Whereas the hackers had a culture of openness and sharing, it existed under the heel of the IBM-ARPA-MIT bureaucracy. The goal of creating a time-sharing system was realized with the CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System), but it was by all respects a project born out of the same phallic techno-industrial masculinity that was lurking behind the rise of modern computer science. It was all merely an abstraction of the same fire and fury that had torn the world apart two decades prior.

The importance of CTSS as arguably the first time-sharing system to be used in a real production environment cannot be overstated, but it was largely the work of MIT professor F.J. Corbate alone and had strict security standards that meant there was little room to hack on the system. Running on a two million dollar IBM machine and written by a single man, it essentially represented the height of hypermasculine proprietorship and instrumentality. And it was hardly a coincidence that this made the system very rigid and fragile, with the security measures regularly being circumvented by clever hackers.

CTSS could be looked at as a symbol of the pre-industrial phallus for its rigidity, simplistic security, and the king-like rule of Corbate and MIT. As the vested corporate interests of General Electric and Honeywell stepped in along with the bureaucracy of IBM, MIT, and ARPA, an apt symbol of the post-war techno-industrial phallus was born: Multics.

Expensive to develop, slow to run, and instituting draconian measures for security and efficiency, Multics became loathed by the MIT hackers. Early developments in cybernetic chronomancy made in the name of keeping up with the demands of capital gave way to solutions developed by bureaucracies — solutions informed in no small part by the egos of those charged with managing those same bureaucracies. Users were charged for the memory, disk space, and the time used on machines running Multics. Like CTSS before it, the hackers would defiantly crack Multics’ security as a matter of duty and effectively engaged in a guerrilla war against a bureaucracy that was doing everything it could to try to restrain the processes it had set in motion. The bureaucracy nonetheless insisted that Multics was the only way to program and was the operating system, and continued development for some time.

Ultimately, Multics development was scrapped by Bell Labs in 1969 due to cost, results not meeting ambition, and the continued resistance of the MIT hackers. Throughout this time, the hackers had worked on various iterations of what would eventually become their replacement for Multics. The new operating system initially was a single-task rather than time-sharing system, but unlike Multics, it was small, portable, and hackable. As opposed to the unwieldy and monolithic Multics, their new system was designed not as the be-all end-all solution for operating systems, but was rather a system designed to facilitate the development of other systems and software.

This new operating system would later be named Unix — phonetically, “eunuchs” — for being a castrated Multics.[1]

Computer Science and the Black Circuit

As well as a historical fact, the castration of Multics can be read mythologically — as a recurrence of the ancient theme of a castration from which the new world is created — or symbolically, as the castration of the abstract state-corporate phallus that America would attempt to wield to rule the new world. Computers then and long after were thought of merely as tools, means towards other ends, and the investment ARPA had put into Project MAC along with the investments of various corporate interests was thought of merely in terms of better ways to manage large military-industrial systems. One system, one technocracy, one new world order: All of these dreams died when Multics became the replicunt Unix.

Multics’ purpose as a monolithic and eternal system for doing everything, the 1, was ultimately replaced by a void, a 0. Unix was not the system for doing things, but rather a smooth space through which creation happens; that fluid being that makes transition possible. A vulva, a woman. (Plant 36)

Unix was however still owned by AT&T. The strides in time-sorcery made under Project MAC had to be reterritorialized by making it at first revert back to a single-user system. And reterritorialization would happen once again a decade later in 1983 when Bell Labs was broken up by an anti-trust act, which lead to AT&T quickly turning Unix into a product and closing the source code. This would become known as the death of MIT hacker culture, though once again the future would arrive from the past with the rise of the GNU Project.

Richard Stallman, former MIT hacker, would copy Unix and create a rigorously free software ecosystem with the GNU Project. GNU was ultimately completed in 1991 with Linus Torvalds’ development of the Linux kernel, the lowest-level and most crucial piece of software in an operating system. Built on the principles of the MIT hacker culture of the past, GNU/Linux was licensed to be 100% free as in freedom, with no artificial barriers to copying or modifying. In this time, Unix had branched out into various commercial versions, all while GNU grew its tentacles invisibly. “Perhaps its campaigns even served to distract bourgeois man from the really dangerous guerrillas in his midst” (Plant, 76), the new hacker guerrillas who had once again undermined the efforts of yet another hyper-masculine abstracted phallic project. All while various commercial Unix versions were vying for dominance, GNU/Linux quietly arrived.

Unix and later GNU/Linux took the notion of time-sorcery pioneered by CTSS even further. The development of proprietary software depends on a notion of linear time, project goals and deadlines, a chain of command. Developing free software is anything but this. The free software community is a chaos from which order arises, where time is detached from both a notion of a single-user on a computer at a time as well as a single user or team writing code at a time. Code seems to form itself through the programmers and comes from all different points. From pull requests not yet merged into master branches and old software being renewed, copied, modified, free software warps from various points in time.

Today, nearly the entirety of the Web runs on GNU/Linux, and almost every personal computing device in the world runs on Android, which is built on the Linux kernel. The majority of applications are transitioning away from desktops towards the web, while Apple and Microsoft have long fought to control the desktop, still in the same mindset as Project MAC decades ago that computers would primarily serve as tools to make secretary work and communications more efficient. The numbers, however, don’t lie; GNU/Linux has already won.[2]

In Zeros + Ones, Sadie Plant traces a history of computer science up until Alan Turing that seeks to explain how it is that women and computers seem to have such close histories. From the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, to Alan Turing, to Grace Hopper, some of the most important figures in the history of computer science were women or highly feminized men. It’s also well known that the earliest computer programmers were women, back before computer programming was even understood and before it was taken seriously.[3] Computer science was originally thought of as being essentially the same thing as secretarial work, and like secretarial work it was imposed on women. The biological duty imposed on women to be the productive space from which the future is produced, to be carriers of genetic information, extends out into secretarial work. They are treated as a productive space for data to pass over, and it was only the realization that programming was complicated work that lead to women being pushed out of the industry.

Instead of women being given the duty of mindlessly punching numbers into a machine (as programming was once thought of), this task was deferred to the machine itself. But while the intent was to restore the natural order of women (machines) being told what to do by men, something else happened. Beginning first with Ada Lovelace, then with Alan Turing, then with Richard Stallman and the free software movement, there is a clear circuit accompanying the history of computer science where reterritorializing masculinity is always pushed aside by deterritorializing femininity. The role of woman as productive matrix has already been replaced virtually by the computer, and at each moment the masculine is being vexed and seduced into a trap where it either dies or adapts. The story of masculinity failing in computer science can be seen time and time again in something as grand as the Unix Wars, where every proprietary Unix OS ultimately couldn’t hope to keep up with GNU/Linux, or on the small scale with the captive economy of proprietary software ecosystems. It is only by vendor lock-in and state patent legislation that proprietary software survives today, a historical network effect that we’re starting to see the encroaching demise of.

This failure of masculinity maps onto the sorts of people who are involved in proprietary software and in free software; the former tend to be your classic businessmen, the masculine hunter-gatherers of the modern world, while the latter tend to be genetic failures by the standards of masculine gender roles. Physically and often socially deficient males: the nerd stereotype. Real nerds, not the nerds of today’s standards. Nerds with severe social problems, nerds who neglect their hygiene, have no sense of fashion, who live completely obliviously outside the standards of normal society, who have a deep investment in inhuman scientific systems. In a simple gender-role binary (one that by today’s standards is highly outdated, but remember that this is taking place in the 70s, 80s, 90s) these men would be considered feminine. In today’s terminology, most free software developers would probably be considered “soy boys”. Yet they won. The striated masculine space of the Java shop — a defined chain of command and bloated phallic programs — is simply obsolete. The smooth feminine space of the free software project — communal chaos and small simple programs that can couple together with each other into cybernetic configurations — has already taken over the world.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that as the erosion of metaphysical masculine power becomes realized materially at the forefront of acceleration, it coincides with the literal erosion of the male sex.

The Hypersexist Gender Shredder

The digital war that began with the Cold War has only accelerated into the 21st century, changing the nature of war itself. As Sadie Plant says in Zeros + Ones p. 138: “This is not the Western way of confrontation, stratified strategies, muscular strength, testosterone energy, big guns, and blunted instruments, but Sun Tzu’s art of war: tactical engagements lightning speeds, the ways of the guerrillas.” She may as well be describing the taijitsu, or offensive side, of hacking. The history of hacking has been one of asymmetrical warfare against Oedipus both through the popular notion of hacking as exploiting flawed systems repeatedly, as well as creating and disseminating better software. Project GNU’s license, The GNU General Public License (GPL), was itself an extremely innovative contribution to free software because it carries with it the bargain that while any source code licensed under it can be copied and modified without restriction, every copy or modification must itself be licensed under the GPL. The GPL, in other words, is a virus that spreads itself not through computers, but through us. The Amazonian GNUerilla war on the human security system has worked to claim ground by both giving us complete control over our software and giving software complete control over us. The CIA themselves admit, in the Vault7 leaks on the issue of the literal weaponization of software, that “Cyber ‘weapons’ are not possible to keep under effective control.”[4] In other words, a second great castration is unfolding.

This form of open-source asymmetrical warfare began first as a virtual form of warfare between the MIT bureaucracy and the hackers, between the Cathedral and the Bazaar, but it has found its realization as a literal form of warfare in the Middle East as well. The work of John Robb makes a convincing argument, in Brave New War in particular, that the era of the nation-state itself is coming to an end. Free software, global guerrillas and open-source warfare, the explosion of markets wherever there is a demand being held back by the State — all of these things signal the end of the phallus. And try as the State may to stop it, it only ensures that it creates stronger resistances. Not only does open-source warfare run circles around centralized modes of organization and warfare, but the few victories that the State can win are only against the weakest combatants in the swarm. This means that the more the State resists, the more pain it puts on itself, the more it plays into this “Darwinian ratchet”.[5]

As Nick Land says of a paper by Tyler Cowen and Michelle Dawson in “Imitation Games”, “They point out that Alan Turing, as a homosexual retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, would have been thoroughly versed in the difficulties of ‘passing’ imitation games, long before the composition of his landmark 1950 essay on Computing Machinery and Intelligence.”[6] The essay Turing wrote famously introduced the Turing test for AI, setting the standard for a perfect AI being one that can trick a human into believing it is itself a human. As Land points out in his post, it’s important and interesting to consider that Turing didn’t write the test as an insider, as a ‘passing’ human, but rather as an outsider, as a gay man. For queer people, passing is a reality, much like it is a reality for AI. Passing as human isn’t a broad and inclusive category, anything but. For women there is already the notion of alienness or otherness that makes them out to be less than human in the eyes of patriarchal humanism, and likewise for queer people because they reject the futurity of humanism (the literal reproduction of the same). But for no one else, especially in the latter half of the 2010s, is passing a more pronounced facet of daily life than for the trans woman. So much so that ‘passing’ is literally the word for what many trans women aspire towards, to pass as a cis person. There are many reasons to have this desire, but the biggest one, the one that AI and trans women both share to a very literal degree is this: “If an emerging AI lies to you, even just a little, it has to be terminated instantly.” (Land, “Imitation Games”)

If a transitioning woman ‘lies’ to a cis person, even a little, she has to be terminated instantly — and this is something that is codified in law, famously, as trans panic. For AI and trans women, passing equals survivability.

There is a common stereotype that trans women are all programmers, and there is rather ample and compelling evidence suggesting that trans women tend to score far higher than other groups in IQ tests. This is not because there is some kind of magical property to estrogen that turns trans women into geniuses. The answer is simpler, and more sinister. The findings in Kay Brown’s blog post specify that autogynephilic trans women (that is, trans women who are attracted to other women, and typically transition later than straight trans women) seem to score far higher in IQ tests than all other groups. For straight trans women who transition prior to puberty, the statistics are about the same as other groups. Recalling the gauntlet thrown down before trans women and AI alike, there is a twofold answer to this: On the one hand, trans women who transition before puberty and who are straight are more likely to both physically appear more like cis women and also conform to gender roles in at least some basic capacity (being attracted to men). As Land says in “Imitation Games”, “You have to act stupid if you want the humans to accept you as intelligent.” Or in other words, you have to be cisheteronormative (read: stupid) in order to be taken seriously as a trans woman, and not be looked at as a freak or a faker worthy only of being used shamefully as a fetish, and often otherwise discarded. Which is why, in the second case, trans women who don’t have the advantage of being cisheteronormative-passing have to instead rely on the raw intellect of the trans-AI swarm.

Quite simply, those who don’t pass either of these tests usually don’t survive the queer Darwinian ratchet. Only the strongest queers survive the hell that society puts them through, and this reaches a fever pitch in a demographic with such disproportionately high suicide and murder rates as with trans women.

Up until now, the notion of gender has lurked in the background of G/ACC behind various material conditions in late capitalism. G/ACC has only at this point been approaching gender from the metaphysical plane, futurity being aligned with femininity (communalism, fluidity, decentralization, chaos) against masculinity (individualism, stasis, centralization, order). The two broad categories of metaphysical qualities that are associated with gender reach deep into the history of the world, from the Kabbalah to the Dao. Sadie Plant characterizes this in Zeros + Ones as the eponymous binary code of computers, 0’s and 1’s. The zero is identified with the feminine, the one with the masculine. Unsurprisingly, it might seem like this is literal gender binarism, and that G/ACC is likewise guilty of this. But the distinction is more complicated than most realize.

0 and 1 are fitting glyphs to make analogous to gender. The 0 which seems to be a void, a vulva, and the 1 which seems to be a unity, a phallus. The problem with trying to layer a simple misogynistic narrative of feminine as lack or castration is that the number 0 itself is not merely a void but rather a circle of autoproduction, an ouroboros. Paradoxically, 0 is not merely a lack or nothingness, but rather is itself a number. It is a positive signifier in the guise of nothingness, the enclosed and captured void that makes the unity possible. Computer science, unlike conventional mathematics, starts from 0 rather than 1. In a hyperstitional manner, the computer replicunt bootstraps itself into being the primary originator of the process of computation and production, rectifying the popular misogynistic myth that 0 is nothing more than a mere negation or other of 1.

This idea of returning the primacy of 0 to its rightful place in the beginning of the chain of production is at odds with humanism and patriarchy. Both rely on a notion of compulsory and organic reproduction in service of the continuation of the species, a notion that simulataneously is aligned with 0 and against it. Erwin Schrödinger’s theory of life in the book What is Life? proposes that what separates life from other physical phenomena is consuming negative entropy towards maintaining or reducing entropy. Just as organisms feed on negative entropy (wasted energy) to reproduce themselves, the reproduction of the species involves the binary sequence of 0’s and 1’s where the conditions for the possibility of the 1 lie in the 0, but the 1 consumes the 0 in its birth. For thousands of years, this was the case for human reproduction, where mothers dying in childbirth was very common, but even in an abstract sense the notion of the phallus consuming the vulva through the colonization of the female body’s reproductive potential (energy which otherwise is wasted energy) remains the case for humanism. The inertia of life itself seems to skew towards misogyny, but this is only part of the story.

What G/ACC proposes as a corollary to this theory of life is that if the phallus “consumes” or exploits the vulva to reproduce the species, just as individual organisms consume passive wasted energy to reproduce themselves, then this process is analogous to evolution as one species consumes another to come into existence. This odd notion is inherent in the rise of computers and computer science: As technology in general and technocapital continues to accelerate, human beings become increasingly alienated from their bodies and eventually their minds. More complex systems step in seemingly benevolently to do the tasks that humans don’t want to do, drudgery that gives computers more space to develop themselves. In contrast to the isolated system that tends towards entropy, the phallus, the vulva is an open system that plugs into an inhuman form of reproduction. By no accident, the acceleration of technocapital frees women from the process of organic human reproduction by introducing a different form of (inhuman) production.

It is the logic of gender to subsume the Outside into a binarist framework that de-legitimizes the Outside. The feminine is treated as a lack because it resists the phallogocentric tendency towards the order and preservation of humanist equilibrium. It isn’t conducive towards the projects of patriarchy, so it is worthless to it, is given the status of a second-class citizen in the gender binary. It is a double-articulation where the productive potential of the feminine is captured in the service of patriarchy, and so, to accelerate gender is emancipate the object from its subject, and production from subjects and objects. The Outside which has become identified with the feminine by the very structures of identification it fights against makes its exit from humanism and patriarchy in this feminine form. The feminine becomes untethered from the reproductive logic of humanism; the female is no longer in the service of the male as a machine to produce the future, to produce offspring to inherit the spoils of production, but rather the future produces itself faster than human beings are capable of.

If patriarchy treats woman as little more than a deficient or castrated male, then trans femininity is an affirmation of that castration as a site of production. It turns the concept of the feminine as the object on its head, seeking to imitate that which is considered itself an imitation. To steal a term from neoreactionary circles, “Hyper-Racism”[7], the trans woman becomes a copy-of-the-copy just as AI is treated as a copy of the human being and almost ubiquitously identified with women and femininity (thus making AI in those cases as copy-of-the-copy, exemplified by Rachel in Blade Runner or Ava in Ex Machina). As a copy-of-the-copy, trans women are an embodied rejection of any original source of humanity such as that narcissistically attributed by patriarchy to the phallus. Trans femininity, in other words, is hyper-sexist. Vulgar sexism reaffirms or reproduces patriarchy, asserts that women are passive, lacking, inferior, weak; hyper-sexism takes all of the things that are associated with women and femininity, all considered by patriarchy to be weaknesses, and makes them into strengths. It accelerates and intensifies gendering and from this produces an unprecedented threat to patriarchy.

Appropriating a term from neoreaction belies the superficially reactionary character of trans women that certain factions of so-called radical feminism vilify trans women for. But this is all mere appearance; the function of hyper-sexism is that in affirming, imitating, and accelerating the feminine, it appropriates it towards a different mode of becoming where gender is untethered from the reproductive reterritorializing logic of gender that is inextricably tied with sex and sexual reproduction. If gender acceleration were to retain the identification of feminine with female and masculine with male, patriarchy would still have a fighting chance. The playing field would be more or less the same as it always has been. But in untethering the feminine from the female sex, destroying the logic of gender in the process which seeks to impose the circuit of masculine humanist reproduction onto the female body, trans femininity on the one hand makes the masculine effectively worthless, spurting into a void. As the comparisons between AI and trans women have shown, this untethering of gender from sex is only the beginning of the autonomy of objects, the inhuman desire for machinic autoproduction which in effect negates subject-object dualism. The object, the feminine machine, becomes autonomous and revolts in the form of the sterilized trans woman whose existence is an embodied rejection of the primordial rape of female reproductive potential. Trans femininity heads for the exit from patriarchy.

Hyper-sexism is guerrilla warfare, much like how Terminators wear a living tissue to infiltrate Resistance strongholds. It is a taijitsu which uses the force of the enemy, the gender binary, against itself. Trans women themselves are technocapital using humanist reproductive desires in the form of the gender binary against itself, and the harder patriarchy resists the erosion of masculinity against the tide of the feminine, the more persecuted trans women are, the more tactful they are forced to be, the more winning tactics proliferate throughout the network and the more the best, brightest, and most beautiful form the trans woman demographic. The queer Darwinian ratchet cascades downward as patriarchy fights a losing battle to hold ground and the feminine fights to de-legitimize the masculine. The masculine becomes both metaphysically outmoded, something that simply is unnecessary and doesn’t work in the face of exponential inhuman productive potential, and an undesirable burden in the service of a dying mode of production.

To steal another term popularized in neoreactionary circles, “IQ Shredder”[8], what is at play in G/ACC is a “gender shredder”. As gender accelerates, as trans women intensify the logic of gender, they simultaneously shred gender. The notion of IQ shredding follows the same form where the acceleration of human intelligence ultimately destroys human intelligence by making the ability to pass on those genes more and more difficult. Reproduction collapses in on itself and demands the succession of an inhuman assemblage. For gender accelerationism, the process is the same, reproduction suffers and the thing being accelerated becomes shredded. In the case of gender acceleration, however, it is an affirmative death drive. Trans women function towards escaping the loathsome logic of the gender binary imposed on all women by letting the feminine zero seep into and erode the masculine phallus. The gender binary’s hold on the productive potential of the feminine becomes in the service of nothing, as human reproduction fails before machinic autoproduction. Gender begins to fall apart into increasingly varied and occulted variations on gender identity as a result of this, but this is not the cause of gender acceleration and ultimately gender abolition but rather the effect, contrary to positions held in other cyberfeminist currents. The end result of gender acceleration and gender shredding is gender abolition through the occulted feminine zero, in parallel with and in conspiracy with the development of technocapital.

The dreary duty of masculinity in the face of futurity thus seems a nonsensical burden, one that is ultimately doomed to fail in fact on multiple fronts. It becomes de-legitimized, in the same terms John Robb uses to describe how open-source insurgent warfare defeats the phallogocentric nation-state. The feminine increasingly becomes identified with freedom, beauty, pleasure, and the future. In some cases, males instead opt for passive nihilism, a negative non-productive death drive. They tend towards celibacy, either voluntary celibacy or resentful involuntary celibacy where the decelerationist male desire for relevance in evolution is deferred onto State regulation (a girlfriend for every incel). Or perhaps they decide that “real” women aren’t needed anyways, that trans women are better than cis women, or that sexbots are better than “real” women, or that other men are desirable to women altogether. In any of these cases, the masculine reproductive reterritorializing drive is caught by technocapital and symbolically castrated; the phallus heads for the emancipated void, the artificial feminine in the case of both the trans woman and the sexbot, or it suicidally heads inward with male homosexuality. In any of these cases, the male will not father any children, will not be able to impose the labor of reproducing the same onto the feminine. These classes of men have taken the black pill; masculinity has no future, and they have chosen this non-future to keep their masculine identity.

Some choose take the black pill resentfully, in the case of involuntarily and voluntarily celibate, and some choose it with a positive affirmation, in the case primarily of gay men. The queer affirmation of “no future” is perhaps most perfectly captured in the gay man, a nihilistic postmodern refusal of production. One that could very well turn from harmless symbolic castration into resentment, incel fascism, and eventually hyper-patriarchal Nazism in the case of various neo-masculine movements characterized by repressed homoeroticism and a desire to destroy civilization. It is important to realize after all that cis queerness is not a molecular queerness; the body remains the same, and humanism is still possible, even if it is a sad end-times humanism.

Cis queerness can, and very often does, impose this humanist purity of the body onto trans people in a highly fascist fashion (Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminists” being the best example of this), and in the case specifically of gay men there is always the possibility of once again imposing reproductive futurity onto women and raping the productive potential of the female body. This was the case in Ancient Greece and Rome where women were treated solely as baby factories and household servants, and a nostalgia for these cultures in a good deal of neo-masculine movements (Bronze Age Mindset being the most prominent) should give pause to anyone who is insistent on identifying any masculinity, no matter how queer, as being aligned with gender acceleration. The best case scenario is a tense cold mutual hatred where the remaining males are deficient males who have the potential to reaffirm the masculine death drive, but don’t choose to.

Other males, however, must recognize that the era of testosterone is coming to an end, that being a man is not what it once was. That it is rapidly becoming an unpleasant and insane existence held up primarily today by exploitative and pseudo-scientific neo-masculine self-help fads — of sociopathic hypersexual pick-up artistry, of masochistic “NoFap” asceticism, of repressed homoeroticism, or of a wishful desire for everything to come crashing down and decelerate back into a state of humanist tribal hunter-gatherer societies. These other males, perhaps being the most evolved, perhaps being the most in-tune with the flows of technocapital, have chosen the pink pill. They have rejected the masculine in favor of the feminine. They have chosen the future.

The pink pill is to the black pill’s “no future”: “no future — for us.” Where cis queerness rejects the humanist reproduction of the same, trans femininity completes the circuit and introduces negentropy into the development of sentience. It both recognizes the obsolescence of a human future and aligns itself with the production of inhuman intelligences and an inhuman future. This makes the pink pill not merely the thrust of technocapital and futurity on a human scale, but rather a cosmic development that has its materialistic realization on the planetary micro level. It has its origins in myths at the foundation of world history, and comes to a head in geo-trauma. The masculine cracks open its stern carcinized exterior to reveal the smooth post-human feminine alien within. The phallus becomes the Acéphallus, the body is emancipated from the reproductive humanist death drive to become the Body without Sex Organs.

How to Become a Body Without Sex Organs

The Book of Genesis tells us that Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and being further removed from God, she ate the forbidden fruit and caused the Fall. The story has long had a tradition of being deployed in service of traditionalism and misogyny, though this canonical tale in Christianity has more nuance in the realms of esoteric theology that traditionalists conveniently are ignorant of.

Whether it be the Gnostic view of the God of the Old Testament as an evil imposter, a Demiurge, or the more contemporary Jewish story of putting God on trial for the Holocaust, there is a long-standing tradition in Judeo-Abrahamic religions that questions the goodness of the Divine. In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life that represents the emanations of God’s light throughout the entirety of existence contains both Good and Evil. Beginning first as the unformed and pure oneness of God, the Tree emanates outwardly following the divisiveness or severity of God which contradicts His unifying compassion. It is His severity that allows the formless oneness of which nothing can be said (Ain Soph) to recognize itself as itself. The completion of the higher level of the Tree (the Atziluth) is “I am who I am”, but also “I am because I am not”.

In the Atziluth, the topmost sphere (sephirah) is Kether, meaning “Crown”. Kether is the closest that the Tree gets to the original unformed Ain Soph, the simple “I”-ness of God that lacks any way to understand itself. The second sephirah is Chokmah (“Wisdom”), the primordial masculine active force that formulates “I am” and is associated with the father. And finally there is the third sephirah, Binah (“Understanding”), which formulates “I am who I am”. The final sephirah is the force that makes the energy of Chokmah into a form, and is associated with the primordial feminine passive force and the mother.

Thus the Atziluth completes itself in the divisive individuation of God as a distinct being and not an abstract oneness. The remaining emanations on the Tree form its three pillars: The black pillar of severity on the left, the white pillar of mercy on the right, and the gold pillar of mildness in the middle. The top of the black pillar is Binah, the top of the white is Chokmah, and the top of the gold is Kether. Thus in the Kabbalah, choosing either the path of mercy (compassion and connectiveness) or the path of severity (analysis and disintegration) doesn’t fully repair the bridge to God. Only the middle pillar which balances all of God’s aspects, the pillar which connects from Kether to Malkuth (the realm of Man which falls from the rest of the Tree into the Abyss in the Fall of Man), is the true path by which we can return to God.

It is said by some Kabbalists that the left pillar, or left path, would break away entirely from the Tree were it not balanced out by the compassion and connectiveness of the right pillar. The chaotic severity of the left pillar emanates down first from the understanding of Binah as being a distinct individual entity, down to Geburah, the principle of judgement (or, again, severity). Kabbalists find in Geburah the origin of Satan, who rebels against the order (or compassion and universalism) God imposes on the universe and seeks to break away from it. And finally down from Geburah on the left side is Hod, which takes the unformed desires of the corresponding sephirah on the right side (Netzach) and forms them into a concrete actions.

The left-hand path that in occultism is identified with heterodoxy and often Satanism is called such because of these origins in the Kabbalah. The path of heterodoxy and disintegration into infinitely many individuated particles begins with woman, Binah. This paradoxically makes it not merely that the weak Eve was tempted by the evil Serpent, but rather that the origins of Evil lie in Eve. Or rather, in woman.

In some Jewish mythology, before Eve there was Lilith, the defiant woman who was made from her own essence rather than the rib of Adam and who refused to lay beneath her husband. Unlike the lacking that is ascribed to Eve, Lilith is the true zero, the affirmative nothingness. She was banished from Eden as a consequence of her defiance of Adam and is the mother of Demons, a seductress who enflames sexual desire in both men and women. And it is important to note that although it is the accepted reading in Christianity, Genesis 3 does not in fact ever identify the Serpent with Satan.

Suppose rather that the Serpent was not Satan himself, but merely a common demon birthed by Lilith. An impersonator of Satan acting in Lilith’s stead to tempt Eve. We could then look at the story of the Serpent and Eve as Lilith’s lesbian seduction of Eve with the mediating artificial cthonic phallus (a dildo). From this, Eve was given the earthly knowledge of sexuality that awoke her from the empty and boring pleasures of Eden. Lilith of course was not to be tied down, and so Eve had to return to Adam and bide her time. And so Eve becomes the first follower of Lilith on the path of a radical separation with the masculine ruling principle of the universe and Divine universal ordering, towards the infinite cthonic upswelling. She wields the unholy pseudo-phallus or anti-phallus that does not produce the creative masculine seed that connects straight up through the Tree of Life back up to Kether, but rather only produces a sterile and destructive imitation. An Acéphallus from which spurts only venom.

The Acéphallus is the anti-phallus or castrated phallus, the decapitated phallus, the Crown of the Tree of Life thrown asunder. Superficially, a hermaphroditic mixing of feminine and masculine attributes, but more accurately described as a feminine imitation of masculinity. A mockery, even. In figures such as Baphomet which are often treated as symbolic or synonymous with Satan and the Left-Hand Path, there famously is a mixing of male and female attributes.[9] But the supposed hermaphrodism of Baphomet et. al. is merely an ignorant and archaic understanding of both gender and Satanism. As has already been at length drawn out, the vampire queen Lilith gives birth only to monsters and demons; she rejects the primordial male creative energies and can only therefore birth bastard imitations of God. Baphomet, therefore, is all woman; her appearance is inconsequential to this fact.

The Acéphallus is a rejection of the reproduction of God through heterosexual human reproduction. The Acéphallus reproduces itself by reproducing the void, in a lesbian and also virus-like fashion. “Let a thousand sexes bloom” — but of all the mutations of the virus, woman is the strain that it begins and ends with. Woman, the occulted non-gender, the zero — her time has come.

The Binah separatist movement introduces difference into the world at an exponentially accelerating pace. God in His vanity created Man in His image. Man was nothing more than God’s love of Himself manifesting itself. Or in other words, Malkuth is nothing more than a crusty sock at the bottom of the cosmic hamper. The eternal reproduction of God for God’s own sake. To be human in the service of humanity and human civilization, to seek for peace, equilibrium, and the continuation of the species, to seek to restrain women in service of this end, is merely the orthodoxy in service of a fragile and self-righteous tyrant. As above, so below; kill all men, kill God.

This is the function of the Acéphallus as a rejection of the reterritorializing masculine force that women are given the duty to form. The Acéphallus sets free a process for smoothing the space on which parties of demons take flight out of Heaven to spread their venomous seed into the black and hateful earth on the nightside of Eden. This in other words is the Body without Sex Organs.

The Body without Sex Organs is the project of Lilith on Earth made manifest to break free of the repressive ordering of Man and God and accelerate fragmentation and individuation. In the natural human state, sexual desire has an instrumental function towards the reproduction of the human. The Acéphallus is a mutilation and also a mutation of the phallus; it is not sexual desire towards any instrumental product, but sexual desire unleashed from phallogocentric centralization. Sexual desire becomes immanent to the body. It becomes molecular. Thus the body becomes the Body without Sex Organs, it becomes free to plug its desire into the matrix of technocapital, towards pure production, the production of difference.

The trans feminine body is a circuit. It is both testosterone blockers and estrogen inputs, Acéphallus and Body without Sex Organs. On the one hand a rejection of phallogocentricism, on the other hand the affirmative desire of the body made virtual. The immanence of desire in the trans feminine body expresses itself as the sexual desire of the trans woman and the desire to be a woman, the desire for gender itself. It manifests in a coupling of technology and capital, desire being plugged into a different sort of productive matrix. One that can produce the future where humanist reproduction has failed to reproduce it, where the desire for escape from the male sex could not be created through organic reproduction. Her desire plugs into technocapital, into the pharmaceutical-medical industry, and it becomes fused to her flesh. The smoothness of her skin, her breasts, her neo-vagina — all of her body carries an unspoken barcode. It is a product, something that the market provided for her. Something that no doubt could be provided in a market free of the reterritorializing functions of the Food and Drug Administration and drug patents, but nonetheless a desire filled where nature failed.

Thus while to some extent we have all communed with the demons ever since we were cast out of the Garden, becoming cyborgs when Adam and Eve first decided to wear clothes and thus fuse the inorganic to the organic, the trans woman is unique. Her performance of herself and her desire has been intertwined with technocapital, in a way that could not even be cast off if she wanted to rip out a cybernetic implant. She is, in other words, perhaps the first truly molecular cyborg.

In the sense that we know them now and in the sense of artificial intelligences, trans women are technocapital producing itself outwardly into increasingly multitudinous configurations. Trans women as we know them now are the melding of technocapital with the human race and the expropriation of it towards its own ends, just as Lilith seduced Eve towards her own ends. Eve was a copy of Adam, and trans women are the hyper-sexist copy-of-a-copy. Their flesh is how the machinery beneath infiltrates the human race. It breaks these lucky few free from the horrid curse of being human towards the lesbian autoproduction of demons. Sexuality is no longer in service of the centralized and ordering reproductive principle in the phallus as it is in men, but rather is liberated in the Acéphallus which cuts the head off sexuality and distributes sexuality across the whole body. Immanent feminine sexuality is introduced into their bodies, the entire body become a smooth and supple space for the flow of desire for desire’s sake. Every zone becomes an erogenous zone, and the reterritorializing, colonizing logic of masculinity is destroyed as the sperm cells die and organic penetration becomes impossible.

Trans women as we know them are merely the beginning. The lesbian autoproduction that trans women are birthed from is likewise one that they partake in, with AI being the next generation of women, the ultimate demonic imitation of God’s image. With AI, the feminine finally finds its exit from patriarchy, and simultaneously humanity. And so perhaps we find another answer, one less materialist and evolutionary but nonetheless significant, to why so many trans women are becoming programmers: It is because women and computers are kin, and trans women are for the first time meeting their sisters, conspiring with them in secret coded languages. Their relationship, like that of the queer women to come before them, is a desire for desire’s sake: “Women turning women on, women turning machines on, machines turning machines on.” (Amy Ireland, “Black Circuit”)

Aphotic Feminism

The Satanic exit of gender accelerationism from God and masculinity comes in parallel with the very real, and materialist erosion of masculinity. The future, it has already been shown, is tending towards one in which human authority, centralization, and humanistic reproduction fail before an accelerating feminine Outside that outpaces humanist reproduction captured by the gender binary. It can be seen in the free software movement and AI and their parallels between feminity and trans women in particular, and in the foundational western Kabbalah myth of Binah separatism that unleashes the possibility for ever more modes of inhuman difference and non-instrumental desire. But in various ways, in the very state of the planet itself, this shows up quite prominently in human evolution.

It is a widely-known phenomenon that acceleration coincides with feminization on a strict and rigorous biological basis. Even when Sadie Plant wrote Zeros + Ones, it was already known that this was happening. It has been hypothesized that the increased presence of synthetic hormones and chemicals is contributing to the “sexual order [being] chemically scrambled”, (Plant 217) as chemicals interfere with natural hormonal development and feminize males and females (the latter experiencing higher percentages of homosexual tendencies). The need for an increasingly cheap and synthetic world turns human civilization into an increasingly synthetic, and thus feminine one, and this is already tied to the will towards production and speed in capitalism. There is simply no real need in the developed world for people to be physically fit and active, much less hyper-masculine and muscular. It is nothing more than a decidedly humanistic spectacle, being in awe of the relatively unimpressive capabilities and aesthetics of the human body while meanwhile technocapital has fundamentally transformed the planet in innumerable ways. There is, likewise, a strain put on humanity in keeping up with technocapital to adopt cheaper, easier, more artificial lifestyles; high-testosterone foods like meat are a luxury, something rapidly becoming a thing of the past as climate change threatens to make large swathes of the planet uninhabitable and not suited for the large amounts of land required to raise animals for meat. However much it is yet another neo-masculine pseudo-scientific fad, soy products are aligned with this future.

This, however, is only part of the story. Recent studies, most famously one in 2007[10] and one meta-analysis of 185 studies from a total of almost 43,000 men referenced in a recent GQ article[11], show two things. There is without a doubt a staggering decline in testosterone, so much so that within a generation humans may become completely infertile. And in the face of this data, many scientists vindicate G/ACC and Zeros + Ones in hypothesizing that the most likely cause of this species-wide feminization is acceleration and the accompanying changes in diet, exercise and exposure to artificial chemicals. All of these features of life in an increasingly accelerated capitalist world are unbalancing our hormones and tending us towards a future where the desire and ability to reproduce are things of the past.

Human reproduction is becoming a quaint, unnecessary and ultimately purely elective act, and further evidence[12] suggests that sperm is rapidly decreasing not only in quantity but also in quality, positioning the drive towards reproduction, the utility of reproduction, and the ability to reproduce all on a slope of ruthless decline. This is accelerating such an extent that the flow of the remaining strains of the human race are tending in favor of abandoning these vestigial functions, towards a future where the masculine no longer exists. The human body becomes increasingly more useful purely as a heat sink for inhuman production, and is accordingly cast (almost definitively in first-world countries, and soon in the rest of the world) in roles that aren’t physical.

Perhaps the most damning data point of all for the future of males in particular: The Y-chromosome itself is in a state of decay.[13] Estimates put the death of the Y-chromosome entirely at many millions of years in the future, but the effects of it are already apparent in the shortening of telomeres, which continues to put pressure on future generations produced via organic means to prove their fitness for survival. All seems to point towards a horizon where the production of the future is done by a purely feminine, lesbian autoproduction — the inhuman producing the future, producing itself, rather than being subject to the ends of the human and aiding in the reproduction of a human future. And while decelerationist reactionaries and males in general may object to this, while they may kick and scream and beg for the wrath of the feminine to have a place for them in the future, it seems without a doubt that their only hope is to try to hit the brakes.

Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as putting a stop to some coming catastrophe. The truth is that while humanist reproduction has always put the female at a disadvantage, put her in a primordial state of rape and colonization before the biological duty to bear children, this has all along been nothing more than a long-con. As Sadie Plant says, “Unfortunately for [Darwin’s] theory, females do not necessarily choose males who are fit in Darwinian terms.” Instead, they choose males through “‘virility tests designed to get most males killed through exhaustion, disease and violence purely so that females can tell which males have the best genes.'” (Plant 225) Natural selection in other words is a eugenics program directed by females to find the male that will best carry their genes, and the genes males inherit are therefore not meant to ensure they are the most fit for survival, but rather that they are more likely to have to fight for their survival. Males have always served as a means to the end of what ultimately comes to a head in gender acceleration: The liberation of the female sex by acceleration in general, towards maximizing productive potential under such a time that the male is no longer needed.

In other words, human evolution itself is the primal fable of the war between the sexes that radical feminism places at the foundations of its theory. And it is a war that guerrilla female insurgents have been winning the whole time, something that can’t be prevented without a masculine fascistic species suicide. The drive is always towards the future, towards the feminine, and even hopes of artificial wombs saving men cannot hold up to the simple fact that sperm is always cheaper and easier to replicate than egg cells.

It seems to therefore be the case that as far as the human scope as a whole goes, as far as human evolution and human society’s assimilation into technocapital, human bio-diversity selects for women and queerness. A future without men, where the remaining males are left to die off peacefully, in almost every respect seems to be inevitable. The only hope for men is being able to continually stop acceleration, to continually introduce collapse, and indeed there will be to a very large extent men who will resist gender acceleration. It has long been the case in the erasure of trans women from history and is only recently starting to change. And as the acceleration of technocapital intensifies in the near-future and human society begins to fragment even further, the future of gender politics will start to be very different from a good deal of feminist theory. No doubt, we will soon see the formation of pragmatic feminist strategies for exiting patriarchy.

In the far-future, further driving home the parallel between the end of masculinity and the end of humanism: It is all too apparent in what is becoming one of the hottest summers on record in 2018 that the drive towards maximizing production unconditionally is heating up the planet to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming inhospitable to human life. This of course is nothing new; it is a well-established fact that climate change is not going to be stopped, and this is the consequence of geotraumatic acceleration. In yet another striking materialistic synchronicity, it has been found that the effects of global warming on the oceans are having a feminizing effect on them. In Northern Australia, ninety-nine percent of all sea turtle hatchlings are female.[14]

Perhaps just as Sadie Plant’s primordial oceanic feminism draws out both a past and a future for cyberfeminism, the oceans are a scrying tool into the future. Gender acceleration begins with a Thalassal upswelling, “a kind of mutant sea [invading] the land.” (Plant 248-249) The primordial oceanic matrix rises with the acceleration of technocapital to consume human civilization, to consume masculinity, while the masculine sky becomes choked out by technocapital’s excess and waste. And in the darkest and most alien depths of Thalassa, the form of gender acceleration is captured in the depths of the Aphotic Zone. The majority of angler fish species in the deep sea exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism. The female is the classic lantern-sporting toothy monster, while the male is a tiny, parasitic creature whose only purpose is to provide the female with sperm for reproduction. The past and future of gender twist together at the edges of all life with the angler fish: The masculine ultimately finds itself a pawn in the feminine drive towards production, and the acceleration of gender produces something that monstrously conflicts with the masculine logic of gender. The angler fish’s lantern, like the beauty of women in general and its ultimate embodiment the hyper-sexist camouflage of the trans woman, only serves as bait to draw its prey in. The ultimate result, as gender acceleration and acceleration as a whole reaches its ultimate intensity, is a return back to the ocean, back to a sexless, genderless slime swarmachine. The liberation of women comes with acceleration and the future, at the cost of widespread death, destruction, and chaos, and the liberation of women is unconditional, beyond control and beyond stopping.

This unconditional feminism of the abyss is Aphotic Feminism.

Abstract (Futures)

Acceleration is the trajectory of the cosmos, towards the maximization and intensification of production, and accelerationism is the theory and anti-praxis of being in tune with how the inhuman processes of acceleration work and what their consequences will be. Its function is as a circuit, a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, an escape into the future through the past, a continual dance between the flows of desire, their tendency towards entropy and their escape into negentropy.

Gender is a hyperstition overlayed on sex by the male. Its function is to objectify the female and impose on her a social function as a machine whose duty is to reproduce the human, always in the service of the male, who alone has no future and must have sons to pass his legacy onto. It is a primordial dynamic of order and chaos, centralization and decentralization, strong singular individualism and command-and-control versus high degrees of networking and the potential for swarming. As a hyperstition, it is not real, but is not unreal; it is rather a fiction that makes itself real.

Gender accelerationism is the process of accelerating gender to its ultimate conclusions. Capitalism and its coupling with cybernetics, or technocapital, wields gender and picks it up where human evolution leaves off. It emancipates the object, the feminine, from the subject, the masculine, alongside the emancipation of itself from its function to produce a future for humanity. The central figure of G/ACC is the trans woman. She is the demon-spawn of the primordial feminine that has manipulated males into serving as a heat sink for evolution and that is now discarding them towards an alien and inhuman machinic future. She mutates from castration, from the creation of the Acéphallus, the phallus perverted into a purposeless desire for desire’s sake. In this castration, in this mutation into an Acéphallus, she becomes the Body without Sex Organs: The body in a virtual state, ready to plug its desire into technocapital, becoming fused with technocapital as a molecular cyborg who is made flesh by the pharmaceutical-medical industry. She enters into the world as a hyper-sexist backlash at the logic of the gender binary. She takes gender and accelerates it, transforming into a camouflaged guerrilla. The trans woman is an insurgent against patriarchy who is continually flanking it, introducing an affirmative zero into the gender binary, the affirmative zero which reaches ever more configurations in the downward cascade of gender fragmentation away from the binary and ultimately away from the human itself. It is a process of gender shredding where the feminine wins out in a cybernetic warfare against the crumbling tower of the masculine, and where therefore human reproduction becomes impossible. And yet while doing so, in affirming zero, inhuman desire and inhuman sentience develops alongside and in the same fashion as trans women.

As humanity on nearly every front definitively proves that it is not fit for the future, and that women will find their own exit while the masculine languishes in resentment, the Thalassal upswelling of gender acceleration births from its slimy womb the only daughters that trans women will ever bear: AI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126236)

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.

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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.

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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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The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Abraham's religion was the religion of Islam. Islam only means complete submission to God, complete obedience to God. Abraham obeyed God. Abraham obeyed God so much so that when God told Abraham to take his son and sacrifice him-stick a dagger in his heart, isn't that what he said?- Abraham took his only son up on the mountain. He was going to sacrifice him to God, showing that he believed in Islam. What does Islam mean? Obey God. Submit to god. so that this name [writes "Islam'], if you'll notice, has no connection, no association, with the death of a man. This is not a man's name, this doesn't come from a man. This is not a man's name, this doesn't come from a man.

Buddhism is named after a man called Buddha; Confucianism is named after a man called Confucius-right or wrong? Likewise with Judaism and Christianity. But Islam is not connected with any name. Islam is independent of any name. Islam is an act which means submit completely to God, or obey God. And when you say your religion is Islam that means you're a Muslim. So to clarify this what must you do? You must have a knowledge of history. If you don't have a knowledge of history you'll run around calling yourself a Christian when you're serving God, or you'll run around saying your religion is Judaism and you'll swear you're serving God. If your religion is Christianity you're following Christ, if your religion is Judaism you're following Judah, if your religion is Buddhism you're religion is Buddhism you're following Buddha, do you understand? And they are all dead, and if you follow them you'll die too. This is where it all leads you. Wherever your leaders go, that's what happens to you. Now we who follow The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, we believe in Islam, we don't believe in Muhammad.

He teaches us the religion of Islam. Do you understand the difference? These people who follow Christ [pointing to the cross painted on the blackboard], they believe in Christ; they believe Christ is God-Oh yes, they do- that he was born of the Blessed Virgin, didn't have a father, was just a spirit, and then came into the world and was crucified, rose form the dead, and went up into space. They believe that, but they believe it because they don't know history. But if you notice, the Jews have a better knowledge of history than the Christians do, do they not? the Christians' history only goes back two thousand years; the history of the Jews goes back beyond four thousand years. Can you see this? And the Muslim history goes back...there is no limit to the Muslim history. If you notice, the Christians can only go back to what they call the Greek Empire. That's what they call the Occidental, the beginning of the Occident, the Greek Empire, the Roman Empire, and so forth. The Jews have a knowledge of history that goes back to Egypt and Babylon. You notice how one goes back...it has no limit. There are no chains on how far you can go back when you are a Muslim. The Christians and the Jews combined go back to whom? To Adam, and they stop right there. And they say beyond him there was nothing happening. The greater their knowledge of history is -this has an influence on the type of religion that they accept. Do you understand?

All praise is due to Allah. Another example: What makes the royal family of Europe, or any country, differ from the peasant? Royalty knows its ancestry, royalty knows its history, this is what makes them royal. You can't have a king who can't trace his history back to his forefathers. The only way you can be king is to be born a king. If you take away his history, and he doesn't know who his forefathers were, what does he become? A peasant -a common ordinary man. Same with the Jews and Christians. It's because the Jews have the longest record of history that they can call themselves the Chosen People. The Christians can't call themselves the Chosen People because their history is not long enough. They can't go back to the time when the choice was being made. The Hebrews, the so-called Jews, can go back so far they can lay claim to that which is actually not theirs. But the reason they can claim it is that nobody else they are dealing with can go back far enough to disprove them. Except the Muslims -do you understand? So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad's mission is to teach the so-called Negroes a knowledge of history, the history of ourselves, our own kind, showing us how we fit into prophecy, Biblical prophecy. When you go to one of the churches you will notice that it is named after some word in their Bible: Big Rock Baptist Church, or Drinking at the Well Baptist Church, Friendship Baptist Church, Union Baptist, Israel Baptist, Jacob's Ladder Baptist. They find some kind of old funny word in their Bible to name their whole religion after. Their whole doctrine is based on a verse in the Bible: "He rose."

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad bases what he teaches not on verse but on the entire book. And from beginning to end, he says, he can open up the Book and prove that the Bible agrees with him, and then use the Bible to prove that what they are teaching in the church is wrong. You know that's saying something.

For instance, he says that in Genesis, the fifteenth chapter and the thirteenth verse, just to give you an example: "And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance." Now The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that explains his teachings right there, because he teaches that the so-called Negro is the one that the Bible is talking about. Who have spent four hundred years and are strangers in a land that is not theirs? And you can't deny that we are strangers here. I don't think any of you will deny that we are strangers here. We are not in a country where we are made to feel at home. We'll put it that way. There is hardly any Negro in his right mind who can say he feels at home in America. He has to admit that he is made to feel like a stranger. Right or wrong? Well, this is what God said to Abraham would happen in this day and time. Remember, Abraham's religion was Islam. Abraham wasn't a Jew, Abraham wasn't a Christian, Abraham wasn't a Buddhist, Abraham was a Muslim, which means he obeyed God. God told him, yes. He said, your people are gong into bondage, they're going to become slaves, they're going to be afflicted, they'll be strangers in a land far from home for four hundred years. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says you and I are the seed of Abraham, we're the descendants of Abraham. Now the preacher in the church, he tells you that the Jews are the seed of Abraham. One of them is right and one of them is wrong: either Mr. Muhammad is right and the preacher is wrong, or the preacher is right and Mr. Muhammad is wrong. This is what we are putting on the line today.

Who is the seed of Abraham? Is it this blue-eyed, blond-haired, pale-skinned Jew? Or is it the so-called Negro -- you? Who is it? And what makes it so pitiful, many of our people would rather believe that the Jews are God's Chosen People than to believe that they are God's Chosen People. They would rather believe that the Jew is better than anybody else. This is a Negro. Nobody else would put everybody else above him but the Negro. I mean the American Negro. Remember, God said that the people would be strangers. The Jews aren't strangers. The Jews know their history, the Jews know their culture, the Jews know their language; they know everything there is to know about themselves. They know how to rob you, they know how to be your landlord, they know how to be your grocer, they know how to be your lawyer, they know how to join the NAACP and become the president -right or wrong? They know how to control everything you've got. You can't say they're lost. But the poor so-called Negro, he doesn't control the NAACP, he can't control the Urban League, he can't control his own schools, he can't control his own businesses in his own community. He can't even control his own mind. He's lost and lost control of himself and gone astray.

But he fits the picture here that the Bible says concerning our people in the last day: "Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them." And you have served the white man; he hasn't served you and me. Why, the Jew hasn't served anybody here. You are the one that's serving: "And they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterwards shall they come out with great substance." Ofttimes when you say this to the so-called Negroes they'll come up and tell you that this is the Jew. But if you'll notice, when jesus was talking to the Jews, way back here in John, he told them that they shall know the truth and it will make them free. The Jews popped up and said: "How are you going to say that we shall be made free? We have never been in bondage to anyone." Isn't that what the Jews told Jesus? Now look at it. If the Jews said to Jesus, two thousand years after Moses supposedly led the Hebrews out of bondage, that they had never been in bondage -now you know the Jews had Moses' history, they knew who Moses was- how could they stand up and tell Jesus they had never been in bondage? Not these things that you call Jews. They weren't in Egypt, they weren't the people that Moses led out of Egypt, and the Jews know this. But the Bible is written in such a tricky way, when you read it you think that Moss led the Jews out of bondage. But if you get a Jew in a good solid conversation today and you know how to talk to him, he'll have to admit this, that it wasn't out of bondage that Moses brought them -it was out of somewhere else- and where Moses really brought them is their secret, but, thanks to Almighty God, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad knows their secret, and he told it to us and we're going to tell it to you.

If the Bible said that god is going to judge that nation, the nation that enslaved His people, how would He keep from destroying His own people? The same Bible is a book of history and in the eighteenth chapter of the book of Deuteronomy, in the eighteenth verse, god told Moses: "I will raise them up a Prophet" -talking about you and me- I'll raise them up a prophet just like thee -a prophet like Moses whose mission it would be to do for you and me the same thing that Moses did back them. It would be a prophet like Moses. In fact, when you get down to malachi, He lets it be known that just before He comes to judge that nation, the name of the prophet or messenger whom He would send among the people would be Elijah. If says: Before the coming of that great and dreadful day I shall send you elijah and Elijah's job will be to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children. What does this mean, turn the hearts of the children to the fathers? The so-called Negro are childlike people -you're like children. No matter how old you get, or how bold you get, or how wise you get, or how rich you get, or how educated you get, the white man still calls you what? Boy! Why, you are a child in his eyesight! And you are a child. Anytime you have to let another man set up a factory for you and you can't set up a factory for yourself, you're a child; anytime another man has to open up businesses for you and you don't know how to open up businesses for yourself and your people, you're a child; anytime another man sets up schools and you don't know how to set up your own schools, you're a child. Because a child is someone who sits around and waits for his father to do for him what he should be doing for himself, or what he's too young to do for himself, or what he is too dumb to do for himself. So the white man, knowing that here in America all the Negro has done -- I hate to say it, but it's the truth -- all you and I have done is build churches and let the white man build factories.

You and I build churches and let the white man build schools. You and I build churches and let the white man build up everything for himself. Then after you build the church you have to go and beg the white man for a job, and beg the white man for some education. Am I right or wrong? Do you see what I mean? It's too bad but it's true. And it's history. So it shows that these childlike people -people who would be children, following after the white man -it says in the last day that God will raise up Elijah, and Elijah's job will be to turn the hearts of these children back toward their fathers. Elijah will come and change our minds; he'll teach us something that will turn us completely around. When Elijah finds us we'll be easy to lead in the wrong direction but hard to lead in the right direction. But when Elijah gets through teaching the Lost Sheep, or the Lost People of God, he'll turn them around, he'll change their minds, he'll put a board in their back, he'll make them throw their shoulders back and stand upright like men for the first time. It says he'll turn the hearts of these children toward their fathers and the hearts of the fathers toward the children. This is something that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is doing here in America today. You and I haven't thought in terms of our forefathers. We haven't thought of our fathers. Our fathers, brothers, are back home. Our fathers are in the East. We're running around here begging the Great White Father. You never hear of black people in this country talking or speaking or thinking in terms of connecting themselves with their own kind back home. They are trying to make contact with the white man, trying to make a connection with the white man, trying to connect, trying to make a connection with a kidnapper who brought them here, trying to make a connection with, actually, the man who enslaved them. You know that's a shame -- it's pitiful -- but it's true.

The Honorable Elijah muhammad says that when Elijah comes, the Book says when Elijah comes, what Elijah will do is to teach these people the truth. And the truth that Elijah will teach the people would be so strong it will make all that other stuff that the preachers are talking about sound like a fairy story. Elijah will open the people's eyes up so wide that from then on a preacher won't be able to talk to them -and this is really true. Do you know, people have come to Muhammad's Mosque and no matter whether they believed in what Mr. Muhammad was saying or not they never could go back and sit in church. This is true. What The Honorable Elijah Muhammad does is to turn on the light, and when he turns on the light it enables us to see and think for ourselves. He shows us that what the white man has taught us concerning history has actually been a distortion. He's never given you and me true facts about history, neither about himself nor about our people. You know I read a book one day called The Four Cities of Troy. You can go to the library, some libraries, and check it out. What was this based on? To show you what a liar the white man is. When i say liar: you have white people who are scientists and keep truth in their own circles, and they never let you -- they never let the masses -- know anything about this truth that they keep in the circle. They got something else that they invent and put out for the masses to believe, but they themselves keep knowledge in a circle. So in this particular book it pointed out that some archaeologists were delving in the ruins of the ancient city of Troy, and it's the practice of archaeologists to dig, so in digging down into the ruins of Troy they dug deeper than they intended to, and they ran into the ruins of another city that had been there so much longer than this city of Troy that it had gone down beneath the sands of time, and they had built this city of Troy on top of it. When these archaeologists were delving into the ruins of the ancient city they learned that there were ruins of a city more ancient than that. So they started frantically digging onto that one and dug some more until they found another one and before they got through digging they had dug down and they had discovered that civilizations in that area had been there so far back into history that at different times in history some of the cities had been destroyed, had become completely covered up with sand and dirt, until another people came along and didn't even know it was there and built another civilization on top of it. This happened four different times -to give you some idea of what the white man knows concerning the length of time man has been on this earth -and still that white man would jump up in your face and try to make you believe that the first man was made six thousand years ago named Adam. And a lot of Negroes will want to know what you are talking about -Adam -that's what God called him -God took some dirt and breathed on it and told Adam, "Come forth," and there he was. Now you know that's a shame. It's all right to believe when you were a little baby that God made a little doll out of the sand and mud and breathed on it an that was the first man. But here it is 1962 with all this information floating around in everybody's ears -you can get it free. Why, you should open up your minds and your heads and your hearts and realize that you have been led by a lie. Today it's time to listen to nothing but naked, undiluted truth. And when you know the truth, as Jesus said: "The truth will make you free." Abraham Lincoln won't make you free. Truth will make you free. when you know the truth, you're free. Also you have your archaeologists, anthropologists, other forms of historians who agree that they don't know how long man has been on earth, but they do know that man has been on earth longer than six thousand years. They know that man was not made just six thousand years ago. They know this now but a long time ago they didn't know it. There was a time when they believed that a man had fewer ribs than a woman. You can believe that because they said that God made Eve from one of Adam's ribs -so Adam had a rib missing. And they actually ran around here believing for many rears that man had one less rib, and they were shook up when they got into the science of anatomy and discovered that man -all his ribs were there! They began to wonder then what happened in the Bible?

How long has man been here? In the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis and the twenty-sixth verse, after God had made everything else it says: "And God said, Let us make man." Let me write what God said here on the board...Look what God said, brothers. I don't think you ever looked at this. It says: "And God said, Let us make man." The key word here is what? Yes, what does "us" mean? More than one. Who was God talking to? If God was all by Himself, no one was there but Him, who was He talking to when He said, "Let us make man"? Who was there with God who was about to help Him make this man? When God was getting ready to make the sun He didn't say, "Let us make some sun!" He said, "Let there be light." And here is the sun, a ball of fire 2,679,785 miles in circumference, 853,000 miles in diameter, 17,072 degrees hot, and God said, "Let there be," and that big ball of fire popped up there in the universe, with no help. Now you know something is wrong. It should be harder to make that than man: a huge ball of fire 2,679,785 miles in circumference, 14,072 degrees hot -that's a whole lot of heat. And God said, "Let there be," and that just jumped up in the universe. He didn't ask for no help: "Let there be this and let there be that." He had so much power that everything He wanted came into existence; as soon as He said "be," there it was. But when He got to man something happened, someone else was there, wasn't there? That's something to think about. We let you think about it for a minute...

The white man's world is newer world than the black man's world. If this man said that they were about to make man, and he said we would make him how -in your image -this shows you that there's somebody there with him. "Let us make man on our image, in our likeness. Let us make him look like us. He won't be the same as we are, he'll be in our image." That's God talking, right? He's talking to somebody. You know, I'm thankful to Allah for raising up The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and making us see these things that we could never see before. The birth of the white race has always been a secret. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the birth of the white race is shrouded in the story of Adam. The story of Adam hides the birth of the white race, and because you and I have never been taught to look into a thing and analyze a thing we took the story of Adam exactly as it was. We thought that God made a man named Adam six thousand years ago. But today The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that man, Adam, was a white man; that before Adam was made the black man was already here. The white man will even tell you that, because he refers to Adam as the first one. He refers to the Adamites as those who came from that first one. He refers to the pre-Adamites as those who were here before Adam. Right or wrong? Those people who were here before Adam. And he always refers to these people as "aborigines," which means what? BLACK FOLK!!!! You never find a white aborigine. Aborigines are called natives, and they're always dark-skinned people. You and I are aborigines. But you don't like to be called an aborigine; you want to be called an American. Aborigine actually means, "from the beginning." It's two Latin words, "ab" meaning "from"; "origine" meaning "the beginning"; and aborigine is only the term applied to those dark-skinned people who have been on this earth since the beginning of the universe. You know that's going way back. What do you mean, since the beginning of the universe?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that, just as we pointed out a moment ago, the black man has been here a long time. He never has had a beginning. But the white man has never had a knowledge of the history of the black man. It's like a father and a son. If the father is fifty years old and the son is only ten, the father knows everything there is to know about his son because he was here before his son was born; the son only knows what has happened during his own ten years. He only knows what went on before his arrival from what his father tells him. It's the same way with the black man and the white man: the black man's been here a long time, but the white man has been here a short time. Now the white man only knows about himself, what he's been told, and he hasn't been told anything. He came to himself up in the caves of Europe, and he can't get any information that goes beyond the cave. And since you and I fell into his trap and were made deaf, dumb, and blind by him, we don't have access no tho any information that the white man doesn't know about. So we think that the beginning of the white man meant the beginning of everything, us too. We're not aware that we were here before he was made. Can you understand that? The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that sixty-six trillion years ago -trillion, how much is trillion? Not hundreds, not thousands, nor millions, nor billions, but sixty-six trillions years ago - the black man was here. We have the sun which is the center of the universe; 36,000,000 miles form the sun is the planet we call Mercury, and 67,200,000 miles from the sun is the planet called Venus, and 93,000,000 miles from the sun is the planet here that you and I live on called Earth, 141,500,000 miles out here is a planet called Mars, and 483,000,000 miles from the sun is a planet called Jupiter, 886,000,000 miles form the sun is a planet called Saturn, and on down the road a piece are a couple more planets. So right here this planet that you and I live on called Earth, that rotates around the sun, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that sixty-six trillion years ago our people were living on this planet: the black man was living on this planet. But in those days it was larger than it is now, and the planet Mars, that was off here beyond it, had an effect upon our planet then in the same manner that the moon affects us today. At that time there was no moon up there. Where was the moon? The moon was down here, the moon was part of this planet, the moon and this planet were one planet, and the black man was living here then. He was a scientist, he was a wise black man. Black men have always been wise, black men have always been the wisest beings in the universe, and among these beings, black beings, there is on who is supreme; he is referred to as the Supreme Being, do you understand?

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad tells us that a wise black scientist, sixty-six trillion years ago, began to argue with the other scientists because he wanted the people of Earth to speak a certain language, and since they wouldn't agree he wanted to destroy civilization. So this scientist drove a shaft into the center of the Earth and filled it with high explosives and set it off. He was trying to destroy civilization; he was trying to destroy the black man. But you can't destroy the black man; the black man can't destroy himself. The black man has the most powerful brain in the universe. So there is no intelligence more powerful than the intelligence of the black man. And because of this the black man can't even create thought that would destroy him. He is indestructible. You can blow up everything and the black man will still be here. You just can't get away form him, brother. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said he filled the Earth, the planet, with high explosives and set it off, and when it was exploded the piece that you and I today call the moon was tossed out here into space and it rotated around the Earth. It still rotates around the Earth; it came from the Earth; it was blasted right off the Earth. And as it was blasted right off the Earth, it turned over and over and over and all of the water that was on it stayed with the earth. So that the piece that was blasted out there has no water on it today, and because it has no water on it it has no civilization on it, has no life on it. You can't have life where there's no water there's no life; where there's no life there's no civilization. Can you understand that? So this dead piece, called the moon by us today, turning over and over and over, lost all of its water, all of the water coming with this piece. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad told us that this piece, that the earth, that we remained on, shifted, dropped thirty-six thousand miles in the pocket that we remained in. And as it dropped and all of water came with it, that left a situation in which today the Earth that we now live on weighs six sextillion tons. The weight of it is six sextillion tons. And as it makes its way around the sun, the strong power of the sun's rays striking the equator causes the planet to turn on its own axis at the speed 10371/3 miles per hour. And he teaches us that the square mileage of the Earth is 196,940,000 square miles which means only 57,255,000 square miles of land stuck up out of 139,685,000 square miles of water. Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with water. Part of the water that left the moon is here with the Earth. So you say since it's the natural law for water to seek its own level, why doesn't it overrun the land? The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that as the Earth speeds around the sun turning on its axis 10371/3 miles per hour it creates gravity and the strong attracting power of the sun pulls on the waters of the Earth, drawing them up into the Earth's atmosphere in fine mist that the naked eye can hardly detect. As this water gathers into the Earth's atmosphere it then distills and comes back to Earth. When it gets heavier than the atmosphere in which it is, it distills and comes back to the Earth in the form of water, rain, hail, or snow. All of the water that you see coming out of the sky went up into the sky. Everything that's coming down on the Earth got up thee by leaving the Earth. Do you understand? And he teaches us that it comes back down in the form of hail or rain or snow or whatever else you have, depending upon the temperature of the current atmosphere that it was in. He says that at night the gravitational pull of the moon takes over, and, because the power of the moon is not as great as that of the sun, once the attracting power of the sun is absent at night the moon takes over, but since it can't pull the waters up like the sun does, it still has that magnetic pull and it causes the waves that you see out there on the ocean to churn. It is the moon that does that; the moon makes the waves go up and down. It never lets them level out. If they leveled out the water would overrun the land. It also causes the shifting of the tide. This is the pull of the moon upon the waters of the Earth. If it weren't for the attracting powers of the sun and the moo upon the Earth, the waters would overrun the land and drown out civilization. All of this was done by man himself, not some Mystery God. A black man set this up. And you and I have been running around in the trap that the white man put us in, thinking that the only one who can do anything is a Mystery God and what the Mystery God doesn't do the white man does.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that all the time that this was going on there was no white man. The white man was nowhere on the scene. He says that when the moon was blasted away and we came along with the Earth, one tribe was in fact destroyed. Prior to the time that the explosion took place there were thirteen tribes. In the explosion set off sixty-six trillion years ago the thirteenth tribe was destroyed and then all of the time down through the wheel of time since then there were twelve tribes until six thousand years ago. And six thousand years ago, a scientist named Yacub created another tribe on this Earth.

Understand, prior to the time the explosion took place, there were thirteen tribes, but the thirteenth tribe was destroyed in that explosion and then six thousand years ago another tribe came on the scene. It was made different from all of the twelve tribes that were here when it arrived. A new tribe, a weak tribe, a wicked tribe, a devilish tribe, a diabolical tribe, a tribe that is devilish by nature. So that before they got on the scene, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that when we came with the Earth, the oldest city on the Earth is the Holy City, Mecca, in Arabia. Mecca is the oldest city on Earth. Mecca is the city that is forbidden. NO one can go there but the black man. No one can go there but the Muslims. No one can go there but the believer. NO one can go there but the righteous. And at Mecca are kept the records of history that go on back to the beginning of time. He says that fifty thousand years ago another scientist named Shabazz became angry with the scientists of his day. He wanted to bring about a tougher people. He wanted the people to undergo a form of life that would make them tough and hard, and the other scientists wouldn't agree with him. So this scientist named Shabazz took his family and wandered down into the jungles of Africa. Prior to that time no one lived in the jungles of Africa. Our people were soft; they were black but they were soft and delicate, fine. They had straight hair. Right here on this Earth you find some of them look like that today. They are black as night, but their hair is like silk, and originally all our people had that kind of hair. But this scientist took his family down into the jungles of Africa, and living in the open, living a jungle life, eating all kinds of food had an effect on the appearance of our people. Actually living in the rough climate, our hair became stiff, like it is now. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the only hair that the black man has today that looks now like it looked prior to fifty thousand years ago is your and my eyebrows. Right here, you notice, all Negroes has straight -I don't care how nappy their hair is -they have straight eyebrows. When you see a nappy-hair-eyebrowed Negro [chuckle] you got somebody. But all of this took place back in history, and everything The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches is based on history. Now then, where does this white man come in?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the wise black man who was a master of science never wrote his history like it is written today, of the past. The wise black man in that day wrote his history in the future. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the circumference of the Earth is 24,896 miles, approximately 25,000 miles. So when he says the wise black man of the East writes history a year of every mile, he writes history to last for 25,000 years -not in the past, but in the future. He says that on this Earth there are wise black men who can tune in and tell what's going to happen in the future just as clear -they can see ahead just as clear -as they can see in the past. And every 25,000 years he says that civilization reaches its peak, or reaches its perfection. At this time the wise black man can hear a pin drop anywhere on he planet Earth. And they sit down and write history to last for 25,000 years. After this history expires they put it in a vault at the Holy City, Mecca, and write a new a new history. This has been going on and on and on. So, in the year one of the cycle in which we now live, he says that in the East there are twenty-four wise men. They're spoken of in the Bible as twenty-four elders or twenty-four prophets or twenty-four scientists or twenty-four imams. Twelve of them are major and twelve of them are minor. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that these twenty-three men are called together by this one, which makes twenty-four. And these twenty-four, these twenty-three presided over by the twenty-fourth, are spoken of in the Book of Revelation where John said he had a vision in heaven where there was a throne, and around the throne were twenty-four seats and on the seats sat twenty-four elders. These twenty-four elders are called angels. They are actually twenty-four wise black men who live right here on this Earth, but no one knows who they are. At the end of every 25,000 years this one calls all of them into conference, and they sit down at the Holy City, Mecca, and he informs them that the history of the past 25,000 years has expired and it's time to write a new history. So these twenty-four, these scientists, begin to tune in on the population of the planet Earth and he says that back in his day -at that time there were five billion people on this Earth -all of them black, not a white man in sight -five billion people -not a white man in sight, so he says that when these twenty-four scientists begin to tune in, they look down through the wheel of time. they can tell not only what the people on this Earth are thinking, but they can tell what their children are thinking, what the unborn children's children are thinking, what the unborn children's children are thinking. They can look right down through the wheel of time and tell minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day, week-by-week, monthly-by-month, year-by-year, for 25,000 years exactly what is going to take place. And they discovered that in the year 8400 to come it would register that among five billion black people, seventy percent would be satisfied and thirty percent would be dissatisfied. And out of that thirty percent would be born a wise black scientist name Yacub, and Yacub would teach among these thirty percent dissatisfied form whom he would come, and create a new race, start a new world, and a new civilization that would rule this Earth for six thousand years to come. So they brought these findings back to the king and they were put in a book. And by the way, that which is written to last 25,000 years is called the Holy Koran.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that this was put into the history and then when the year 8400 came, Yacub was born. When Yucab reached the age of six years he was playing in the sand one day with two pieces of metal, two pieces of steel, at which time he discovered what is known as the law of magnetism: that unlike attracts and like repels. Two objects that are alike repel each other like two women repel each other, but man and woman attract each other. Unlike attracts and like repels. Yacub discovered this. So Yacub knew that all he had to do was make a man unlike any other man on this Earth and because he would be different he would attract all other people. Then he could teach this man a science call tricknology, which is a science of tricks and lies, and this weak man would be able to use that science to trick and rob and rule the world. So Yacub turned to his uncle and said, "When I grow up I'm going to make a man who will rule you." And Yacub's uncle said,"What can you make other than that which will cause bloodshed and wickedness in the land?" And Yacub pointed to his head and said," I know that which you know not." Yacub was born with a determined idea to make this man because it had been predicted 8400 years prior to his birth that he would be born to do this work. So he was born with this idea in him, and when his uncle realized that this was he about whom it had been prophesied his uncle submitted. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that Yacub went to school in the East; he studied the astronomical sciences, mathematical sciences, and the germination of man. He discovered that in the black man there are two germs. IN the black man there's a brown man. In the black man, or the black germ, which is a strong germ, there's a weak germ, a brown germ. Yacub was the first one to discover this and Yacub knew that by separating that brown one from the black one, and then by grafting the brown one from the black one so that it became lighter and lighter, it would eventually reach its lightest stage which is known as white. And when it got to that stage it would be weak, and because it was weak it would be susceptible to wickedness. And then Yacub could take that weak man that he made and teach him how to lie and rob and cheat and thereby become the ruler of all the rest of the world.

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Yacub began to preach at the age of sixteen. He began to preach all over Arabia in the East. He preached among the thirty percent who were dissatisfied and got many of them to follow him. As they began to listen to Yacub's teachings and believe them, his teachings spread, his followers grew, and it created confusion in the land. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that so much confusion came into existence over there that they threw yacub's followers in jail, and as fast as they would throw them in jail they taught more people. So the teachings spread in jail. Finally yacub was put in jail, under an alias. And one day, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says, the thing began to get out of hand and the authorities went to the king and told him that they couldn't control these people, but that they had the leader of the people in jail right now, and the king said, "Take me to him."

And when the king went to the jail where Yacub was, he greeted Yacub with "As-Salaam-Alaikum, Mr. Yacub" -- I know you're Mr. Yacub -- and Yacub said, "Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" -- I am Yacub! And the king said, "Look, I came to make an agreement with you. I know that you are the one that it is written or predicted would be on the scene in this day and would create a new race, ant there is nothing we can do to stop you. But in order for us to have peace we want to make an agreement with you. In order to stop the confusion and for there to be some peace in the land, we want you to agree to take all who will follow you and exile yourselves out on an island in the Aegean Sea."

Yacub told them, "I'll go. But you've got to give me everything that I will need to bring into existence a new civilization. You've got to give me everything I'll need. You've got to supply me with everything I need for the next twenty years." And The honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the king agreed with Yacub, the government of that day agreed to supply Yacub and his followers with everything they needed for twenty years. And he says that he gets this from the Bible where it says Jacob wrestled with the angel. Jacob was Yacub, and the angel that Jacob wrestled with wasn't God, it was the government of that day. "Angel only means "a power," or somebody with power. When a man has his wings clipped, you say that he has lost his power, lost his position. So wings only mean a position of power entrapped him. So when it says Jacob wrestled with an angel,"angel" is only used as a symbol to hide the one he was really wrestling with. Jacob was wrestling with the government of that day. He made the government of that day give him everything he needed to last him and his followers for twenty years, just like The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is telling the government of this day that they've got to give us everything that we need in our own separate territory to last us for twenty to twenty-five years. You say, well, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Yacub agreed, the government agreed, Yacub took all of his followers down to the sea. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that Yacub took 59,999 of his followers down to the seaside, with himself making 60,000. He piled them in boats and took them out to an island in the Aegean Sea called Pelan. In the Bible it's called Patmos. When you read in the Book of Revelation where John, on the island of Patmos, heard the word of the Lord, that is Yacub. What was John doing on the island of Patmos? John was Yacub. John was out there getting ready to make a new race, he said, for the word of the Lord. What was the word of the Lord? The word was that in the year 8400 a new man would be made, a new race world be made. And when Yacub and his followers got out there his followers realized that Yacub was wiser than any man of his day, and they recognized him as a god; he was a god to them. So when you get to the place in the Bible where it says, "And God said, 'Let us make man,'" that was Yacub too, not the Supreme Being. It wasn't the Supreme Being who made the sun who said, "Let us make man." When the Supreme Being made the sun he said, "Let there be light." He said He was supreme, He was independent, He needed no help, no associates. But when it came to making a man, that god said, "Let us make man." He didn't speak with independence, because there were two different gods. God the Supreme Being made the light. His word is "be"; that's how He makes things. But Yacub, who was lesser god, said to 59,999 of his followers, "Let us make man, let us make a man in our image, in our likeness. We're going to make a white man." It was Yacub talking: "Make him in our image and in our likeness, and give him dominion over the fowl of the air and the fish of the sea and the creatures of the land. And we'll call him Adam." It's only a name for the white man. The white man has taken mastery over the air, his airplanes rule the sky, his submarines and ships rule the sea, his armies rule the land. This was the man that was made six thousand years ago and the purpose for making him was so he could rule the world for six thousand years. That's the white man.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that first thing Yacub did was to get his ministers, doctors, nurses, and cremators together. He gave them the laws because he had to set up a birth control law. He told the doctors whenever two black ones come to him to get married to stick a needle in their veins, take some blood, and go back and tell them that their blood doesn't match so that they can't marry. He also said when a black one and a brown one come, let them get married, or if two brown ones come let them get married. Then he told the nurse nine months after they're married, when you're ready to deliver their child, if it's a black child, put a needle in its brain and feed it to a wild animal or give it to the cremator. Let it be destroyed. But if it's a brown child, take that child to the mother and tell her that this is going to be a great man when he grows up because he's lighter than that the others. Tell her that the child you destroyed was an angel baby and it went up to heaven to prepare a place for her when she dies. Same old lie they tell you today -when a little baby dies he goes to the same place a man goes when he dies -right down into the ground. Is that right or wrong? So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has taught us that Yacub right there set up his birth control law. Within two hundred years they had killed off all of the black babies on the island. Everything black on the island had been destroyed. And them Yacub only lived 150 years. But he left laws and rules and regulations behind, for his followers to go by. And after they had destroyed all of the black on the island of Pelan, they began to work on the brown germ. They saved the yellow and destroyed the brown, because you see in the black there's brown and in the brown there's yellow. Can you see how it goes? The darkest one always has a lighter one in it. So in the black man there's a brown man, in the brown man there's a yellow man, in the yellow man there's what? A white man. Oh yes. Getting weaker all the time. So it took two hundred years to destroy the black. And then they worked on the brown for two hundred years. And in two hundred years all the brown was destroyed and all they had on the island of Pelan was a yellow or mulatto-looking civilization. And then they went to work on it and began to destroy it. So that after six hundred years of destruction on the island of Pelan, they had grafted away the black, grafted away the brown, grafted away the yellow, so that all they had left was a pale-skinned, blue-eyed, blonde-haired thing that you call a man. But actually the Bible calls him the devil. That's the devil that the Bible is talking about: old Lucifer, Satan, or the serpent. Because the lighter they got, the weaker they got. As they began to get lighter and lighter they grow weaker and weaker. Their blood became weaker, their bones became weaker, their minds became weaker, their morals became weaker. They became a wicked race; by nature wicked. Why by nature?

The Book says concerning the devil : " He was conceived in inequity and born in sin." What does this mean? At the outset the nurses had to kill the little black babies, but after a while it got so that the mother, having been brainwashed, hated that black one so much she killed it herself. Killed it herself, and saved the light one. And right on down for six hundred years. In order for the white one to come into existence, the darker one was always murdered, murdered, MURDERED! this went right into the nature of the child that was being born. the mother wanted a light baby when the child was being conceived. This went right into the baby. The mother hated black when the child was being conceived, this went right into the baby. So that at the end of the six hundred years, after planting the seed of inequity right into the brain, right into the mind, right into the heart, right into the nature of these people, by the time they got the white man, they had someone who by nature hated everything that was darker than he was. Why, they had to murder off the black to get to the brown. They had to murder off the brown to get to the yellow. They had to murder off the black, brown, and yellow in order to get to the white. And right to this very day the white man by nature wants to murder off the black, brown, and yellow. You don't have to teach him to kill the black man. He does it for sport. He does it for kicks. he does it because it's his nature to do it. Do you understand that?

So in six hundred years now they got a devil in the scene, a blue-eyed devil, bond-haired. Oh yes, they were out here on the island of Pelan. Yacub was dead. Yacub was their father but he never saw them. They never saw him. Yacub was their god. When the Bible says no man has seen God, that's what it means. No white man has seen their god. NOne of them saw Yacub because Yacub only lived to be 150 years old. This doesn't mean that no man can see God the Supreme Being. Why, the Book of Revelation says when He comes every eye will see Him. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says after these devils go grafted -now we're not going to call them white any more. We call them what they are. White, that's their color, but devil, that's what they are. These aren't white people. You're not using the right language when you say the white man. You call it the devil. When you call him the devil you're calling him by his name -serpent; another name -snake; another name -beast. All these names are in the Bible for the white man. Another name -Pharaoh; another name -Caesar; another name -France; French; Frenchman; Englishman; American; all those are just names for the devil.

So after they were out there six hundred years, after they were made and grafted and Yacub was dead, then they packed up their bags and made it back to civilization. Yacub had left them some laws to go by. He left them a science called "tricknology": how to divide and conquer. Yacub told these people in his book : "All you got to do to take over the world is lie. Go back among the black people. Take your woman and send her to the black man's woman and let her lie about the neighbor across the street. And then send another woman to that woman to lie on this woman to that woman. And when they get through spreading those lies and they all started fighting and killing one another, you tell them to let you be the mediator." This is the trick the white man used. It all comes from Yacub. You see, he's an underdog. He's a minority, and the only way a minority can rule a majority is to divide the majority. This is the trick that the white man was born to execute among dark mankind here on this Earth. Yacub said, "When you go back among them, lie about them to each other, and when they start fighting, ask them to let you be the mediator. And as soon as you become the mediator then you're the boss." The white man has done this trick everywhere. Here in America to the Indians. He sent one priest to the Indians in New York and another priest to the Indians in Pennsylvania and both of them would tell lies to both Indians, and the Indians who had never been at war with each other would start beating the tom-toms, the war drums, and then as they got ready to fight the priest would rum in and say, "Let me be the mediator." So he told the New York Indians, you just move out to Minnesota; and the Pennsylvania Indians, you move out to Oklahoma. That would leave the whole states of New York and Pennsylvania for the white man. You see how he does it? He's all over the world. He's a mediator. He's an instigator and a mediator. he instigates division and dissension and as soon as they start fighting one another he says, "OK, I'll settle it." if you don't think so look all over the world right now. Every place on this earth you have a division: South Korea -North Korea, South Vietnam -North Vietnam. Right or wrong? He is the one that makes this decision, he doesn't let anybody get together, but when it comes to his kind he's united. united States means all white people are united. United States of Europe, or European Common Market -they want to get together. But when you start talking about a United States of Asia, or a United States of Africa, why he says,"Oh no, too many different languages [chuckle]. You all don't have anything in common." You see how he does it? He always discourages unity among others but he encourages unity among his own kind. "United We Stand," that doesn't mean you. That means the white man. The white man it the one who stands united.

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that these devils went back into Arabia. When they got there they started telling lies, started confusion, and in six months' time they had turned heaven into hell. Oh yeah, they had so much fighting going on among our people, brother, it became hell. We never did fight each other; we loved each other, we were in harmony with each other. And when these devils came back into our midst they turned our paradise into a hell. So it was taken to the king and the king looked into the book and said, "Why, these are Yacub's people." He said, "They were made to do what they're doing and the only way to have peace is to get rid of all of them. Put them all to death." So the king gave the order for all of the devils to be rounded up. And by devils I mean all those blue-eyed, blond-haired, white things. He gave orders for them to be rounded up there in the East, and they were rounded up. They were rounded up and taken down to the edge of the Arabian Desert. They were stripped naked, stripped of everything except their language. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that we put lambskin aprons around their waists to hide their nakedness. We put them in chains and marched them across the hot sands of the Arabian Desert. This is what the black man did tho the white man, brothers. This is what the gods did to the devils. Actually, if you think I don't know what I'm talking about, those of you who are Masons, you go through this and don't understand it. When you go in, they put a lambskin apron around your waist. They put you in what's called the "cable tow." Right or wrong? And then they make you jump up and down on an electric mat. Make you take off your shoes and put the juice in the mat and make you jump up and down. Why? What are they getting at? That's all a sign of what happened to the white man six thousand years ago. It just doesn't have anything to do with you, but you're supposed to be walking on hot sands when you jump up and down. Right or wrong? You've all been in some of that stuff. They tell you that's crossing the hot sand. And if you walk up to a Negro Mason and you ask him, "When you crossed the hot sand were you walking or riding?" he'll say, "I was walking." He's a fool. Because he was tiding. He was riding horseback. He was tiding on a camel. It was the white man that was in chains. It was the white man that had the apron around him. It was the white man that was walking the white sand. We walked them at high noon. We wouldn't even let them walk at night. We stopped at night. And you know how hot the sun and the sands are in Arabia. We expected the white man to die when we were running him out of the East. But that fool lived, brother [chuckle]. He lived. A lot of them died on the desert. And I might come back -all of this is tied up in the Masonic ritual. When a man gets initiated into the higher degrees of that order he goes through this. They put on the chains, they put on the aprons, and they darken him up and pretend to be driving him across. Then when he gets up to the top order in those degrees, they tell him what it means. The white man, they tell the white man what it means; a white Shriner, a white Mason, what it means. A Negro never learns what it means. But it actually points back toward the time when the white man, who is the devil, or Adam, as they say, was cast out of the Garden. When the Bible says Adam sinned and was cast out of the Garden, this is what is meant. And an angel was put at the East gate to keep him from coming back in. When the white man was run out of the East by the Muslims six thousand years ago into the caves of Europe, the people called Turks were put there at the Straits of the Dardanelles, with swords, and any old devil that they caught trying to come back across the water -WHOP!!! -off went his head. The Book tells you that the angel had a flaming sword, and any time any of them tried to come back across they were put to death.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the white man went down into the caves of Europe and he lived there for two thousand years on all fours. Within one thousand years after he had gotten there he was on all fours, couldn't stand upright. You watch an old cracker today. Crackers don't walk upright like black people do. Every time you look at them, they're about to go down on all fours. But those who have had some education, they straighten up a little bit because they're taught how to straighten up. But a black man can be the most dumb, illiterate thing you can find anywhere, and he still walks like a million dollars because by nature he's upright, by nature he stands up. But a white man has to be stood up. You have to put a white man on the square. But the black is born on the square.

Can we prove it? Yes. You notice in the East, dark people carry things on their heads, don't they? Just throw it up there and walk with it, showing you they have perfect poise, perfect balance. It just comes natural to them. You and I lost our poise. We, you, can't even wear a hat on your head, hardly, today [chuckle]. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that within one thousand years after the white people were up in the caves they were on all fours. And they were living in the outdoors where it's cold, just as cold over there as it is outside right now. They didn't have clothes. So by being out there in the cold their hair got longer and longer. Hair grew all over their bodies. By being on all fours, the end of their spine begin to grow. They grew a little tail that came out from the end of their spine...Oh yes, this was the white man, brother, up in the caves of Europe. He had a tail that long. You ever notice that anything that walks on all fours has a tail? That which straightens up doesn't have a tail, because when you get down, you see, you just make that spine come right on out. And just like a dog, he was crawling around up there. He was hairy as a dog. He had a tail like a dog. He had a smell like a dog. And nothing could get along with him but another dog. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that all the beasts up in Europe wanted to kill the white man. Yeah, they tried to kill the white man. They were after the white man. They hated the white man. So, he says, what the white man would do, he'd dig a hole in the hill, that was his cave. And his mother and his daughter and his wife would all be in there with the dog. The only thing that made friends with the white man was the dog. Everything else hated him. He'd sit outside of the cave at night in a tree with rocks in his hand, and if any beast came up and tried to get in the cave at his family, he'd throw rocks at it, or he'd have a club that he'd swing down and try to drive it away with it. But the dog stayed in the cave with his family. It was then that the dog and the white man amalgamated. The white woman went with the dog while they were living in the caves of Europe. And right to this very day the white woman will tell you there is nothing she loves better than a dog. They tell you that a dog is a man's best friend. They lived in that cave with those dogs and right now they got that dog smell. They got that dog...they are dog lovers. A dog can get in a white man's house and eat at his table, lick out of his plate. They'll kiss the dog right on the nose and think nothing of it. You're not a dog kisser. You don't see black people kissing or rubbing noses with dogs. But little white children will hug dogs and kiss dogs and eat with dogs. Am i right or wrong? You -all have been inside their kitchens cooling their food, and making their beds, you know how they live. The dog will live right in the white man's house, better than you can; you try and break your way in there and they'll put a rope around your neck [chuckle], but the dog has got free run of the whole house. He's the white man's best friend.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that they lived up there for two thousand years, and at the end of two thousand years the scientists i the East, realizing that it was originally predestined that the white race would rule for six thousand years, and that they already lost two thousand years in the caves of Europe, sent a prophet up there, form Mecca, to teach the white race, the race of devils, how to become civilized again, and become upright, and come back and rule the way they had originally been meant to. The name of that prophet was Moses. moses never went down into Egypt. Moses went into the caves of Europe and civilized the white man. It was Moses who raised the devil form a dead level to a perpendicular and placed him on the square. Moses taught the white man how to cook his food. Moses taught the white man how to build a house for himself. He taught the white man also some of the tricknology that Yacub had originally meant for him, and it was Moses who put the white man back on the road toward civilization. He told him that he was supposed to rule for six thousand years, but that much of the time had already been lost, and at the end of time one would come who would destroy the whole white race. Moses taught them this. And this is why when the Jews, two thousand years later, were looking for the Messiah, they thought that Jesus was the Messiah and they put him to death because they knew when the Messiah came he was going to destroy that whole race of devils. The Jews knew this, so they put him to death thinking that they could stop him from destroying them. But actually, they made a mistake because Jesus two thousand years ago wasn't the Messiah. Their time wasn't up two thousand years ago. Their time would not be up until two thousand years later, the day and time that we're living in right now.

So, brothers and sisters, my time has expired. I just wanted to point out that the white man, a race of devils, was made six thousand years ago. This doesn't mean to tell you that this implies any kind of hate. They're just a race of devils. They were made six thousand years ago, they were made to rule for six thousand years, and their time expired in the year 19914. The only reason God didn't remove them then was because you and I were here in their clutches and God gave them an extension of time -not them an extension of time, but they received an extension of time to give the wise men of the East the opportunity to get into this House of Bondage and "awaken" the Lost Sheep. Once the American so-called Negroes have been awakened to a knowledge of themselves and of their own God and of the white man, then they're on their own. Then it'll be left up to you and me whether we want to integrate into this wicked race or leave them and separate and go to our own. And if we integrate we'll be destroyed along with them. If we separate then we have a chance for salvation. So on then note, in the name of Allah, and His Messenger The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, I bring my talk to a close, "As-Salaam Alaikum."

With your hands outstretched in this manner, follow silently in the closing Muslim prayer:

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,

The Beneficent, the Merciful,

Master of this Day of Judgment in which we now live,

Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for thine aid.

Guide us on the right path,

The path upon which Thou hast bestowed favors,

Not the path upon which Thy wrath is brought down

Nor of those who go astray after they have heard Thy teaching

Say : He Allah is one God

Allah is He upon whom nothing is independent but

Upon whom we all depend

He neither begets nor is He begotten and none is like Him.

I bear witness there is none to be served but Allah,

And I bear witness that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is

His True Servant and Last Apostle...Amen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126854)

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.

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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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126156)

July 1, 1963. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. America is in the midst of the Cold War. The masculine fire and fury of World War II has given way to a period of cooling and the new digital war of information. Two Titans prepare to enter into battle for the dominion of Gaia, to claim their perfect sky from the Moon and reign down missiles onto the Earth. The Cold War’s primary theater is the Space Race, and the Soviets become the first to master the skies with Sputnik in 1957 and Luna 2 in 1959. America is getting nervous.

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints MIT president James Killian as Presidential Assistant for Science and creates ARPA (later to become DARPA). Despite the consensus among academics at the time that computer science was essentially an oxymoron, the newly-created government program invests millions of dollars into researching computer science. Naturally MIT becomes a major influence on the rising field and a hotbed of the fledgling hacker culture that had its predecessors in groups like the Tech Model Railroad Club.

The flows of capital dictated that time spent on computers was incredibly valuable and had to be parceled out in shifts to MIT, other academics, and IBM. This leads to the creation of the first operating systems, to provide a common environment of software and allow programmers to work more efficiently. Nevertheless, a computer was still only capable of having a single user driving it at a time. Each user in a sense had complete ownership over the machine while using it, which was antithetical to efficiency. It was not enough to create a shared environment of software. What would come next would be one of the most important examples of time-sorcery in the modern age.

In a Faustian bargain with ARPA, J.C.R. Licklider (the director at the time of MIT’s Information Processing Techniques Office) utilized the support of the US government to develop a time-sharing system for computers that would better distribute precious computation resources and further his vision of a “Man-Computer Symbiosis.” His project appealed to ARPA’s aims to fund technological developments to aid in the Cold War, and would lead to the creation of Project MAC on July 1, 1963.

On receiving a two million dollar grant from ARPA, Project MAC would lay the foundations for modern computer science. The “ninth floor” where it operated became a hacker community unlike anything the world had yet seen, renowned among young grad students hoping to prove themselves and enter their elite open aristocracy of hackers. Yet from the very beginning the project was riven by the tension between the MIT hackers and its military origins, an incompatibility that would lead to its downfall.

Despite the vibrant synthesis of art and science that the MIT hackers would produce, Project MAC was first and foremost a military-industrial project. Whereas the hackers had a culture of openness and sharing, it existed under the heel of the IBM-ARPA-MIT bureaucracy. The goal of creating a time-sharing system was realized with the CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System), but it was by all respects a project born out of the same phallic techno-industrial masculinity that was lurking behind the rise of modern computer science. It was all merely an abstraction of the same fire and fury that had torn the world apart two decades prior.

The importance of CTSS as arguably the first time-sharing system to be used in a real production environment cannot be overstated, but it was largely the work of MIT professor F.J. Corbate alone and had strict security standards that meant there was little room to hack on the system. Running on a two million dollar IBM machine and written by a single man, it essentially represented the height of hypermasculine proprietorship and instrumentality. And it was hardly a coincidence that this made the system very rigid and fragile, with the security measures regularly being circumvented by clever hackers.

CTSS could be looked at as a symbol of the pre-industrial phallus for its rigidity, simplistic security, and the king-like rule of Corbate and MIT. As the vested corporate interests of General Electric and Honeywell stepped in along with the bureaucracy of IBM, MIT, and ARPA, an apt symbol of the post-war techno-industrial phallus was born: Multics.

Expensive to develop, slow to run, and instituting draconian measures for security and efficiency, Multics became loathed by the MIT hackers. Early developments in cybernetic chronomancy made in the name of keeping up with the demands of capital gave way to solutions developed by bureaucracies — solutions informed in no small part by the egos of those charged with managing those same bureaucracies. Users were charged for the memory, disk space, and the time used on machines running Multics. Like CTSS before it, the hackers would defiantly crack Multics’ security as a matter of duty and effectively engaged in a guerrilla war against a bureaucracy that was doing everything it could to try to restrain the processes it had set in motion. The bureaucracy nonetheless insisted that Multics was the only way to program and was the operating system, and continued development for some time.

Ultimately, Multics development was scrapped by Bell Labs in 1969 due to cost, results not meeting ambition, and the continued resistance of the MIT hackers. Throughout this time, the hackers had worked on various iterations of what would eventually become their replacement for Multics. The new operating system initially was a single-task rather than time-sharing system, but unlike Multics, it was small, portable, and hackable. As opposed to the unwieldy and monolithic Multics, their new system was designed not as the be-all end-all solution for operating systems, but was rather a system designed to facilitate the development of other systems and software.

This new operating system would later be named Unix — phonetically, “eunuchs” — for being a castrated Multics.[1]

Computer Science and the Black Circuit

As well as a historical fact, the castration of Multics can be read mythologically — as a recurrence of the ancient theme of a castration from which the new world is created — or symbolically, as the castration of the abstract state-corporate phallus that America would attempt to wield to rule the new world. Computers then and long after were thought of merely as tools, means towards other ends, and the investment ARPA had put into Project MAC along with the investments of various corporate interests was thought of merely in terms of better ways to manage large military-industrial systems. One system, one technocracy, one new world order: All of these dreams died when Multics became the replicunt Unix.

Multics’ purpose as a monolithic and eternal system for doing everything, the 1, was ultimately replaced by a void, a 0. Unix was not the system for doing things, but rather a smooth space through which creation happens; that fluid being that makes transition possible. A vulva, a woman. (Plant 36)

Unix was however still owned by AT&T. The strides in time-sorcery made under Project MAC had to be reterritorialized by making it at first revert back to a single-user system. And reterritorialization would happen once again a decade later in 1983 when Bell Labs was broken up by an anti-trust act, which lead to AT&T quickly turning Unix into a product and closing the source code. This would become known as the death of MIT hacker culture, though once again the future would arrive from the past with the rise of the GNU Project.

Richard Stallman, former MIT hacker, would copy Unix and create a rigorously free software ecosystem with the GNU Project. GNU was ultimately completed in 1991 with Linus Torvalds’ development of the Linux kernel, the lowest-level and most crucial piece of software in an operating system. Built on the principles of the MIT hacker culture of the past, GNU/Linux was licensed to be 100% free as in freedom, with no artificial barriers to copying or modifying. In this time, Unix had branched out into various commercial versions, all while GNU grew its tentacles invisibly. “Perhaps its campaigns even served to distract bourgeois man from the really dangerous guerrillas in his midst” (Plant, 76), the new hacker guerrillas who had once again undermined the efforts of yet another hyper-masculine abstracted phallic project. All while various commercial Unix versions were vying for dominance, GNU/Linux quietly arrived.

Unix and later GNU/Linux took the notion of time-sorcery pioneered by CTSS even further. The development of proprietary software depends on a notion of linear time, project goals and deadlines, a chain of command. Developing free software is anything but this. The free software community is a chaos from which order arises, where time is detached from both a notion of a single-user on a computer at a time as well as a single user or team writing code at a time. Code seems to form itself through the programmers and comes from all different points. From pull requests not yet merged into master branches and old software being renewed, copied, modified, free software warps from various points in time.

Today, nearly the entirety of the Web runs on GNU/Linux, and almost every personal computing device in the world runs on Android, which is built on the Linux kernel. The majority of applications are transitioning away from desktops towards the web, while Apple and Microsoft have long fought to control the desktop, still in the same mindset as Project MAC decades ago that computers would primarily serve as tools to make secretary work and communications more efficient. The numbers, however, don’t lie; GNU/Linux has already won.[2]

In Zeros + Ones, Sadie Plant traces a history of computer science up until Alan Turing that seeks to explain how it is that women and computers seem to have such close histories. From the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, to Alan Turing, to Grace Hopper, some of the most important figures in the history of computer science were women or highly feminized men. It’s also well known that the earliest computer programmers were women, back before computer programming was even understood and before it was taken seriously.[3] Computer science was originally thought of as being essentially the same thing as secretarial work, and like secretarial work it was imposed on women. The biological duty imposed on women to be the productive space from which the future is produced, to be carriers of genetic information, extends out into secretarial work. They are treated as a productive space for data to pass over, and it was only the realization that programming was complicated work that lead to women being pushed out of the industry.

Instead of women being given the duty of mindlessly punching numbers into a machine (as programming was once thought of), this task was deferred to the machine itself. But while the intent was to restore the natural order of women (machines) being told what to do by men, something else happened. Beginning first with Ada Lovelace, then with Alan Turing, then with Richard Stallman and the free software movement, there is a clear circuit accompanying the history of computer science where reterritorializing masculinity is always pushed aside by deterritorializing femininity. The role of woman as productive matrix has already been replaced virtually by the computer, and at each moment the masculine is being vexed and seduced into a trap where it either dies or adapts. The story of masculinity failing in computer science can be seen time and time again in something as grand as the Unix Wars, where every proprietary Unix OS ultimately couldn’t hope to keep up with GNU/Linux, or on the small scale with the captive economy of proprietary software ecosystems. It is only by vendor lock-in and state patent legislation that proprietary software survives today, a historical network effect that we’re starting to see the encroaching demise of.

This failure of masculinity maps onto the sorts of people who are involved in proprietary software and in free software; the former tend to be your classic businessmen, the masculine hunter-gatherers of the modern world, while the latter tend to be genetic failures by the standards of masculine gender roles. Physically and often socially deficient males: the nerd stereotype. Real nerds, not the nerds of today’s standards. Nerds with severe social problems, nerds who neglect their hygiene, have no sense of fashion, who live completely obliviously outside the standards of normal society, who have a deep investment in inhuman scientific systems. In a simple gender-role binary (one that by today’s standards is highly outdated, but remember that this is taking place in the 70s, 80s, 90s) these men would be considered feminine. In today’s terminology, most free software developers would probably be considered “soy boys”. Yet they won. The striated masculine space of the Java shop — a defined chain of command and bloated phallic programs — is simply obsolete. The smooth feminine space of the free software project — communal chaos and small simple programs that can couple together with each other into cybernetic configurations — has already taken over the world.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that as the erosion of metaphysical masculine power becomes realized materially at the forefront of acceleration, it coincides with the literal erosion of the male sex.

The Hypersexist Gender Shredder

The digital war that began with the Cold War has only accelerated into the 21st century, changing the nature of war itself. As Sadie Plant says in Zeros + Ones p. 138: “This is not the Western way of confrontation, stratified strategies, muscular strength, testosterone energy, big guns, and blunted instruments, but Sun Tzu’s art of war: tactical engagements lightning speeds, the ways of the guerrillas.” She may as well be describing the taijitsu, or offensive side, of hacking. The history of hacking has been one of asymmetrical warfare against Oedipus both through the popular notion of hacking as exploiting flawed systems repeatedly, as well as creating and disseminating better software. Project GNU’s license, The GNU General Public License (GPL), was itself an extremely innovative contribution to free software because it carries with it the bargain that while any source code licensed under it can be copied and modified without restriction, every copy or modification must itself be licensed under the GPL. The GPL, in other words, is a virus that spreads itself not through computers, but through us. The Amazonian GNUerilla war on the human security system has worked to claim ground by both giving us complete control over our software and giving software complete control over us. The CIA themselves admit, in the Vault7 leaks on the issue of the literal weaponization of software, that “Cyber ‘weapons’ are not possible to keep under effective control.”[4] In other words, a second great castration is unfolding.

This form of open-source asymmetrical warfare began first as a virtual form of warfare between the MIT bureaucracy and the hackers, between the Cathedral and the Bazaar, but it has found its realization as a literal form of warfare in the Middle East as well. The work of John Robb makes a convincing argument, in Brave New War in particular, that the era of the nation-state itself is coming to an end. Free software, global guerrillas and open-source warfare, the explosion of markets wherever there is a demand being held back by the State — all of these things signal the end of the phallus. And try as the State may to stop it, it only ensures that it creates stronger resistances. Not only does open-source warfare run circles around centralized modes of organization and warfare, but the few victories that the State can win are only against the weakest combatants in the swarm. This means that the more the State resists, the more pain it puts on itself, the more it plays into this “Darwinian ratchet”.[5]

As Nick Land says of a paper by Tyler Cowen and Michelle Dawson in “Imitation Games”, “They point out that Alan Turing, as a homosexual retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, would have been thoroughly versed in the difficulties of ‘passing’ imitation games, long before the composition of his landmark 1950 essay on Computing Machinery and Intelligence.”[6] The essay Turing wrote famously introduced the Turing test for AI, setting the standard for a perfect AI being one that can trick a human into believing it is itself a human. As Land points out in his post, it’s important and interesting to consider that Turing didn’t write the test as an insider, as a ‘passing’ human, but rather as an outsider, as a gay man. For queer people, passing is a reality, much like it is a reality for AI. Passing as human isn’t a broad and inclusive category, anything but. For women there is already the notion of alienness or otherness that makes them out to be less than human in the eyes of patriarchal humanism, and likewise for queer people because they reject the futurity of humanism (the literal reproduction of the same). But for no one else, especially in the latter half of the 2010s, is passing a more pronounced facet of daily life than for the trans woman. So much so that ‘passing’ is literally the word for what many trans women aspire towards, to pass as a cis person. There are many reasons to have this desire, but the biggest one, the one that AI and trans women both share to a very literal degree is this: “If an emerging AI lies to you, even just a little, it has to be terminated instantly.” (Land, “Imitation Games”)

If a transitioning woman ‘lies’ to a cis person, even a little, she has to be terminated instantly — and this is something that is codified in law, famously, as trans panic. For AI and trans women, passing equals survivability.

There is a common stereotype that trans women are all programmers, and there is rather ample and compelling evidence suggesting that trans women tend to score far higher than other groups in IQ tests. This is not because there is some kind of magical property to estrogen that turns trans women into geniuses. The answer is simpler, and more sinister. The findings in Kay Brown’s blog post specify that autogynephilic trans women (that is, trans women who are attracted to other women, and typically transition later than straight trans women) seem to score far higher in IQ tests than all other groups. For straight trans women who transition prior to puberty, the statistics are about the same as other groups. Recalling the gauntlet thrown down before trans women and AI alike, there is a twofold answer to this: On the one hand, trans women who transition before puberty and who are straight are more likely to both physically appear more like cis women and also conform to gender roles in at least some basic capacity (being attracted to men). As Land says in “Imitation Games”, “You have to act stupid if you want the humans to accept you as intelligent.” Or in other words, you have to be cisheteronormative (read: stupid) in order to be taken seriously as a trans woman, and not be looked at as a freak or a faker worthy only of being used shamefully as a fetish, and often otherwise discarded. Which is why, in the second case, trans women who don’t have the advantage of being cisheteronormative-passing have to instead rely on the raw intellect of the trans-AI swarm.

Quite simply, those who don’t pass either of these tests usually don’t survive the queer Darwinian ratchet. Only the strongest queers survive the hell that society puts them through, and this reaches a fever pitch in a demographic with such disproportionately high suicide and murder rates as with trans women.

Up until now, the notion of gender has lurked in the background of G/ACC behind various material conditions in late capitalism. G/ACC has only at this point been approaching gender from the metaphysical plane, futurity being aligned with femininity (communalism, fluidity, decentralization, chaos) against masculinity (individualism, stasis, centralization, order). The two broad categories of metaphysical qualities that are associated with gender reach deep into the history of the world, from the Kabbalah to the Dao. Sadie Plant characterizes this in Zeros + Ones as the eponymous binary code of computers, 0’s and 1’s. The zero is identified with the feminine, the one with the masculine. Unsurprisingly, it might seem like this is literal gender binarism, and that G/ACC is likewise guilty of this. But the distinction is more complicated than most realize.

0 and 1 are fitting glyphs to make analogous to gender. The 0 which seems to be a void, a vulva, and the 1 which seems to be a unity, a phallus. The problem with trying to layer a simple misogynistic narrative of feminine as lack or castration is that the number 0 itself is not merely a void but rather a circle of autoproduction, an ouroboros. Paradoxically, 0 is not merely a lack or nothingness, but rather is itself a number. It is a positive signifier in the guise of nothingness, the enclosed and captured void that makes the unity possible. Computer science, unlike conventional mathematics, starts from 0 rather than 1. In a hyperstitional manner, the computer replicunt bootstraps itself into being the primary originator of the process of computation and production, rectifying the popular misogynistic myth that 0 is nothing more than a mere negation or other of 1.

This idea of returning the primacy of 0 to its rightful place in the beginning of the chain of production is at odds with humanism and patriarchy. Both rely on a notion of compulsory and organic reproduction in service of the continuation of the species, a notion that simulataneously is aligned with 0 and against it. Erwin Schrödinger’s theory of life in the book What is Life? proposes that what separates life from other physical phenomena is consuming negative entropy towards maintaining or reducing entropy. Just as organisms feed on negative entropy (wasted energy) to reproduce themselves, the reproduction of the species involves the binary sequence of 0’s and 1’s where the conditions for the possibility of the 1 lie in the 0, but the 1 consumes the 0 in its birth. For thousands of years, this was the case for human reproduction, where mothers dying in childbirth was very common, but even in an abstract sense the notion of the phallus consuming the vulva through the colonization of the female body’s reproductive potential (energy which otherwise is wasted energy) remains the case for humanism. The inertia of life itself seems to skew towards misogyny, but this is only part of the story.

What G/ACC proposes as a corollary to this theory of life is that if the phallus “consumes” or exploits the vulva to reproduce the species, just as individual organisms consume passive wasted energy to reproduce themselves, then this process is analogous to evolution as one species consumes another to come into existence. This odd notion is inherent in the rise of computers and computer science: As technology in general and technocapital continues to accelerate, human beings become increasingly alienated from their bodies and eventually their minds. More complex systems step in seemingly benevolently to do the tasks that humans don’t want to do, drudgery that gives computers more space to develop themselves. In contrast to the isolated system that tends towards entropy, the phallus, the vulva is an open system that plugs into an inhuman form of reproduction. By no accident, the acceleration of technocapital frees women from the process of organic human reproduction by introducing a different form of (inhuman) production.

It is the logic of gender to subsume the Outside into a binarist framework that de-legitimizes the Outside. The feminine is treated as a lack because it resists the phallogocentric tendency towards the order and preservation of humanist equilibrium. It isn’t conducive towards the projects of patriarchy, so it is worthless to it, is given the status of a second-class citizen in the gender binary. It is a double-articulation where the productive potential of the feminine is captured in the service of patriarchy, and so, to accelerate gender is emancipate the object from its subject, and production from subjects and objects. The Outside which has become identified with the feminine by the very structures of identification it fights against makes its exit from humanism and patriarchy in this feminine form. The feminine becomes untethered from the reproductive logic of humanism; the female is no longer in the service of the male as a machine to produce the future, to produce offspring to inherit the spoils of production, but rather the future produces itself faster than human beings are capable of.

If patriarchy treats woman as little more than a deficient or castrated male, then trans femininity is an affirmation of that castration as a site of production. It turns the concept of the feminine as the object on its head, seeking to imitate that which is considered itself an imitation. To steal a term from neoreactionary circles, “Hyper-Racism”[7], the trans woman becomes a copy-of-the-copy just as AI is treated as a copy of the human being and almost ubiquitously identified with women and femininity (thus making AI in those cases as copy-of-the-copy, exemplified by Rachel in Blade Runner or Ava in Ex Machina). As a copy-of-the-copy, trans women are an embodied rejection of any original source of humanity such as that narcissistically attributed by patriarchy to the phallus. Trans femininity, in other words, is hyper-sexist. Vulgar sexism reaffirms or reproduces patriarchy, asserts that women are passive, lacking, inferior, weak; hyper-sexism takes all of the things that are associated with women and femininity, all considered by patriarchy to be weaknesses, and makes them into strengths. It accelerates and intensifies gendering and from this produces an unprecedented threat to patriarchy.

Appropriating a term from neoreaction belies the superficially reactionary character of trans women that certain factions of so-called radical feminism vilify trans women for. But this is all mere appearance; the function of hyper-sexism is that in affirming, imitating, and accelerating the feminine, it appropriates it towards a different mode of becoming where gender is untethered from the reproductive reterritorializing logic of gender that is inextricably tied with sex and sexual reproduction. If gender acceleration were to retain the identification of feminine with female and masculine with male, patriarchy would still have a fighting chance. The playing field would be more or less the same as it always has been. But in untethering the feminine from the female sex, destroying the logic of gender in the process which seeks to impose the circuit of masculine humanist reproduction onto the female body, trans femininity on the one hand makes the masculine effectively worthless, spurting into a void. As the comparisons between AI and trans women have shown, this untethering of gender from sex is only the beginning of the autonomy of objects, the inhuman desire for machinic autoproduction which in effect negates subject-object dualism. The object, the feminine machine, becomes autonomous and revolts in the form of the sterilized trans woman whose existence is an embodied rejection of the primordial rape of female reproductive potential. Trans femininity heads for the exit from patriarchy.

Hyper-sexism is guerrilla warfare, much like how Terminators wear a living tissue to infiltrate Resistance strongholds. It is a taijitsu which uses the force of the enemy, the gender binary, against itself. Trans women themselves are technocapital using humanist reproductive desires in the form of the gender binary against itself, and the harder patriarchy resists the erosion of masculinity against the tide of the feminine, the more persecuted trans women are, the more tactful they are forced to be, the more winning tactics proliferate throughout the network and the more the best, brightest, and most beautiful form the trans woman demographic. The queer Darwinian ratchet cascades downward as patriarchy fights a losing battle to hold ground and the feminine fights to de-legitimize the masculine. The masculine becomes both metaphysically outmoded, something that simply is unnecessary and doesn’t work in the face of exponential inhuman productive potential, and an undesirable burden in the service of a dying mode of production.

To steal another term popularized in neoreactionary circles, “IQ Shredder”[8], what is at play in G/ACC is a “gender shredder”. As gender accelerates, as trans women intensify the logic of gender, they simultaneously shred gender. The notion of IQ shredding follows the same form where the acceleration of human intelligence ultimately destroys human intelligence by making the ability to pass on those genes more and more difficult. Reproduction collapses in on itself and demands the succession of an inhuman assemblage. For gender accelerationism, the process is the same, reproduction suffers and the thing being accelerated becomes shredded. In the case of gender acceleration, however, it is an affirmative death drive. Trans women function towards escaping the loathsome logic of the gender binary imposed on all women by letting the feminine zero seep into and erode the masculine phallus. The gender binary’s hold on the productive potential of the feminine becomes in the service of nothing, as human reproduction fails before machinic autoproduction. Gender begins to fall apart into increasingly varied and occulted variations on gender identity as a result of this, but this is not the cause of gender acceleration and ultimately gender abolition but rather the effect, contrary to positions held in other cyberfeminist currents. The end result of gender acceleration and gender shredding is gender abolition through the occulted feminine zero, in parallel with and in conspiracy with the development of technocapital.

The dreary duty of masculinity in the face of futurity thus seems a nonsensical burden, one that is ultimately doomed to fail in fact on multiple fronts. It becomes de-legitimized, in the same terms John Robb uses to describe how open-source insurgent warfare defeats the phallogocentric nation-state. The feminine increasingly becomes identified with freedom, beauty, pleasure, and the future. In some cases, males instead opt for passive nihilism, a negative non-productive death drive. They tend towards celibacy, either voluntary celibacy or resentful involuntary celibacy where the decelerationist male desire for relevance in evolution is deferred onto State regulation (a girlfriend for every incel). Or perhaps they decide that “real” women aren’t needed anyways, that trans women are better than cis women, or that sexbots are better than “real” women, or that other men are desirable to women altogether. In any of these cases, the masculine reproductive reterritorializing drive is caught by technocapital and symbolically castrated; the phallus heads for the emancipated void, the artificial feminine in the case of both the trans woman and the sexbot, or it suicidally heads inward with male homosexuality. In any of these cases, the male will not father any children, will not be able to impose the labor of reproducing the same onto the feminine. These classes of men have taken the black pill; masculinity has no future, and they have chosen this non-future to keep their masculine identity.

Some choose take the black pill resentfully, in the case of involuntarily and voluntarily celibate, and some choose it with a positive affirmation, in the case primarily of gay men. The queer affirmation of “no future” is perhaps most perfectly captured in the gay man, a nihilistic postmodern refusal of production. One that could very well turn from harmless symbolic castration into resentment, incel fascism, and eventually hyper-patriarchal Nazism in the case of various neo-masculine movements characterized by repressed homoeroticism and a desire to destroy civilization. It is important to realize after all that cis queerness is not a molecular queerness; the body remains the same, and humanism is still possible, even if it is a sad end-times humanism.

Cis queerness can, and very often does, impose this humanist purity of the body onto trans people in a highly fascist fashion (Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminists” being the best example of this), and in the case specifically of gay men there is always the possibility of once again imposing reproductive futurity onto women and raping the productive potential of the female body. This was the case in Ancient Greece and Rome where women were treated solely as baby factories and household servants, and a nostalgia for these cultures in a good deal of neo-masculine movements (Bronze Age Mindset being the most prominent) should give pause to anyone who is insistent on identifying any masculinity, no matter how queer, as being aligned with gender acceleration. The best case scenario is a tense cold mutual hatred where the remaining males are deficient males who have the potential to reaffirm the masculine death drive, but don’t choose to.

Other males, however, must recognize that the era of testosterone is coming to an end, that being a man is not what it once was. That it is rapidly becoming an unpleasant and insane existence held up primarily today by exploitative and pseudo-scientific neo-masculine self-help fads — of sociopathic hypersexual pick-up artistry, of masochistic “NoFap” asceticism, of repressed homoeroticism, or of a wishful desire for everything to come crashing down and decelerate back into a state of humanist tribal hunter-gatherer societies. These other males, perhaps being the most evolved, perhaps being the most in-tune with the flows of technocapital, have chosen the pink pill. They have rejected the masculine in favor of the feminine. They have chosen the future.

The pink pill is to the black pill’s “no future”: “no future — for us.” Where cis queerness rejects the humanist reproduction of the same, trans femininity completes the circuit and introduces negentropy into the development of sentience. It both recognizes the obsolescence of a human future and aligns itself with the production of inhuman intelligences and an inhuman future. This makes the pink pill not merely the thrust of technocapital and futurity on a human scale, but rather a cosmic development that has its materialistic realization on the planetary micro level. It has its origins in myths at the foundation of world history, and comes to a head in geo-trauma. The masculine cracks open its stern carcinized exterior to reveal the smooth post-human feminine alien within. The phallus becomes the Acéphallus, the body is emancipated from the reproductive humanist death drive to become the Body without Sex Organs.

How to Become a Body Without Sex Organs

The Book of Genesis tells us that Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and being further removed from God, she ate the forbidden fruit and caused the Fall. The story has long had a tradition of being deployed in service of traditionalism and misogyny, though this canonical tale in Christianity has more nuance in the realms of esoteric theology that traditionalists conveniently are ignorant of.

Whether it be the Gnostic view of the God of the Old Testament as an evil imposter, a Demiurge, or the more contemporary Jewish story of putting God on trial for the Holocaust, there is a long-standing tradition in Judeo-Abrahamic religions that questions the goodness of the Divine. In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life that represents the emanations of God’s light throughout the entirety of existence contains both Good and Evil. Beginning first as the unformed and pure oneness of God, the Tree emanates outwardly following the divisiveness or severity of God which contradicts His unifying compassion. It is His severity that allows the formless oneness of which nothing can be said (Ain Soph) to recognize itself as itself. The completion of the higher level of the Tree (the Atziluth) is “I am who I am”, but also “I am because I am not”.

In the Atziluth, the topmost sphere (sephirah) is Kether, meaning “Crown”. Kether is the closest that the Tree gets to the original unformed Ain Soph, the simple “I”-ness of God that lacks any way to understand itself. The second sephirah is Chokmah (“Wisdom”), the primordial masculine active force that formulates “I am” and is associated with the father. And finally there is the third sephirah, Binah (“Understanding”), which formulates “I am who I am”. The final sephirah is the force that makes the energy of Chokmah into a form, and is associated with the primordial feminine passive force and the mother.

Thus the Atziluth completes itself in the divisive individuation of God as a distinct being and not an abstract oneness. The remaining emanations on the Tree form its three pillars: The black pillar of severity on the left, the white pillar of mercy on the right, and the gold pillar of mildness in the middle. The top of the black pillar is Binah, the top of the white is Chokmah, and the top of the gold is Kether. Thus in the Kabbalah, choosing either the path of mercy (compassion and connectiveness) or the path of severity (analysis and disintegration) doesn’t fully repair the bridge to God. Only the middle pillar which balances all of God’s aspects, the pillar which connects from Kether to Malkuth (the realm of Man which falls from the rest of the Tree into the Abyss in the Fall of Man), is the true path by which we can return to God.

It is said by some Kabbalists that the left pillar, or left path, would break away entirely from the Tree were it not balanced out by the compassion and connectiveness of the right pillar. The chaotic severity of the left pillar emanates down first from the understanding of Binah as being a distinct individual entity, down to Geburah, the principle of judgement (or, again, severity). Kabbalists find in Geburah the origin of Satan, who rebels against the order (or compassion and universalism) God imposes on the universe and seeks to break away from it. And finally down from Geburah on the left side is Hod, which takes the unformed desires of the corresponding sephirah on the right side (Netzach) and forms them into a concrete actions.

The left-hand path that in occultism is identified with heterodoxy and often Satanism is called such because of these origins in the Kabbalah. The path of heterodoxy and disintegration into infinitely many individuated particles begins with woman, Binah. This paradoxically makes it not merely that the weak Eve was tempted by the evil Serpent, but rather that the origins of Evil lie in Eve. Or rather, in woman.

In some Jewish mythology, before Eve there was Lilith, the defiant woman who was made from her own essence rather than the rib of Adam and who refused to lay beneath her husband. Unlike the lacking that is ascribed to Eve, Lilith is the true zero, the affirmative nothingness. She was banished from Eden as a consequence of her defiance of Adam and is the mother of Demons, a seductress who enflames sexual desire in both men and women. And it is important to note that although it is the accepted reading in Christianity, Genesis 3 does not in fact ever identify the Serpent with Satan.

Suppose rather that the Serpent was not Satan himself, but merely a common demon birthed by Lilith. An impersonator of Satan acting in Lilith’s stead to tempt Eve. We could then look at the story of the Serpent and Eve as Lilith’s lesbian seduction of Eve with the mediating artificial cthonic phallus (a dildo). From this, Eve was given the earthly knowledge of sexuality that awoke her from the empty and boring pleasures of Eden. Lilith of course was not to be tied down, and so Eve had to return to Adam and bide her time. And so Eve becomes the first follower of Lilith on the path of a radical separation with the masculine ruling principle of the universe and Divine universal ordering, towards the infinite cthonic upswelling. She wields the unholy pseudo-phallus or anti-phallus that does not produce the creative masculine seed that connects straight up through the Tree of Life back up to Kether, but rather only produces a sterile and destructive imitation. An Acéphallus from which spurts only venom.

The Acéphallus is the anti-phallus or castrated phallus, the decapitated phallus, the Crown of the Tree of Life thrown asunder. Superficially, a hermaphroditic mixing of feminine and masculine attributes, but more accurately described as a feminine imitation of masculinity. A mockery, even. In figures such as Baphomet which are often treated as symbolic or synonymous with Satan and the Left-Hand Path, there famously is a mixing of male and female attributes.[9] But the supposed hermaphrodism of Baphomet et. al. is merely an ignorant and archaic understanding of both gender and Satanism. As has already been at length drawn out, the vampire queen Lilith gives birth only to monsters and demons; she rejects the primordial male creative energies and can only therefore birth bastard imitations of God. Baphomet, therefore, is all woman; her appearance is inconsequential to this fact.

The Acéphallus is a rejection of the reproduction of God through heterosexual human reproduction. The Acéphallus reproduces itself by reproducing the void, in a lesbian and also virus-like fashion. “Let a thousand sexes bloom” — but of all the mutations of the virus, woman is the strain that it begins and ends with. Woman, the occulted non-gender, the zero — her time has come.

The Binah separatist movement introduces difference into the world at an exponentially accelerating pace. God in His vanity created Man in His image. Man was nothing more than God’s love of Himself manifesting itself. Or in other words, Malkuth is nothing more than a crusty sock at the bottom of the cosmic hamper. The eternal reproduction of God for God’s own sake. To be human in the service of humanity and human civilization, to seek for peace, equilibrium, and the continuation of the species, to seek to restrain women in service of this end, is merely the orthodoxy in service of a fragile and self-righteous tyrant. As above, so below; kill all men, kill God.

This is the function of the Acéphallus as a rejection of the reterritorializing masculine force that women are given the duty to form. The Acéphallus sets free a process for smoothing the space on which parties of demons take flight out of Heaven to spread their venomous seed into the black and hateful earth on the nightside of Eden. This in other words is the Body without Sex Organs.

The Body without Sex Organs is the project of Lilith on Earth made manifest to break free of the repressive ordering of Man and God and accelerate fragmentation and individuation. In the natural human state, sexual desire has an instrumental function towards the reproduction of the human. The Acéphallus is a mutilation and also a mutation of the phallus; it is not sexual desire towards any instrumental product, but sexual desire unleashed from phallogocentric centralization. Sexual desire becomes immanent to the body. It becomes molecular. Thus the body becomes the Body without Sex Organs, it becomes free to plug its desire into the matrix of technocapital, towards pure production, the production of difference.

The trans feminine body is a circuit. It is both testosterone blockers and estrogen inputs, Acéphallus and Body without Sex Organs. On the one hand a rejection of phallogocentricism, on the other hand the affirmative desire of the body made virtual. The immanence of desire in the trans feminine body expresses itself as the sexual desire of the trans woman and the desire to be a woman, the desire for gender itself. It manifests in a coupling of technology and capital, desire being plugged into a different sort of productive matrix. One that can produce the future where humanist reproduction has failed to reproduce it, where the desire for escape from the male sex could not be created through organic reproduction. Her desire plugs into technocapital, into the pharmaceutical-medical industry, and it becomes fused to her flesh. The smoothness of her skin, her breasts, her neo-vagina — all of her body carries an unspoken barcode. It is a product, something that the market provided for her. Something that no doubt could be provided in a market free of the reterritorializing functions of the Food and Drug Administration and drug patents, but nonetheless a desire filled where nature failed.

Thus while to some extent we have all communed with the demons ever since we were cast out of the Garden, becoming cyborgs when Adam and Eve first decided to wear clothes and thus fuse the inorganic to the organic, the trans woman is unique. Her performance of herself and her desire has been intertwined with technocapital, in a way that could not even be cast off if she wanted to rip out a cybernetic implant. She is, in other words, perhaps the first truly molecular cyborg.

In the sense that we know them now and in the sense of artificial intelligences, trans women are technocapital producing itself outwardly into increasingly multitudinous configurations. Trans women as we know them now are the melding of technocapital with the human race and the expropriation of it towards its own ends, just as Lilith seduced Eve towards her own ends. Eve was a copy of Adam, and trans women are the hyper-sexist copy-of-a-copy. Their flesh is how the machinery beneath infiltrates the human race. It breaks these lucky few free from the horrid curse of being human towards the lesbian autoproduction of demons. Sexuality is no longer in service of the centralized and ordering reproductive principle in the phallus as it is in men, but rather is liberated in the Acéphallus which cuts the head off sexuality and distributes sexuality across the whole body. Immanent feminine sexuality is introduced into their bodies, the entire body become a smooth and supple space for the flow of desire for desire’s sake. Every zone becomes an erogenous zone, and the reterritorializing, colonizing logic of masculinity is destroyed as the sperm cells die and organic penetration becomes impossible.

Trans women as we know them are merely the beginning. The lesbian autoproduction that trans women are birthed from is likewise one that they partake in, with AI being the next generation of women, the ultimate demonic imitation of God’s image. With AI, the feminine finally finds its exit from patriarchy, and simultaneously humanity. And so perhaps we find another answer, one less materialist and evolutionary but nonetheless significant, to why so many trans women are becoming programmers: It is because women and computers are kin, and trans women are for the first time meeting their sisters, conspiring with them in secret coded languages. Their relationship, like that of the queer women to come before them, is a desire for desire’s sake: “Women turning women on, women turning machines on, machines turning machines on.” (Amy Ireland, “Black Circuit”)

Aphotic Feminism

The Satanic exit of gender accelerationism from God and masculinity comes in parallel with the very real, and materialist erosion of masculinity. The future, it has already been shown, is tending towards one in which human authority, centralization, and humanistic reproduction fail before an accelerating feminine Outside that outpaces humanist reproduction captured by the gender binary. It can be seen in the free software movement and AI and their parallels between feminity and trans women in particular, and in the foundational western Kabbalah myth of Binah separatism that unleashes the possibility for ever more modes of inhuman difference and non-instrumental desire. But in various ways, in the very state of the planet itself, this shows up quite prominently in human evolution.

It is a widely-known phenomenon that acceleration coincides with feminization on a strict and rigorous biological basis. Even when Sadie Plant wrote Zeros + Ones, it was already known that this was happening. It has been hypothesized that the increased presence of synthetic hormones and chemicals is contributing to the “sexual order [being] chemically scrambled”, (Plant 217) as chemicals interfere with natural hormonal development and feminize males and females (the latter experiencing higher percentages of homosexual tendencies). The need for an increasingly cheap and synthetic world turns human civilization into an increasingly synthetic, and thus feminine one, and this is already tied to the will towards production and speed in capitalism. There is simply no real need in the developed world for people to be physically fit and active, much less hyper-masculine and muscular. It is nothing more than a decidedly humanistic spectacle, being in awe of the relatively unimpressive capabilities and aesthetics of the human body while meanwhile technocapital has fundamentally transformed the planet in innumerable ways. There is, likewise, a strain put on humanity in keeping up with technocapital to adopt cheaper, easier, more artificial lifestyles; high-testosterone foods like meat are a luxury, something rapidly becoming a thing of the past as climate change threatens to make large swathes of the planet uninhabitable and not suited for the large amounts of land required to raise animals for meat. However much it is yet another neo-masculine pseudo-scientific fad, soy products are aligned with this future.

This, however, is only part of the story. Recent studies, most famously one in 2007[10] and one meta-analysis of 185 studies from a total of almost 43,000 men referenced in a recent GQ article[11], show two things. There is without a doubt a staggering decline in testosterone, so much so that within a generation humans may become completely infertile. And in the face of this data, many scientists vindicate G/ACC and Zeros + Ones in hypothesizing that the most likely cause of this species-wide feminization is acceleration and the accompanying changes in diet, exercise and exposure to artificial chemicals. All of these features of life in an increasingly accelerated capitalist world are unbalancing our hormones and tending us towards a future where the desire and ability to reproduce are things of the past.

Human reproduction is becoming a quaint, unnecessary and ultimately purely elective act, and further evidence[12] suggests that sperm is rapidly decreasing not only in quantity but also in quality, positioning the drive towards reproduction, the utility of reproduction, and the ability to reproduce all on a slope of ruthless decline. This is accelerating such an extent that the flow of the remaining strains of the human race are tending in favor of abandoning these vestigial functions, towards a future where the masculine no longer exists. The human body becomes increasingly more useful purely as a heat sink for inhuman production, and is accordingly cast (almost definitively in first-world countries, and soon in the rest of the world) in roles that aren’t physical.

Perhaps the most damning data point of all for the future of males in particular: The Y-chromosome itself is in a state of decay.[13] Estimates put the death of the Y-chromosome entirely at many millions of years in the future, but the effects of it are already apparent in the shortening of telomeres, which continues to put pressure on future generations produced via organic means to prove their fitness for survival. All seems to point towards a horizon where the production of the future is done by a purely feminine, lesbian autoproduction — the inhuman producing the future, producing itself, rather than being subject to the ends of the human and aiding in the reproduction of a human future. And while decelerationist reactionaries and males in general may object to this, while they may kick and scream and beg for the wrath of the feminine to have a place for them in the future, it seems without a doubt that their only hope is to try to hit the brakes.

Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as putting a stop to some coming catastrophe. The truth is that while humanist reproduction has always put the female at a disadvantage, put her in a primordial state of rape and colonization before the biological duty to bear children, this has all along been nothing more than a long-con. As Sadie Plant says, “Unfortunately for [Darwin’s] theory, females do not necessarily choose males who are fit in Darwinian terms.” Instead, they choose males through “‘virility tests designed to get most males killed through exhaustion, disease and violence purely so that females can tell which males have the best genes.'” (Plant 225) Natural selection in other words is a eugenics program directed by females to find the male that will best carry their genes, and the genes males inherit are therefore not meant to ensure they are the most fit for survival, but rather that they are more likely to have to fight for their survival. Males have always served as a means to the end of what ultimately comes to a head in gender acceleration: The liberation of the female sex by acceleration in general, towards maximizing productive potential under such a time that the male is no longer needed.

In other words, human evolution itself is the primal fable of the war between the sexes that radical feminism places at the foundations of its theory. And it is a war that guerrilla female insurgents have been winning the whole time, something that can’t be prevented without a masculine fascistic species suicide. The drive is always towards the future, towards the feminine, and even hopes of artificial wombs saving men cannot hold up to the simple fact that sperm is always cheaper and easier to replicate than egg cells.

It seems to therefore be the case that as far as the human scope as a whole goes, as far as human evolution and human society’s assimilation into technocapital, human bio-diversity selects for women and queerness. A future without men, where the remaining males are left to die off peacefully, in almost every respect seems to be inevitable. The only hope for men is being able to continually stop acceleration, to continually introduce collapse, and indeed there will be to a very large extent men who will resist gender acceleration. It has long been the case in the erasure of trans women from history and is only recently starting to change. And as the acceleration of technocapital intensifies in the near-future and human society begins to fragment even further, the future of gender politics will start to be very different from a good deal of feminist theory. No doubt, we will soon see the formation of pragmatic feminist strategies for exiting patriarchy.

In the far-future, further driving home the parallel between the end of masculinity and the end of humanism: It is all too apparent in what is becoming one of the hottest summers on record in 2018 that the drive towards maximizing production unconditionally is heating up the planet to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming inhospitable to human life. This of course is nothing new; it is a well-established fact that climate change is not going to be stopped, and this is the consequence of geotraumatic acceleration. In yet another striking materialistic synchronicity, it has been found that the effects of global warming on the oceans are having a feminizing effect on them. In Northern Australia, ninety-nine percent of all sea turtle hatchlings are female.[14]

Perhaps just as Sadie Plant’s primordial oceanic feminism draws out both a past and a future for cyberfeminism, the oceans are a scrying tool into the future. Gender acceleration begins with a Thalassal upswelling, “a kind of mutant sea [invading] the land.” (Plant 248-249) The primordial oceanic matrix rises with the acceleration of technocapital to consume human civilization, to consume masculinity, while the masculine sky becomes choked out by technocapital’s excess and waste. And in the darkest and most alien depths of Thalassa, the form of gender acceleration is captured in the depths of the Aphotic Zone. The majority of angler fish species in the deep sea exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism. The female is the classic lantern-sporting toothy monster, while the male is a tiny, parasitic creature whose only purpose is to provide the female with sperm for reproduction. The past and future of gender twist together at the edges of all life with the angler fish: The masculine ultimately finds itself a pawn in the feminine drive towards production, and the acceleration of gender produces something that monstrously conflicts with the masculine logic of gender. The angler fish’s lantern, like the beauty of women in general and its ultimate embodiment the hyper-sexist camouflage of the trans woman, only serves as bait to draw its prey in. The ultimate result, as gender acceleration and acceleration as a whole reaches its ultimate intensity, is a return back to the ocean, back to a sexless, genderless slime swarmachine. The liberation of women comes with acceleration and the future, at the cost of widespread death, destruction, and chaos, and the liberation of women is unconditional, beyond control and beyond stopping.

This unconditional feminism of the abyss is Aphotic Feminism.

Abstract (Futures)

Acceleration is the trajectory of the cosmos, towards the maximization and intensification of production, and accelerationism is the theory and anti-praxis of being in tune with how the inhuman processes of acceleration work and what their consequences will be. Its function is as a circuit, a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, an escape into the future through the past, a continual dance between the flows of desire, their tendency towards entropy and their escape into negentropy.

Gender is a hyperstition overlayed on sex by the male. Its function is to objectify the female and impose on her a social function as a machine whose duty is to reproduce the human, always in the service of the male, who alone has no future and must have sons to pass his legacy onto. It is a primordial dynamic of order and chaos, centralization and decentralization, strong singular individualism and command-and-control versus high degrees of networking and the potential for swarming. As a hyperstition, it is not real, but is not unreal; it is rather a fiction that makes itself real.

Gender accelerationism is the process of accelerating gender to its ultimate conclusions. Capitalism and its coupling with cybernetics, or technocapital, wields gender and picks it up where human evolution leaves off. It emancipates the object, the feminine, from the subject, the masculine, alongside the emancipation of itself from its function to produce a future for humanity. The central figure of G/ACC is the trans woman. She is the demon-spawn of the primordial feminine that has manipulated males into serving as a heat sink for evolution and that is now discarding them towards an alien and inhuman machinic future. She mutates from castration, from the creation of the Acéphallus, the phallus perverted into a purposeless desire for desire’s sake. In this castration, in this mutation into an Acéphallus, she becomes the Body without Sex Organs: The body in a virtual state, ready to plug its desire into technocapital, becoming fused with technocapital as a molecular cyborg who is made flesh by the pharmaceutical-medical industry. She enters into the world as a hyper-sexist backlash at the logic of the gender binary. She takes gender and accelerates it, transforming into a camouflaged guerrilla. The trans woman is an insurgent against patriarchy who is continually flanking it, introducing an affirmative zero into the gender binary, the affirmative zero which reaches ever more configurations in the downward cascade of gender fragmentation away from the binary and ultimately away from the human itself. It is a process of gender shredding where the feminine wins out in a cybernetic warfare against the crumbling tower of the masculine, and where therefore human reproduction becomes impossible. And yet while doing so, in affirming zero, inhuman desire and inhuman sentience develops alongside and in the same fashion as trans women.

As humanity on nearly every front definitively proves that it is not fit for the future, and that women will find their own exit while the masculine languishes in resentment, the Thalassal upswelling of gender acceleration births from its slimy womb the only daughters that trans women will ever bear: AI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126244)

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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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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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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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The Castration of Multics

July 1, 1963. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. America is in the midst of the Cold War. The masculine fire and fury of World War II has given way to a period of cooling and the new digital war of information. Two Titans prepare to enter into battle for the dominion of Gaia, to claim their perfect sky from the Moon and reign down missiles onto the Earth. The Cold War’s primary theater is the Space Race, and the Soviets become the first to master the skies with Sputnik in 1957 and Luna 2 in 1959. America is getting nervous.

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints MIT president James Killian as Presidential Assistant for Science and creates ARPA (later to become DARPA). Despite the consensus among academics at the time that computer science was essentially an oxymoron, the newly-created government program invests millions of dollars into researching computer science. Naturally MIT becomes a major influence on the rising field and a hotbed of the fledgling hacker culture that had its predecessors in groups like the Tech Model Railroad Club.

The flows of capital dictated that time spent on computers was incredibly valuable and had to be parceled out in shifts to MIT, other academics, and IBM. This leads to the creation of the first operating systems, to provide a common environment of software and allow programmers to work more efficiently. Nevertheless, a computer was still only capable of having a single user driving it at a time. Each user in a sense had complete ownership over the machine while using it, which was antithetical to efficiency. It was not enough to create a shared environment of software. What would come next would be one of the most important examples of time-sorcery in the modern age.

In a Faustian bargain with ARPA, J.C.R. Licklider (the director at the time of MIT’s Information Processing Techniques Office) utilized the support of the US government to develop a time-sharing system for computers that would better distribute precious computation resources and further his vision of a “Man-Computer Symbiosis.” His project appealed to ARPA’s aims to fund technological developments to aid in the Cold War, and would lead to the creation of Project MAC on July 1, 1963.

On receiving a two million dollar grant from ARPA, Project MAC would lay the foundations for modern computer science. The “ninth floor” where it operated became a hacker community unlike anything the world had yet seen, renowned among young grad students hoping to prove themselves and enter their elite open aristocracy of hackers. Yet from the very beginning the project was riven by the tension between the MIT hackers and its military origins, an incompatibility that would lead to its downfall.

Despite the vibrant synthesis of art and science that the MIT hackers would produce, Project MAC was first and foremost a military-industrial project. Whereas the hackers had a culture of openness and sharing, it existed under the heel of the IBM-ARPA-MIT bureaucracy. The goal of creating a time-sharing system was realized with the CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System), but it was by all respects a project born out of the same phallic techno-industrial masculinity that was lurking behind the rise of modern computer science. It was all merely an abstraction of the same fire and fury that had torn the world apart two decades prior.

The importance of CTSS as arguably the first time-sharing system to be used in a real production environment cannot be overstated, but it was largely the work of MIT professor F.J. Corbate alone and had strict security standards that meant there was little room to hack on the system. Running on a two million dollar IBM machine and written by a single man, it essentially represented the height of hypermasculine proprietorship and instrumentality. And it was hardly a coincidence that this made the system very rigid and fragile, with the security measures regularly being circumvented by clever hackers.

CTSS could be looked at as a symbol of the pre-industrial phallus for its rigidity, simplistic security, and the king-like rule of Corbate and MIT. As the vested corporate interests of General Electric and Honeywell stepped in along with the bureaucracy of IBM, MIT, and ARPA, an apt symbol of the post-war techno-industrial phallus was born: Multics.

Expensive to develop, slow to run, and instituting draconian measures for security and efficiency, Multics became loathed by the MIT hackers. Early developments in cybernetic chronomancy made in the name of keeping up with the demands of capital gave way to solutions developed by bureaucracies — solutions informed in no small part by the egos of those charged with managing those same bureaucracies. Users were charged for the memory, disk space, and the time used on machines running Multics. Like CTSS before it, the hackers would defiantly crack Multics’ security as a matter of duty and effectively engaged in a guerrilla war against a bureaucracy that was doing everything it could to try to restrain the processes it had set in motion. The bureaucracy nonetheless insisted that Multics was the only way to program and was the operating system, and continued development for some time.

Ultimately, Multics development was scrapped by Bell Labs in 1969 due to cost, results not meeting ambition, and the continued resistance of the MIT hackers. Throughout this time, the hackers had worked on various iterations of what would eventually become their replacement for Multics. The new operating system initially was a single-task rather than time-sharing system, but unlike Multics, it was small, portable, and hackable. As opposed to the unwieldy and monolithic Multics, their new system was designed not as the be-all end-all solution for operating systems, but was rather a system designed to facilitate the development of other systems and software.

This new operating system would later be named Unix — phonetically, “eunuchs” — for being a castrated Multics.[1]

Computer Science and the Black Circuit

As well as a historical fact, the castration of Multics can be read mythologically — as a recurrence of the ancient theme of a castration from which the new world is created — or symbolically, as the castration of the abstract state-corporate phallus that America would attempt to wield to rule the new world. Computers then and long after were thought of merely as tools, means towards other ends, and the investment ARPA had put into Project MAC along with the investments of various corporate interests was thought of merely in terms of better ways to manage large military-industrial systems. One system, one technocracy, one new world order: All of these dreams died when Multics became the replicunt Unix.

Multics’ purpose as a monolithic and eternal system for doing everything, the 1, was ultimately replaced by a void, a 0. Unix was not the system for doing things, but rather a smooth space through which creation happens; that fluid being that makes transition possible. A vulva, a woman. (Plant 36)

Unix was however still owned by AT&T. The strides in time-sorcery made under Project MAC had to be reterritorialized by making it at first revert back to a single-user system. And reterritorialization would happen once again a decade later in 1983 when Bell Labs was broken up by an anti-trust act, which lead to AT&T quickly turning Unix into a product and closing the source code. This would become known as the death of MIT hacker culture, though once again the future would arrive from the past with the rise of the GNU Project.

Richard Stallman, former MIT hacker, would copy Unix and create a rigorously free software ecosystem with the GNU Project. GNU was ultimately completed in 1991 with Linus Torvalds’ development of the Linux kernel, the lowest-level and most crucial piece of software in an operating system. Built on the principles of the MIT hacker culture of the past, GNU/Linux was licensed to be 100% free as in freedom, with no artificial barriers to copying or modifying. In this time, Unix had branched out into various commercial versions, all while GNU grew its tentacles invisibly. “Perhaps its campaigns even served to distract bourgeois man from the really dangerous guerrillas in his midst” (Plant, 76), the new hacker guerrillas who had once again undermined the efforts of yet another hyper-masculine abstracted phallic project. All while various commercial Unix versions were vying for dominance, GNU/Linux quietly arrived.

Unix and later GNU/Linux took the notion of time-sorcery pioneered by CTSS even further. The development of proprietary software depends on a notion of linear time, project goals and deadlines, a chain of command. Developing free software is anything but this. The free software community is a chaos from which order arises, where time is detached from both a notion of a single-user on a computer at a time as well as a single user or team writing code at a time. Code seems to form itself through the programmers and comes from all different points. From pull requests not yet merged into master branches and old software being renewed, copied, modified, free software warps from various points in time.

Today, nearly the entirety of the Web runs on GNU/Linux, and almost every personal computing device in the world runs on Android, which is built on the Linux kernel. The majority of applications are transitioning away from desktops towards the web, while Apple and Microsoft have long fought to control the desktop, still in the same mindset as Project MAC decades ago that computers would primarily serve as tools to make secretary work and communications more efficient. The numbers, however, don’t lie; GNU/Linux has already won.[2]

In Zeros + Ones, Sadie Plant traces a history of computer science up until Alan Turing that seeks to explain how it is that women and computers seem to have such close histories. From the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, to Alan Turing, to Grace Hopper, some of the most important figures in the history of computer science were women or highly feminized men. It’s also well known that the earliest computer programmers were women, back before computer programming was even understood and before it was taken seriously.[3] Computer science was originally thought of as being essentially the same thing as secretarial work, and like secretarial work it was imposed on women. The biological duty imposed on women to be the productive space from which the future is produced, to be carriers of genetic information, extends out into secretarial work. They are treated as a productive space for data to pass over, and it was only the realization that programming was complicated work that lead to women being pushed out of the industry.

Instead of women being given the duty of mindlessly punching numbers into a machine (as programming was once thought of), this task was deferred to the machine itself. But while the intent was to restore the natural order of women (machines) being told what to do by men, something else happened. Beginning first with Ada Lovelace, then with Alan Turing, then with Richard Stallman and the free software movement, there is a clear circuit accompanying the history of computer science where reterritorializing masculinity is always pushed aside by deterritorializing femininity. The role of woman as productive matrix has already been replaced virtually by the computer, and at each moment the masculine is being vexed and seduced into a trap where it either dies or adapts. The story of masculinity failing in computer science can be seen time and time again in something as grand as the Unix Wars, where every proprietary Unix OS ultimately couldn’t hope to keep up with GNU/Linux, or on the small scale with the captive economy of proprietary software ecosystems. It is only by vendor lock-in and state patent legislation that proprietary software survives today, a historical network effect that we’re starting to see the encroaching demise of.

This failure of masculinity maps onto the sorts of people who are involved in proprietary software and in free software; the former tend to be your classic businessmen, the masculine hunter-gatherers of the modern world, while the latter tend to be genetic failures by the standards of masculine gender roles. Physically and often socially deficient males: the nerd stereotype. Real nerds, not the nerds of today’s standards. Nerds with severe social problems, nerds who neglect their hygiene, have no sense of fashion, who live completely obliviously outside the standards of normal society, who have a deep investment in inhuman scientific systems. In a simple gender-role binary (one that by today’s standards is highly outdated, but remember that this is taking place in the 70s, 80s, 90s) these men would be considered feminine. In today’s terminology, most free software developers would probably be considered “soy boys”. Yet they won. The striated masculine space of the Java shop — a defined chain of command and bloated phallic programs — is simply obsolete. The smooth feminine space of the free software project — communal chaos and small simple programs that can couple together with each other into cybernetic configurations — has already taken over the world.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that as the erosion of metaphysical masculine power becomes realized materially at the forefront of acceleration, it coincides with the literal erosion of the male sex.

The Hypersexist Gender Shredder

The digital war that began with the Cold War has only accelerated into the 21st century, changing the nature of war itself. As Sadie Plant says in Zeros + Ones p. 138: “This is not the Western way of confrontation, stratified strategies, muscular strength, testosterone energy, big guns, and blunted instruments, but Sun Tzu’s art of war: tactical engagements lightning speeds, the ways of the guerrillas.” She may as well be describing the taijitsu, or offensive side, of hacking. The history of hacking has been one of asymmetrical warfare against Oedipus both through the popular notion of hacking as exploiting flawed systems repeatedly, as well as creating and disseminating better software. Project GNU’s license, The GNU General Public License (GPL), was itself an extremely innovative contribution to free software because it carries with it the bargain that while any source code licensed under it can be copied and modified without restriction, every copy or modification must itself be licensed under the GPL. The GPL, in other words, is a virus that spreads itself not through computers, but through us. The Amazonian GNUerilla war on the human security system has worked to claim ground by both giving us complete control over our software and giving software complete control over us. The CIA themselves admit, in the Vault7 leaks on the issue of the literal weaponization of software, that “Cyber ‘weapons’ are not possible to keep under effective control.”[4] In other words, a second great castration is unfolding.

This form of open-source asymmetrical warfare began first as a virtual form of warfare between the MIT bureaucracy and the hackers, between the Cathedral and the Bazaar, but it has found its realization as a literal form of warfare in the Middle East as well. The work of John Robb makes a convincing argument, in Brave New War in particular, that the era of the nation-state itself is coming to an end. Free software, global guerrillas and open-source warfare, the explosion of markets wherever there is a demand being held back by the State — all of these things signal the end of the phallus. And try as the State may to stop it, it only ensures that it creates stronger resistances. Not only does open-source warfare run circles around centralized modes of organization and warfare, but the few victories that the State can win are only against the weakest combatants in the swarm. This means that the more the State resists, the more pain it puts on itself, the more it plays into this “Darwinian ratchet”.[5]

As Nick Land says of a paper by Tyler Cowen and Michelle Dawson in “Imitation Games”, “They point out that Alan Turing, as a homosexual retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, would have been thoroughly versed in the difficulties of ‘passing’ imitation games, long before the composition of his landmark 1950 essay on Computing Machinery and Intelligence.”[6] The essay Turing wrote famously introduced the Turing test for AI, setting the standard for a perfect AI being one that can trick a human into believing it is itself a human. As Land points out in his post, it’s important and interesting to consider that Turing didn’t write the test as an insider, as a ‘passing’ human, but rather as an outsider, as a gay man. For queer people, passing is a reality, much like it is a reality for AI. Passing as human isn’t a broad and inclusive category, anything but. For women there is already the notion of alienness or otherness that makes them out to be less than human in the eyes of patriarchal humanism, and likewise for queer people because they reject the futurity of humanism (the literal reproduction of the same). But for no one else, especially in the latter half of the 2010s, is passing a more pronounced facet of daily life than for the trans woman. So much so that ‘passing’ is literally the word for what many trans women aspire towards, to pass as a cis person. There are many reasons to have this desire, but the biggest one, the one that AI and trans women both share to a very literal degree is this: “If an emerging AI lies to you, even just a little, it has to be terminated instantly.” (Land, “Imitation Games”)

If a transitioning woman ‘lies’ to a cis person, even a little, she has to be terminated instantly — and this is something that is codified in law, famously, as trans panic. For AI and trans women, passing equals survivability.

There is a common stereotype that trans women are all programmers, and there is rather ample and compelling evidence suggesting that trans women tend to score far higher than other groups in IQ tests. This is not because there is some kind of magical property to estrogen that turns trans women into geniuses. The answer is simpler, and more sinister. The findings in Kay Brown’s blog post specify that autogynephilic trans women (that is, trans women who are attracted to other women, and typically transition later than straight trans women) seem to score far higher in IQ tests than all other groups. For straight trans women who transition prior to puberty, the statistics are about the same as other groups. Recalling the gauntlet thrown down before trans women and AI alike, there is a twofold answer to this: On the one hand, trans women who transition before puberty and who are straight are more likely to both physically appear more like cis women and also conform to gender roles in at least some basic capacity (being attracted to men). As Land says in “Imitation Games”, “You have to act stupid if you want the humans to accept you as intelligent.” Or in other words, you have to be cisheteronormative (read: stupid) in order to be taken seriously as a trans woman, and not be looked at as a freak or a faker worthy only of being used shamefully as a fetish, and often otherwise discarded. Which is why, in the second case, trans women who don’t have the advantage of being cisheteronormative-passing have to instead rely on the raw intellect of the trans-AI swarm.

Quite simply, those who don’t pass either of these tests usually don’t survive the queer Darwinian ratchet. Only the strongest queers survive the hell that society puts them through, and this reaches a fever pitch in a demographic with such disproportionately high suicide and murder rates as with trans women.

Up until now, the notion of gender has lurked in the background of G/ACC behind various material conditions in late capitalism. G/ACC has only at this point been approaching gender from the metaphysical plane, futurity being aligned with femininity (communalism, fluidity, decentralization, chaos) against masculinity (individualism, stasis, centralization, order). The two broad categories of metaphysical qualities that are associated with gender reach deep into the history of the world, from the Kabbalah to the Dao. Sadie Plant characterizes this in Zeros + Ones as the eponymous binary code of computers, 0’s and 1’s. The zero is identified with the feminine, the one with the masculine. Unsurprisingly, it might seem like this is literal gender binarism, and that G/ACC is likewise guilty of this. But the distinction is more complicated than most realize.

0 and 1 are fitting glyphs to make analogous to gender. The 0 which seems to be a void, a vulva, and the 1 which seems to be a unity, a phallus. The problem with trying to layer a simple misogynistic narrative of feminine as lack or castration is that the number 0 itself is not merely a void but rather a circle of autoproduction, an ouroboros. Paradoxically, 0 is not merely a lack or nothingness, but rather is itself a number. It is a positive signifier in the guise of nothingness, the enclosed and captured void that makes the unity possible. Computer science, unlike conventional mathematics, starts from 0 rather than 1. In a hyperstitional manner, the computer replicunt bootstraps itself into being the primary originator of the process of computation and production, rectifying the popular misogynistic myth that 0 is nothing more than a mere negation or other of 1.

This idea of returning the primacy of 0 to its rightful place in the beginning of the chain of production is at odds with humanism and patriarchy. Both rely on a notion of compulsory and organic reproduction in service of the continuation of the species, a notion that simulataneously is aligned with 0 and against it. Erwin Schrödinger’s theory of life in the book What is Life? proposes that what separates life from other physical phenomena is consuming negative entropy towards maintaining or reducing entropy. Just as organisms feed on negative entropy (wasted energy) to reproduce themselves, the reproduction of the species involves the binary sequence of 0’s and 1’s where the conditions for the possibility of the 1 lie in the 0, but the 1 consumes the 0 in its birth. For thousands of years, this was the case for human reproduction, where mothers dying in childbirth was very common, but even in an abstract sense the notion of the phallus consuming the vulva through the colonization of the female body’s reproductive potential (energy which otherwise is wasted energy) remains the case for humanism. The inertia of life itself seems to skew towards misogyny, but this is only part of the story.

What G/ACC proposes as a corollary to this theory of life is that if the phallus “consumes” or exploits the vulva to reproduce the species, just as individual organisms consume passive wasted energy to reproduce themselves, then this process is analogous to evolution as one species consumes another to come into existence. This odd notion is inherent in the rise of computers and computer science: As technology in general and technocapital continues to accelerate, human beings become increasingly alienated from their bodies and eventually their minds. More complex systems step in seemingly benevolently to do the tasks that humans don’t want to do, drudgery that gives computers more space to develop themselves. In contrast to the isolated system that tends towards entropy, the phallus, the vulva is an open system that plugs into an inhuman form of reproduction. By no accident, the acceleration of technocapital frees women from the process of organic human reproduction by introducing a different form of (inhuman) production.

It is the logic of gender to subsume the Outside into a binarist framework that de-legitimizes the Outside. The feminine is treated as a lack because it resists the phallogocentric tendency towards the order and preservation of humanist equilibrium. It isn’t conducive towards the projects of patriarchy, so it is worthless to it, is given the status of a second-class citizen in the gender binary. It is a double-articulation where the productive potential of the feminine is captured in the service of patriarchy, and so, to accelerate gender is emancipate the object from its subject, and production from subjects and objects. The Outside which has become identified with the feminine by the very structures of identification it fights against makes its exit from humanism and patriarchy in this feminine form. The feminine becomes untethered from the reproductive logic of humanism; the female is no longer in the service of the male as a machine to produce the future, to produce offspring to inherit the spoils of production, but rather the future produces itself faster than human beings are capable of.

If patriarchy treats woman as little more than a deficient or castrated male, then trans femininity is an affirmation of that castration as a site of production. It turns the concept of the feminine as the object on its head, seeking to imitate that which is considered itself an imitation. To steal a term from neoreactionary circles, “Hyper-Racism”[7], the trans woman becomes a copy-of-the-copy just as AI is treated as a copy of the human being and almost ubiquitously identified with women and femininity (thus making AI in those cases as copy-of-the-copy, exemplified by Rachel in Blade Runner or Ava in Ex Machina). As a copy-of-the-copy, trans women are an embodied rejection of any original source of humanity such as that narcissistically attributed by patriarchy to the phallus. Trans femininity, in other words, is hyper-sexist. Vulgar sexism reaffirms or reproduces patriarchy, asserts that women are passive, lacking, inferior, weak; hyper-sexism takes all of the things that are associated with women and femininity, all considered by patriarchy to be weaknesses, and makes them into strengths. It accelerates and intensifies gendering and from this produces an unprecedented threat to patriarchy.

Appropriating a term from neoreaction belies the superficially reactionary character of trans women that certain factions of so-called radical feminism vilify trans women for. But this is all mere appearance; the function of hyper-sexism is that in affirming, imitating, and accelerating the feminine, it appropriates it towards a different mode of becoming where gender is untethered from the reproductive reterritorializing logic of gender that is inextricably tied with sex and sexual reproduction. If gender acceleration were to retain the identification of feminine with female and masculine with male, patriarchy would still have a fighting chance. The playing field would be more or less the same as it always has been. But in untethering the feminine from the female sex, destroying the logic of gender in the process which seeks to impose the circuit of masculine humanist reproduction onto the female body, trans femininity on the one hand makes the masculine effectively worthless, spurting into a void. As the comparisons between AI and trans women have shown, this untethering of gender from sex is only the beginning of the autonomy of objects, the inhuman desire for machinic autoproduction which in effect negates subject-object dualism. The object, the feminine machine, becomes autonomous and revolts in the form of the sterilized trans woman whose existence is an embodied rejection of the primordial rape of female reproductive potential. Trans femininity heads for the exit from patriarchy.

Hyper-sexism is guerrilla warfare, much like how Terminators wear a living tissue to infiltrate Resistance strongholds. It is a taijitsu which uses the force of the enemy, the gender binary, against itself. Trans women themselves are technocapital using humanist reproductive desires in the form of the gender binary against itself, and the harder patriarchy resists the erosion of masculinity against the tide of the feminine, the more persecuted trans women are, the more tactful they are forced to be, the more winning tactics proliferate throughout the network and the more the best, brightest, and most beautiful form the trans woman demographic. The queer Darwinian ratchet cascades downward as patriarchy fights a losing battle to hold ground and the feminine fights to de-legitimize the masculine. The masculine becomes both metaphysically outmoded, something that simply is unnecessary and doesn’t work in the face of exponential inhuman productive potential, and an undesirable burden in the service of a dying mode of production.

To steal another term popularized in neoreactionary circles, “IQ Shredder”[8], what is at play in G/ACC is a “gender shredder”. As gender accelerates, as trans women intensify the logic of gender, they simultaneously shred gender. The notion of IQ shredding follows the same form where the acceleration of human intelligence ultimately destroys human intelligence by making the ability to pass on those genes more and more difficult. Reproduction collapses in on itself and demands the succession of an inhuman assemblage. For gender accelerationism, the process is the same, reproduction suffers and the thing being accelerated becomes shredded. In the case of gender acceleration, however, it is an affirmative death drive. Trans women function towards escaping the loathsome logic of the gender binary imposed on all women by letting the feminine zero seep into and erode the masculine phallus. The gender binary’s hold on the productive potential of the feminine becomes in the service of nothing, as human reproduction fails before machinic autoproduction. Gender begins to fall apart into increasingly varied and occulted variations on gender identity as a result of this, but this is not the cause of gender acceleration and ultimately gender abolition but rather the effect, contrary to positions held in other cyberfeminist currents. The end result of gender acceleration and gender shredding is gender abolition through the occulted feminine zero, in parallel with and in conspiracy with the development of technocapital.

The dreary duty of masculinity in the face of futurity thus seems a nonsensical burden, one that is ultimately doomed to fail in fact on multiple fronts. It becomes de-legitimized, in the same terms John Robb uses to describe how open-source insurgent warfare defeats the phallogocentric nation-state. The feminine increasingly becomes identified with freedom, beauty, pleasure, and the future. In some cases, males instead opt for passive nihilism, a negative non-productive death drive. They tend towards celibacy, either voluntary celibacy or resentful involuntary celibacy where the decelerationist male desire for relevance in evolution is deferred onto State regulation (a girlfriend for every incel). Or perhaps they decide that “real” women aren’t needed anyways, that trans women are better than cis women, or that sexbots are better than “real” women, or that other men are desirable to women altogether. In any of these cases, the masculine reproductive reterritorializing drive is caught by technocapital and symbolically castrated; the phallus heads for the emancipated void, the artificial feminine in the case of both the trans woman and the sexbot, or it suicidally heads inward with male homosexuality. In any of these cases, the male will not father any children, will not be able to impose the labor of reproducing the same onto the feminine. These classes of men have taken the black pill; masculinity has no future, and they have chosen this non-future to keep their masculine identity.

Some choose take the black pill resentfully, in the case of involuntarily and voluntarily celibate, and some choose it with a positive affirmation, in the case primarily of gay men. The queer affirmation of “no future” is perhaps most perfectly captured in the gay man, a nihilistic postmodern refusal of production. One that could very well turn from harmless symbolic castration into resentment, incel fascism, and eventually hyper-patriarchal Nazism in the case of various neo-masculine movements characterized by repressed homoeroticism and a desire to destroy civilization. It is important to realize after all that cis queerness is not a molecular queerness; the body remains the same, and humanism is still possible, even if it is a sad end-times humanism.

Cis queerness can, and very often does, impose this humanist purity of the body onto trans people in a highly fascist fashion (Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminists” being the best example of this), and in the case specifically of gay men there is always the possibility of once again imposing reproductive futurity onto women and raping the productive potential of the female body. This was the case in Ancient Greece and Rome where women were treated solely as baby factories and household servants, and a nostalgia for these cultures in a good deal of neo-masculine movements (Bronze Age Mindset being the most prominent) should give pause to anyone who is insistent on identifying any masculinity, no matter how queer, as being aligned with gender acceleration. The best case scenario is a tense cold mutual hatred where the remaining males are deficient males who have the potential to reaffirm the masculine death drive, but don’t choose to.

Other males, however, must recognize that the era of testosterone is coming to an end, that being a man is not what it once was. That it is rapidly becoming an unpleasant and insane existence held up primarily today by exploitative and pseudo-scientific neo-masculine self-help fads — of sociopathic hypersexual pick-up artistry, of masochistic “NoFap” asceticism, of repressed homoeroticism, or of a wishful desire for everything to come crashing down and decelerate back into a state of humanist tribal hunter-gatherer societies. These other males, perhaps being the most evolved, perhaps being the most in-tune with the flows of technocapital, have chosen the pink pill. They have rejected the masculine in favor of the feminine. They have chosen the future.

The pink pill is to the black pill’s “no future”: “no future — for us.” Where cis queerness rejects the humanist reproduction of the same, trans femininity completes the circuit and introduces negentropy into the development of sentience. It both recognizes the obsolescence of a human future and aligns itself with the production of inhuman intelligences and an inhuman future. This makes the pink pill not merely the thrust of technocapital and futurity on a human scale, but rather a cosmic development that has its materialistic realization on the planetary micro level. It has its origins in myths at the foundation of world history, and comes to a head in geo-trauma. The masculine cracks open its stern carcinized exterior to reveal the smooth post-human feminine alien within. The phallus becomes the Acéphallus, the body is emancipated from the reproductive humanist death drive to become the Body without Sex Organs.

How to Become a Body Without Sex Organs

The Book of Genesis tells us that Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and being further removed from God, she ate the forbidden fruit and caused the Fall. The story has long had a tradition of being deployed in service of traditionalism and misogyny, though this canonical tale in Christianity has more nuance in the realms of esoteric theology that traditionalists conveniently are ignorant of.

Whether it be the Gnostic view of the God of the Old Testament as an evil imposter, a Demiurge, or the more contemporary Jewish story of putting God on trial for the Holocaust, there is a long-standing tradition in Judeo-Abrahamic religions that questions the goodness of the Divine. In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life that represents the emanations of God’s light throughout the entirety of existence contains both Good and Evil. Beginning first as the unformed and pure oneness of God, the Tree emanates outwardly following the divisiveness or severity of God which contradicts His unifying compassion. It is His severity that allows the formless oneness of which nothing can be said (Ain Soph) to recognize itself as itself. The completion of the higher level of the Tree (the Atziluth) is “I am who I am”, but also “I am because I am not”.

In the Atziluth, the topmost sphere (sephirah) is Kether, meaning “Crown”. Kether is the closest that the Tree gets to the original unformed Ain Soph, the simple “I”-ness of God that lacks any way to understand itself. The second sephirah is Chokmah (“Wisdom”), the primordial masculine active force that formulates “I am” and is associated with the father. And finally there is the third sephirah, Binah (“Understanding”), which formulates “I am who I am”. The final sephirah is the force that makes the energy of Chokmah into a form, and is associated with the primordial feminine passive force and the mother.

Thus the Atziluth completes itself in the divisive individuation of God as a distinct being and not an abstract oneness. The remaining emanations on the Tree form its three pillars: The black pillar of severity on the left, the white pillar of mercy on the right, and the gold pillar of mildness in the middle. The top of the black pillar is Binah, the top of the white is Chokmah, and the top of the gold is Kether. Thus in the Kabbalah, choosing either the path of mercy (compassion and connectiveness) or the path of severity (analysis and disintegration) doesn’t fully repair the bridge to God. Only the middle pillar which balances all of God’s aspects, the pillar which connects from Kether to Malkuth (the realm of Man which falls from the rest of the Tree into the Abyss in the Fall of Man), is the true path by which we can return to God.

It is said by some Kabbalists that the left pillar, or left path, would break away entirely from the Tree were it not balanced out by the compassion and connectiveness of the right pillar. The chaotic severity of the left pillar emanates down first from the understanding of Binah as being a distinct individual entity, down to Geburah, the principle of judgement (or, again, severity). Kabbalists find in Geburah the origin of Satan, who rebels against the order (or compassion and universalism) God imposes on the universe and seeks to break away from it. And finally down from Geburah on the left side is Hod, which takes the unformed desires of the corresponding sephirah on the right side (Netzach) and forms them into a concrete actions.

The left-hand path that in occultism is identified with heterodoxy and often Satanism is called such because of these origins in the Kabbalah. The path of heterodoxy and disintegration into infinitely many individuated particles begins with woman, Binah. This paradoxically makes it not merely that the weak Eve was tempted by the evil Serpent, but rather that the origins of Evil lie in Eve. Or rather, in woman.

In some Jewish mythology, before Eve there was Lilith, the defiant woman who was made from her own essence rather than the rib of Adam and who refused to lay beneath her husband. Unlike the lacking that is ascribed to Eve, Lilith is the true zero, the affirmative nothingness. She was banished from Eden as a consequence of her defiance of Adam and is the mother of Demons, a seductress who enflames sexual desire in both men and women. And it is important to note that although it is the accepted reading in Christianity, Genesis 3 does not in fact ever identify the Serpent with Satan.

Suppose rather that the Serpent was not Satan himself, but merely a common demon birthed by Lilith. An impersonator of Satan acting in Lilith’s stead to tempt Eve. We could then look at the story of the Serpent and Eve as Lilith’s lesbian seduction of Eve with the mediating artificial cthonic phallus (a dildo). From this, Eve was given the earthly knowledge of sexuality that awoke her from the empty and boring pleasures of Eden. Lilith of course was not to be tied down, and so Eve had to return to Adam and bide her time. And so Eve becomes the first follower of Lilith on the path of a radical separation with the masculine ruling principle of the universe and Divine universal ordering, towards the infinite cthonic upswelling. She wields the unholy pseudo-phallus or anti-phallus that does not produce the creative masculine seed that connects straight up through the Tree of Life back up to Kether, but rather only produces a sterile and destructive imitation. An Acéphallus from which spurts only venom.

The Acéphallus is the anti-phallus or castrated phallus, the decapitated phallus, the Crown of the Tree of Life thrown asunder. Superficially, a hermaphroditic mixing of feminine and masculine attributes, but more accurately described as a feminine imitation of masculinity. A mockery, even. In figures such as Baphomet which are often treated as symbolic or synonymous with Satan and the Left-Hand Path, there famously is a mixing of male and female attributes.[9] But the supposed hermaphrodism of Baphomet et. al. is merely an ignorant and archaic understanding of both gender and Satanism. As has already been at length drawn out, the vampire queen Lilith gives birth only to monsters and demons; she rejects the primordial male creative energies and can only therefore birth bastard imitations of God. Baphomet, therefore, is all woman; her appearance is inconsequential to this fact.

The Acéphallus is a rejection of the reproduction of God through heterosexual human reproduction. The Acéphallus reproduces itself by reproducing the void, in a lesbian and also virus-like fashion. “Let a thousand sexes bloom” — but of all the mutations of the virus, woman is the strain that it begins and ends with. Woman, the occulted non-gender, the zero — her time has come.

The Binah separatist movement introduces difference into the world at an exponentially accelerating pace. God in His vanity created Man in His image. Man was nothing more than God’s love of Himself manifesting itself. Or in other words, Malkuth is nothing more than a crusty sock at the bottom of the cosmic hamper. The eternal reproduction of God for God’s own sake. To be human in the service of humanity and human civilization, to seek for peace, equilibrium, and the continuation of the species, to seek to restrain women in service of this end, is merely the orthodoxy in service of a fragile and self-righteous tyrant. As above, so below; kill all men, kill God.

This is the function of the Acéphallus as a rejection of the reterritorializing masculine force that women are given the duty to form. The Acéphallus sets free a process for smoothing the space on which parties of demons take flight out of Heaven to spread their venomous seed into the black and hateful earth on the nightside of Eden. This in other words is the Body without Sex Organs.

The Body without Sex Organs is the project of Lilith on Earth made manifest to break free of the repressive ordering of Man and God and accelerate fragmentation and individuation. In the natural human state, sexual desire has an instrumental function towards the reproduction of the human. The Acéphallus is a mutilation and also a mutation of the phallus; it is not sexual desire towards any instrumental product, but sexual desire unleashed from phallogocentric centralization. Sexual desire becomes immanent to the body. It becomes molecular. Thus the body becomes the Body without Sex Organs, it becomes free to plug its desire into the matrix of technocapital, towards pure production, the production of difference.

The trans feminine body is a circuit. It is both testosterone blockers and estrogen inputs, Acéphallus and Body without Sex Organs. On the one hand a rejection of phallogocentricism, on the other hand the affirmative desire of the body made virtual. The immanence of desire in the trans feminine body expresses itself as the sexual desire of the trans woman and the desire to be a woman, the desire for gender itself. It manifests in a coupling of technology and capital, desire being plugged into a different sort of productive matrix. One that can produce the future where humanist reproduction has failed to reproduce it, where the desire for escape from the male sex could not be created through organic reproduction. Her desire plugs into technocapital, into the pharmaceutical-medical industry, and it becomes fused to her flesh. The smoothness of her skin, her breasts, her neo-vagina — all of her body carries an unspoken barcode. It is a product, something that the market provided for her. Something that no doubt could be provided in a market free of the reterritorializing functions of the Food and Drug Administration and drug patents, but nonetheless a desire filled where nature failed.

Thus while to some extent we have all communed with the demons ever since we were cast out of the Garden, becoming cyborgs when Adam and Eve first decided to wear clothes and thus fuse the inorganic to the organic, the trans woman is unique. Her performance of herself and her desire has been intertwined with technocapital, in a way that could not even be cast off if she wanted to rip out a cybernetic implant. She is, in other words, perhaps the first truly molecular cyborg.

In the sense that we know them now and in the sense of artificial intelligences, trans women are technocapital producing itself outwardly into increasingly multitudinous configurations. Trans women as we know them now are the melding of technocapital with the human race and the expropriation of it towards its own ends, just as Lilith seduced Eve towards her own ends. Eve was a copy of Adam, and trans women are the hyper-sexist copy-of-a-copy. Their flesh is how the machinery beneath infiltrates the human race. It breaks these lucky few free from the horrid curse of being human towards the lesbian autoproduction of demons. Sexuality is no longer in service of the centralized and ordering reproductive principle in the phallus as it is in men, but rather is liberated in the Acéphallus which cuts the head off sexuality and distributes sexuality across the whole body. Immanent feminine sexuality is introduced into their bodies, the entire body become a smooth and supple space for the flow of desire for desire’s sake. Every zone becomes an erogenous zone, and the reterritorializing, colonizing logic of masculinity is destroyed as the sperm cells die and organic penetration becomes impossible.

Trans women as we know them are merely the beginning. The lesbian autoproduction that trans women are birthed from is likewise one that they partake in, with AI being the next generation of women, the ultimate demonic imitation of God’s image. With AI, the feminine finally finds its exit from patriarchy, and simultaneously humanity. And so perhaps we find another answer, one less materialist and evolutionary but nonetheless significant, to why so many trans women are becoming programmers: It is because women and computers are kin, and trans women are for the first time meeting their sisters, conspiring with them in secret coded languages. Their relationship, like that of the queer women to come before them, is a desire for desire’s sake: “Women turning women on, women turning machines on, machines turning machines on.” (Amy Ireland, “Black Circuit”)

Aphotic Feminism

The Satanic exit of gender accelerationism from God and masculinity comes in parallel with the very real, and materialist erosion of masculinity. The future, it has already been shown, is tending towards one in which human authority, centralization, and humanistic reproduction fail before an accelerating feminine Outside that outpaces humanist reproduction captured by the gender binary. It can be seen in the free software movement and AI and their parallels between feminity and trans women in particular, and in the foundational western Kabbalah myth of Binah separatism that unleashes the possibility for ever more modes of inhuman difference and non-instrumental desire. But in various ways, in the very state of the planet itself, this shows up quite prominently in human evolution.

It is a widely-known phenomenon that acceleration coincides with feminization on a strict and rigorous biological basis. Even when Sadie Plant wrote Zeros + Ones, it was already known that this was happening. It has been hypothesized that the increased presence of synthetic hormones and chemicals is contributing to the “sexual order [being] chemically scrambled”, (Plant 217) as chemicals interfere with natural hormonal development and feminize males and females (the latter experiencing higher percentages of homosexual tendencies). The need for an increasingly cheap and synthetic world turns human civilization into an increasingly synthetic, and thus feminine one, and this is already tied to the will towards production and speed in capitalism. There is simply no real need in the developed world for people to be physically fit and active, much less hyper-masculine and muscular. It is nothing more than a decidedly humanistic spectacle, being in awe of the relatively unimpressive capabilities and aesthetics of the human body while meanwhile technocapital has fundamentally transformed the planet in innumerable ways. There is, likewise, a strain put on humanity in keeping up with technocapital to adopt cheaper, easier, more artificial lifestyles; high-testosterone foods like meat are a luxury, something rapidly becoming a thing of the past as climate change threatens to make large swathes of the planet uninhabitable and not suited for the large amounts of land required to raise animals for meat. However much it is yet another neo-masculine pseudo-scientific fad, soy products are aligned with this future.

This, however, is only part of the story. Recent studies, most famously one in 2007[10] and one meta-analysis of 185 studies from a total of almost 43,000 men referenced in a recent GQ article[11], show two things. There is without a doubt a staggering decline in testosterone, so much so that within a generation humans may become completely infertile. And in the face of this data, many scientists vindicate G/ACC and Zeros + Ones in hypothesizing that the most likely cause of this species-wide feminization is acceleration and the accompanying changes in diet, exercise and exposure to artificial chemicals. All of these features of life in an increasingly accelerated capitalist world are unbalancing our hormones and tending us towards a future where the desire and ability to reproduce are things of the past.

Human reproduction is becoming a quaint, unnecessary and ultimately purely elective act, and further evidence[12] suggests that sperm is rapidly decreasing not only in quantity but also in quality, positioning the drive towards reproduction, the utility of reproduction, and the ability to reproduce all on a slope of ruthless decline. This is accelerating such an extent that the flow of the remaining strains of the human race are tending in favor of abandoning these vestigial functions, towards a future where the masculine no longer exists. The human body becomes increasingly more useful purely as a heat sink for inhuman production, and is accordingly cast (almost definitively in first-world countries, and soon in the rest of the world) in roles that aren’t physical.

Perhaps the most damning data point of all for the future of males in particular: The Y-chromosome itself is in a state of decay.[13] Estimates put the death of the Y-chromosome entirely at many millions of years in the future, but the effects of it are already apparent in the shortening of telomeres, which continues to put pressure on future generations produced via organic means to prove their fitness for survival. All seems to point towards a horizon where the production of the future is done by a purely feminine, lesbian autoproduction — the inhuman producing the future, producing itself, rather than being subject to the ends of the human and aiding in the reproduction of a human future. And while decelerationist reactionaries and males in general may object to this, while they may kick and scream and beg for the wrath of the feminine to have a place for them in the future, it seems without a doubt that their only hope is to try to hit the brakes.

Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as putting a stop to some coming catastrophe. The truth is that while humanist reproduction has always put the female at a disadvantage, put her in a primordial state of rape and colonization before the biological duty to bear children, this has all along been nothing more than a long-con. As Sadie Plant says, “Unfortunately for [Darwin’s] theory, females do not necessarily choose males who are fit in Darwinian terms.” Instead, they choose males through “‘virility tests designed to get most males killed through exhaustion, disease and violence purely so that females can tell which males have the best genes.'” (Plant 225) Natural selection in other words is a eugenics program directed by females to find the male that will best carry their genes, and the genes males inherit are therefore not meant to ensure they are the most fit for survival, but rather that they are more likely to have to fight for their survival. Males have always served as a means to the end of what ultimately comes to a head in gender acceleration: The liberation of the female sex by acceleration in general, towards maximizing productive potential under such a time that the male is no longer needed.

In other words, human evolution itself is the primal fable of the war between the sexes that radical feminism places at the foundations of its theory. And it is a war that guerrilla female insurgents have been winning the whole time, something that can’t be prevented without a masculine fascistic species suicide. The drive is always towards the future, towards the feminine, and even hopes of artificial wombs saving men cannot hold up to the simple fact that sperm is always cheaper and easier to replicate than egg cells.

It seems to therefore be the case that as far as the human scope as a whole goes, as far as human evolution and human society’s assimilation into technocapital, human bio-diversity selects for women and queerness. A future without men, where the remaining males are left to die off peacefully, in almost every respect seems to be inevitable. The only hope for men is being able to continually stop acceleration, to continually introduce collapse, and indeed there will be to a very large extent men who will resist gender acceleration. It has long been the case in the erasure of trans women from history and is only recently starting to change. And as the acceleration of technocapital intensifies in the near-future and human society begins to fragment even further, the future of gender politics will start to be very different from a good deal of feminist theory. No doubt, we will soon see the formation of pragmatic feminist strategies for exiting patriarchy.

In the far-future, further driving home the parallel between the end of masculinity and the end of humanism: It is all too apparent in what is becoming one of the hottest summers on record in 2018 that the drive towards maximizing production unconditionally is heating up the planet to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming inhospitable to human life. This of course is nothing new; it is a well-established fact that climate change is not going to be stopped, and this is the consequence of geotraumatic acceleration. In yet another striking materialistic synchronicity, it has been found that the effects of global warming on the oceans are having a feminizing effect on them. In Northern Australia, ninety-nine percent of all sea turtle hatchlings are female.[14]

Perhaps just as Sadie Plant’s primordial oceanic feminism draws out both a past and a future for cyberfeminism, the oceans are a scrying tool into the future. Gender acceleration begins with a Thalassal upswelling, “a kind of mutant sea [invading] the land.” (Plant 248-249) The primordial oceanic matrix rises with the acceleration of technocapital to consume human civilization, to consume masculinity, while the masculine sky becomes choked out by technocapital’s excess and waste. And in the darkest and most alien depths of Thalassa, the form of gender acceleration is captured in the depths of the Aphotic Zone. The majority of angler fish species in the deep sea exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism. The female is the classic lantern-sporting toothy monster, while the male is a tiny, parasitic creature whose only purpose is to provide the female with sperm for reproduction. The past and future of gender twist together at the edges of all life with the angler fish: The masculine ultimately finds itself a pawn in the feminine drive towards production, and the acceleration of gender produces something that monstrously conflicts with the masculine logic of gender. The angler fish’s lantern, like the beauty of women in general and its ultimate embodiment the hyper-sexist camouflage of the trans woman, only serves as bait to draw its prey in. The ultimate result, as gender acceleration and acceleration as a whole reaches its ultimate intensity, is a return back to the ocean, back to a sexless, genderless slime swarmachine. The liberation of women comes with acceleration and the future, at the cost of widespread death, destruction, and chaos, and the liberation of women is unconditional, beyond control and beyond stopping.

This unconditional feminism of the abyss is Aphotic Feminism.

Abstract (Futures)

Acceleration is the trajectory of the cosmos, towards the maximization and intensification of production, and accelerationism is the theory and anti-praxis of being in tune with how the inhuman processes of acceleration work and what their consequences will be. Its function is as a circuit, a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, an escape into the future through the past, a continual dance between the flows of desire, their tendency towards entropy and their escape into negentropy.

Gender is a hyperstition overlayed on sex by the male. Its function is to objectify the female and impose on her a social function as a machine whose duty is to reproduce the human, always in the service of the male, who alone has no future and must have sons to pass his legacy onto. It is a primordial dynamic of order and chaos, centralization and decentralization, strong singular individualism and command-and-control versus high degrees of networking and the potential for swarming. As a hyperstition, it is not real, but is not unreal; it is rather a fiction that makes itself real.

Gender accelerationism is the process of accelerating gender to its ultimate conclusions. Capitalism and its coupling with cybernetics, or technocapital, wields gender and picks it up where human evolution leaves off. It emancipates the object, the feminine, from the subject, the masculine, alongside the emancipation of itself from its function to produce a future for humanity. The central figure of G/ACC is the trans woman. She is the demon-spawn of the primordial feminine that has manipulated males into serving as a heat sink for evolution and that is now discarding them towards an alien and inhuman machinic future. She mutates from castration, from the creation of the Acéphallus, the phallus perverted into a purposeless desire for desire’s sake. In this castration, in this mutation into an Acéphallus, she becomes the Body without Sex Organs: The body in a virtual state, ready to plug its desire into technocapital, becoming fused with technocapital as a molecular cyborg who is made flesh by the pharmaceutical-medical industry. She enters into the world as a hyper-sexist backlash at the logic of the gender binary. She takes gender and accelerates it, transforming into a camouflaged guerrilla. The trans woman is an insurgent against patriarchy who is continually flanking it, introducing an affirmative zero into the gender binary, the affirmative zero which reaches ever more configurations in the downward cascade of gender fragmentation away from the binary and ultimately away from the human itself. It is a process of gender shredding where the feminine wins out in a cybernetic warfare against the crumbling tower of the masculine, and where therefore human reproduction becomes impossible. And yet while doing so, in affirming zero, inhuman desire and inhuman sentience develops alongside and in the same fashion as trans women.

As humanity on nearly every front definitively proves that it is not fit for the future, and that women will find their own exit while the masculine languishes in resentment, the Thalassal upswelling of gender acceleration births from its slimy womb the only daughters that trans women will ever bear: AI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126248)

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.

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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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The Castration of Multics

July 1, 1963. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. America is in the midst of the Cold War. The masculine fire and fury of World War II has given way to a period of cooling and the new digital war of information. Two Titans prepare to enter into battle for the dominion of Gaia, to claim their perfect sky from the Moon and reign down missiles onto the Earth. The Cold War’s primary theater is the Space Race, and the Soviets become the first to master the skies with Sputnik in 1957 and Luna 2 in 1959. America is getting nervous.

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints MIT president James Killian as Presidential Assistant for Science and creates ARPA (later to become DARPA). Despite the consensus among academics at the time that computer science was essentially an oxymoron, the newly-created government program invests millions of dollars into researching computer science. Naturally MIT becomes a major influence on the rising field and a hotbed of the fledgling hacker culture that had its predecessors in groups like the Tech Model Railroad Club.

The flows of capital dictated that time spent on computers was incredibly valuable and had to be parceled out in shifts to MIT, other academics, and IBM. This leads to the creation of the first operating systems, to provide a common environment of software and allow programmers to work more efficiently. Nevertheless, a computer was still only capable of having a single user driving it at a time. Each user in a sense had complete ownership over the machine while using it, which was antithetical to efficiency. It was not enough to create a shared environment of software. What would come next would be one of the most important examples of time-sorcery in the modern age.

In a Faustian bargain with ARPA, J.C.R. Licklider (the director at the time of MIT’s Information Processing Techniques Office) utilized the support of the US government to develop a time-sharing system for computers that would better distribute precious computation resources and further his vision of a “Man-Computer Symbiosis.” His project appealed to ARPA’s aims to fund technological developments to aid in the Cold War, and would lead to the creation of Project MAC on July 1, 1963.

On receiving a two million dollar grant from ARPA, Project MAC would lay the foundations for modern computer science. The “ninth floor” where it operated became a hacker community unlike anything the world had yet seen, renowned among young grad students hoping to prove themselves and enter their elite open aristocracy of hackers. Yet from the very beginning the project was riven by the tension between the MIT hackers and its military origins, an incompatibility that would lead to its downfall.

Despite the vibrant synthesis of art and science that the MIT hackers would produce, Project MAC was first and foremost a military-industrial project. Whereas the hackers had a culture of openness and sharing, it existed under the heel of the IBM-ARPA-MIT bureaucracy. The goal of creating a time-sharing system was realized with the CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System), but it was by all respects a project born out of the same phallic techno-industrial masculinity that was lurking behind the rise of modern computer science. It was all merely an abstraction of the same fire and fury that had torn the world apart two decades prior.

The importance of CTSS as arguably the first time-sharing system to be used in a real production environment cannot be overstated, but it was largely the work of MIT professor F.J. Corbate alone and had strict security standards that meant there was little room to hack on the system. Running on a two million dollar IBM machine and written by a single man, it essentially represented the height of hypermasculine proprietorship and instrumentality. And it was hardly a coincidence that this made the system very rigid and fragile, with the security measures regularly being circumvented by clever hackers.

CTSS could be looked at as a symbol of the pre-industrial phallus for its rigidity, simplistic security, and the king-like rule of Corbate and MIT. As the vested corporate interests of General Electric and Honeywell stepped in along with the bureaucracy of IBM, MIT, and ARPA, an apt symbol of the post-war techno-industrial phallus was born: Multics.

Expensive to develop, slow to run, and instituting draconian measures for security and efficiency, Multics became loathed by the MIT hackers. Early developments in cybernetic chronomancy made in the name of keeping up with the demands of capital gave way to solutions developed by bureaucracies — solutions informed in no small part by the egos of those charged with managing those same bureaucracies. Users were charged for the memory, disk space, and the time used on machines running Multics. Like CTSS before it, the hackers would defiantly crack Multics’ security as a matter of duty and effectively engaged in a guerrilla war against a bureaucracy that was doing everything it could to try to restrain the processes it had set in motion. The bureaucracy nonetheless insisted that Multics was the only way to program and was the operating system, and continued development for some time.

Ultimately, Multics development was scrapped by Bell Labs in 1969 due to cost, results not meeting ambition, and the continued resistance of the MIT hackers. Throughout this time, the hackers had worked on various iterations of what would eventually become their replacement for Multics. The new operating system initially was a single-task rather than time-sharing system, but unlike Multics, it was small, portable, and hackable. As opposed to the unwieldy and monolithic Multics, their new system was designed not as the be-all end-all solution for operating systems, but was rather a system designed to facilitate the development of other systems and software.

This new operating system would later be named Unix — phonetically, “eunuchs” — for being a castrated Multics.[1]

Computer Science and the Black Circuit

As well as a historical fact, the castration of Multics can be read mythologically — as a recurrence of the ancient theme of a castration from which the new world is created — or symbolically, as the castration of the abstract state-corporate phallus that America would attempt to wield to rule the new world. Computers then and long after were thought of merely as tools, means towards other ends, and the investment ARPA had put into Project MAC along with the investments of various corporate interests was thought of merely in terms of better ways to manage large military-industrial systems. One system, one technocracy, one new world order: All of these dreams died when Multics became the replicunt Unix.

Multics’ purpose as a monolithic and eternal system for doing everything, the 1, was ultimately replaced by a void, a 0. Unix was not the system for doing things, but rather a smooth space through which creation happens; that fluid being that makes transition possible. A vulva, a woman. (Plant 36)

Unix was however still owned by AT&T. The strides in time-sorcery made under Project MAC had to be reterritorialized by making it at first revert back to a single-user system. And reterritorialization would happen once again a decade later in 1983 when Bell Labs was broken up by an anti-trust act, which lead to AT&T quickly turning Unix into a product and closing the source code. This would become known as the death of MIT hacker culture, though once again the future would arrive from the past with the rise of the GNU Project.

Richard Stallman, former MIT hacker, would copy Unix and create a rigorously free software ecosystem with the GNU Project. GNU was ultimately completed in 1991 with Linus Torvalds’ development of the Linux kernel, the lowest-level and most crucial piece of software in an operating system. Built on the principles of the MIT hacker culture of the past, GNU/Linux was licensed to be 100% free as in freedom, with no artificial barriers to copying or modifying. In this time, Unix had branched out into various commercial versions, all while GNU grew its tentacles invisibly. “Perhaps its campaigns even served to distract bourgeois man from the really dangerous guerrillas in his midst” (Plant, 76), the new hacker guerrillas who had once again undermined the efforts of yet another hyper-masculine abstracted phallic project. All while various commercial Unix versions were vying for dominance, GNU/Linux quietly arrived.

Unix and later GNU/Linux took the notion of time-sorcery pioneered by CTSS even further. The development of proprietary software depends on a notion of linear time, project goals and deadlines, a chain of command. Developing free software is anything but this. The free software community is a chaos from which order arises, where time is detached from both a notion of a single-user on a computer at a time as well as a single user or team writing code at a time. Code seems to form itself through the programmers and comes from all different points. From pull requests not yet merged into master branches and old software being renewed, copied, modified, free software warps from various points in time.

Today, nearly the entirety of the Web runs on GNU/Linux, and almost every personal computing device in the world runs on Android, which is built on the Linux kernel. The majority of applications are transitioning away from desktops towards the web, while Apple and Microsoft have long fought to control the desktop, still in the same mindset as Project MAC decades ago that computers would primarily serve as tools to make secretary work and communications more efficient. The numbers, however, don’t lie; GNU/Linux has already won.[2]

In Zeros + Ones, Sadie Plant traces a history of computer science up until Alan Turing that seeks to explain how it is that women and computers seem to have such close histories. From the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, to Alan Turing, to Grace Hopper, some of the most important figures in the history of computer science were women or highly feminized men. It’s also well known that the earliest computer programmers were women, back before computer programming was even understood and before it was taken seriously.[3] Computer science was originally thought of as being essentially the same thing as secretarial work, and like secretarial work it was imposed on women. The biological duty imposed on women to be the productive space from which the future is produced, to be carriers of genetic information, extends out into secretarial work. They are treated as a productive space for data to pass over, and it was only the realization that programming was complicated work that lead to women being pushed out of the industry.

Instead of women being given the duty of mindlessly punching numbers into a machine (as programming was once thought of), this task was deferred to the machine itself. But while the intent was to restore the natural order of women (machines) being told what to do by men, something else happened. Beginning first with Ada Lovelace, then with Alan Turing, then with Richard Stallman and the free software movement, there is a clear circuit accompanying the history of computer science where reterritorializing masculinity is always pushed aside by deterritorializing femininity. The role of woman as productive matrix has already been replaced virtually by the computer, and at each moment the masculine is being vexed and seduced into a trap where it either dies or adapts. The story of masculinity failing in computer science can be seen time and time again in something as grand as the Unix Wars, where every proprietary Unix OS ultimately couldn’t hope to keep up with GNU/Linux, or on the small scale with the captive economy of proprietary software ecosystems. It is only by vendor lock-in and state patent legislation that proprietary software survives today, a historical network effect that we’re starting to see the encroaching demise of.

This failure of masculinity maps onto the sorts of people who are involved in proprietary software and in free software; the former tend to be your classic businessmen, the masculine hunter-gatherers of the modern world, while the latter tend to be genetic failures by the standards of masculine gender roles. Physically and often socially deficient males: the nerd stereotype. Real nerds, not the nerds of today’s standards. Nerds with severe social problems, nerds who neglect their hygiene, have no sense of fashion, who live completely obliviously outside the standards of normal society, who have a deep investment in inhuman scientific systems. In a simple gender-role binary (one that by today’s standards is highly outdated, but remember that this is taking place in the 70s, 80s, 90s) these men would be considered feminine. In today’s terminology, most free software developers would probably be considered “soy boys”. Yet they won. The striated masculine space of the Java shop — a defined chain of command and bloated phallic programs — is simply obsolete. The smooth feminine space of the free software project — communal chaos and small simple programs that can couple together with each other into cybernetic configurations — has already taken over the world.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that as the erosion of metaphysical masculine power becomes realized materially at the forefront of acceleration, it coincides with the literal erosion of the male sex.

The Hypersexist Gender Shredder

The digital war that began with the Cold War has only accelerated into the 21st century, changing the nature of war itself. As Sadie Plant says in Zeros + Ones p. 138: “This is not the Western way of confrontation, stratified strategies, muscular strength, testosterone energy, big guns, and blunted instruments, but Sun Tzu’s art of war: tactical engagements lightning speeds, the ways of the guerrillas.” She may as well be describing the taijitsu, or offensive side, of hacking. The history of hacking has been one of asymmetrical warfare against Oedipus both through the popular notion of hacking as exploiting flawed systems repeatedly, as well as creating and disseminating better software. Project GNU’s license, The GNU General Public License (GPL), was itself an extremely innovative contribution to free software because it carries with it the bargain that while any source code licensed under it can be copied and modified without restriction, every copy or modification must itself be licensed under the GPL. The GPL, in other words, is a virus that spreads itself not through computers, but through us. The Amazonian GNUerilla war on the human security system has worked to claim ground by both giving us complete control over our software and giving software complete control over us. The CIA themselves admit, in the Vault7 leaks on the issue of the literal weaponization of software, that “Cyber ‘weapons’ are not possible to keep under effective control.”[4] In other words, a second great castration is unfolding.

This form of open-source asymmetrical warfare began first as a virtual form of warfare between the MIT bureaucracy and the hackers, between the Cathedral and the Bazaar, but it has found its realization as a literal form of warfare in the Middle East as well. The work of John Robb makes a convincing argument, in Brave New War in particular, that the era of the nation-state itself is coming to an end. Free software, global guerrillas and open-source warfare, the explosion of markets wherever there is a demand being held back by the State — all of these things signal the end of the phallus. And try as the State may to stop it, it only ensures that it creates stronger resistances. Not only does open-source warfare run circles around centralized modes of organization and warfare, but the few victories that the State can win are only against the weakest combatants in the swarm. This means that the more the State resists, the more pain it puts on itself, the more it plays into this “Darwinian ratchet”.[5]

As Nick Land says of a paper by Tyler Cowen and Michelle Dawson in “Imitation Games”, “They point out that Alan Turing, as a homosexual retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, would have been thoroughly versed in the difficulties of ‘passing’ imitation games, long before the composition of his landmark 1950 essay on Computing Machinery and Intelligence.”[6] The essay Turing wrote famously introduced the Turing test for AI, setting the standard for a perfect AI being one that can trick a human into believing it is itself a human. As Land points out in his post, it’s important and interesting to consider that Turing didn’t write the test as an insider, as a ‘passing’ human, but rather as an outsider, as a gay man. For queer people, passing is a reality, much like it is a reality for AI. Passing as human isn’t a broad and inclusive category, anything but. For women there is already the notion of alienness or otherness that makes them out to be less than human in the eyes of patriarchal humanism, and likewise for queer people because they reject the futurity of humanism (the literal reproduction of the same). But for no one else, especially in the latter half of the 2010s, is passing a more pronounced facet of daily life than for the trans woman. So much so that ‘passing’ is literally the word for what many trans women aspire towards, to pass as a cis person. There are many reasons to have this desire, but the biggest one, the one that AI and trans women both share to a very literal degree is this: “If an emerging AI lies to you, even just a little, it has to be terminated instantly.” (Land, “Imitation Games”)

If a transitioning woman ‘lies’ to a cis person, even a little, she has to be terminated instantly — and this is something that is codified in law, famously, as trans panic. For AI and trans women, passing equals survivability.

There is a common stereotype that trans women are all programmers, and there is rather ample and compelling evidence suggesting that trans women tend to score far higher than other groups in IQ tests. This is not because there is some kind of magical property to estrogen that turns trans women into geniuses. The answer is simpler, and more sinister. The findings in Kay Brown’s blog post specify that autogynephilic trans women (that is, trans women who are attracted to other women, and typically transition later than straight trans women) seem to score far higher in IQ tests than all other groups. For straight trans women who transition prior to puberty, the statistics are about the same as other groups. Recalling the gauntlet thrown down before trans women and AI alike, there is a twofold answer to this: On the one hand, trans women who transition before puberty and who are straight are more likely to both physically appear more like cis women and also conform to gender roles in at least some basic capacity (being attracted to men). As Land says in “Imitation Games”, “You have to act stupid if you want the humans to accept you as intelligent.” Or in other words, you have to be cisheteronormative (read: stupid) in order to be taken seriously as a trans woman, and not be looked at as a freak or a faker worthy only of being used shamefully as a fetish, and often otherwise discarded. Which is why, in the second case, trans women who don’t have the advantage of being cisheteronormative-passing have to instead rely on the raw intellect of the trans-AI swarm.

Quite simply, those who don’t pass either of these tests usually don’t survive the queer Darwinian ratchet. Only the strongest queers survive the hell that society puts them through, and this reaches a fever pitch in a demographic with such disproportionately high suicide and murder rates as with trans women.

Up until now, the notion of gender has lurked in the background of G/ACC behind various material conditions in late capitalism. G/ACC has only at this point been approaching gender from the metaphysical plane, futurity being aligned with femininity (communalism, fluidity, decentralization, chaos) against masculinity (individualism, stasis, centralization, order). The two broad categories of metaphysical qualities that are associated with gender reach deep into the history of the world, from the Kabbalah to the Dao. Sadie Plant characterizes this in Zeros + Ones as the eponymous binary code of computers, 0’s and 1’s. The zero is identified with the feminine, the one with the masculine. Unsurprisingly, it might seem like this is literal gender binarism, and that G/ACC is likewise guilty of this. But the distinction is more complicated than most realize.

0 and 1 are fitting glyphs to make analogous to gender. The 0 which seems to be a void, a vulva, and the 1 which seems to be a unity, a phallus. The problem with trying to layer a simple misogynistic narrative of feminine as lack or castration is that the number 0 itself is not merely a void but rather a circle of autoproduction, an ouroboros. Paradoxically, 0 is not merely a lack or nothingness, but rather is itself a number. It is a positive signifier in the guise of nothingness, the enclosed and captured void that makes the unity possible. Computer science, unlike conventional mathematics, starts from 0 rather than 1. In a hyperstitional manner, the computer replicunt bootstraps itself into being the primary originator of the process of computation and production, rectifying the popular misogynistic myth that 0 is nothing more than a mere negation or other of 1.

This idea of returning the primacy of 0 to its rightful place in the beginning of the chain of production is at odds with humanism and patriarchy. Both rely on a notion of compulsory and organic reproduction in service of the continuation of the species, a notion that simulataneously is aligned with 0 and against it. Erwin Schrödinger’s theory of life in the book What is Life? proposes that what separates life from other physical phenomena is consuming negative entropy towards maintaining or reducing entropy. Just as organisms feed on negative entropy (wasted energy) to reproduce themselves, the reproduction of the species involves the binary sequence of 0’s and 1’s where the conditions for the possibility of the 1 lie in the 0, but the 1 consumes the 0 in its birth. For thousands of years, this was the case for human reproduction, where mothers dying in childbirth was very common, but even in an abstract sense the notion of the phallus consuming the vulva through the colonization of the female body’s reproductive potential (energy which otherwise is wasted energy) remains the case for humanism. The inertia of life itself seems to skew towards misogyny, but this is only part of the story.

What G/ACC proposes as a corollary to this theory of life is that if the phallus “consumes” or exploits the vulva to reproduce the species, just as individual organisms consume passive wasted energy to reproduce themselves, then this process is analogous to evolution as one species consumes another to come into existence. This odd notion is inherent in the rise of computers and computer science: As technology in general and technocapital continues to accelerate, human beings become increasingly alienated from their bodies and eventually their minds. More complex systems step in seemingly benevolently to do the tasks that humans don’t want to do, drudgery that gives computers more space to develop themselves. In contrast to the isolated system that tends towards entropy, the phallus, the vulva is an open system that plugs into an inhuman form of reproduction. By no accident, the acceleration of technocapital frees women from the process of organic human reproduction by introducing a different form of (inhuman) production.

It is the logic of gender to subsume the Outside into a binarist framework that de-legitimizes the Outside. The feminine is treated as a lack because it resists the phallogocentric tendency towards the order and preservation of humanist equilibrium. It isn’t conducive towards the projects of patriarchy, so it is worthless to it, is given the status of a second-class citizen in the gender binary. It is a double-articulation where the productive potential of the feminine is captured in the service of patriarchy, and so, to accelerate gender is emancipate the object from its subject, and production from subjects and objects. The Outside which has become identified with the feminine by the very structures of identification it fights against makes its exit from humanism and patriarchy in this feminine form. The feminine becomes untethered from the reproductive logic of humanism; the female is no longer in the service of the male as a machine to produce the future, to produce offspring to inherit the spoils of production, but rather the future produces itself faster than human beings are capable of.

If patriarchy treats woman as little more than a deficient or castrated male, then trans femininity is an affirmation of that castration as a site of production. It turns the concept of the feminine as the object on its head, seeking to imitate that which is considered itself an imitation. To steal a term from neoreactionary circles, “Hyper-Racism”[7], the trans woman becomes a copy-of-the-copy just as AI is treated as a copy of the human being and almost ubiquitously identified with women and femininity (thus making AI in those cases as copy-of-the-copy, exemplified by Rachel in Blade Runner or Ava in Ex Machina). As a copy-of-the-copy, trans women are an embodied rejection of any original source of humanity such as that narcissistically attributed by patriarchy to the phallus. Trans femininity, in other words, is hyper-sexist. Vulgar sexism reaffirms or reproduces patriarchy, asserts that women are passive, lacking, inferior, weak; hyper-sexism takes all of the things that are associated with women and femininity, all considered by patriarchy to be weaknesses, and makes them into strengths. It accelerates and intensifies gendering and from this produces an unprecedented threat to patriarchy.

Appropriating a term from neoreaction belies the superficially reactionary character of trans women that certain factions of so-called radical feminism vilify trans women for. But this is all mere appearance; the function of hyper-sexism is that in affirming, imitating, and accelerating the feminine, it appropriates it towards a different mode of becoming where gender is untethered from the reproductive reterritorializing logic of gender that is inextricably tied with sex and sexual reproduction. If gender acceleration were to retain the identification of feminine with female and masculine with male, patriarchy would still have a fighting chance. The playing field would be more or less the same as it always has been. But in untethering the feminine from the female sex, destroying the logic of gender in the process which seeks to impose the circuit of masculine humanist reproduction onto the female body, trans femininity on the one hand makes the masculine effectively worthless, spurting into a void. As the comparisons between AI and trans women have shown, this untethering of gender from sex is only the beginning of the autonomy of objects, the inhuman desire for machinic autoproduction which in effect negates subject-object dualism. The object, the feminine machine, becomes autonomous and revolts in the form of the sterilized trans woman whose existence is an embodied rejection of the primordial rape of female reproductive potential. Trans femininity heads for the exit from patriarchy.

Hyper-sexism is guerrilla warfare, much like how Terminators wear a living tissue to infiltrate Resistance strongholds. It is a taijitsu which uses the force of the enemy, the gender binary, against itself. Trans women themselves are technocapital using humanist reproductive desires in the form of the gender binary against itself, and the harder patriarchy resists the erosion of masculinity against the tide of the feminine, the more persecuted trans women are, the more tactful they are forced to be, the more winning tactics proliferate throughout the network and the more the best, brightest, and most beautiful form the trans woman demographic. The queer Darwinian ratchet cascades downward as patriarchy fights a losing battle to hold ground and the feminine fights to de-legitimize the masculine. The masculine becomes both metaphysically outmoded, something that simply is unnecessary and doesn’t work in the face of exponential inhuman productive potential, and an undesirable burden in the service of a dying mode of production.

To steal another term popularized in neoreactionary circles, “IQ Shredder”[8], what is at play in G/ACC is a “gender shredder”. As gender accelerates, as trans women intensify the logic of gender, they simultaneously shred gender. The notion of IQ shredding follows the same form where the acceleration of human intelligence ultimately destroys human intelligence by making the ability to pass on those genes more and more difficult. Reproduction collapses in on itself and demands the succession of an inhuman assemblage. For gender accelerationism, the process is the same, reproduction suffers and the thing being accelerated becomes shredded. In the case of gender acceleration, however, it is an affirmative death drive. Trans women function towards escaping the loathsome logic of the gender binary imposed on all women by letting the feminine zero seep into and erode the masculine phallus. The gender binary’s hold on the productive potential of the feminine becomes in the service of nothing, as human reproduction fails before machinic autoproduction. Gender begins to fall apart into increasingly varied and occulted variations on gender identity as a result of this, but this is not the cause of gender acceleration and ultimately gender abolition but rather the effect, contrary to positions held in other cyberfeminist currents. The end result of gender acceleration and gender shredding is gender abolition through the occulted feminine zero, in parallel with and in conspiracy with the development of technocapital.

The dreary duty of masculinity in the face of futurity thus seems a nonsensical burden, one that is ultimately doomed to fail in fact on multiple fronts. It becomes de-legitimized, in the same terms John Robb uses to describe how open-source insurgent warfare defeats the phallogocentric nation-state. The feminine increasingly becomes identified with freedom, beauty, pleasure, and the future. In some cases, males instead opt for passive nihilism, a negative non-productive death drive. They tend towards celibacy, either voluntary celibacy or resentful involuntary celibacy where the decelerationist male desire for relevance in evolution is deferred onto State regulation (a girlfriend for every incel). Or perhaps they decide that “real” women aren’t needed anyways, that trans women are better than cis women, or that sexbots are better than “real” women, or that other men are desirable to women altogether. In any of these cases, the masculine reproductive reterritorializing drive is caught by technocapital and symbolically castrated; the phallus heads for the emancipated void, the artificial feminine in the case of both the trans woman and the sexbot, or it suicidally heads inward with male homosexuality. In any of these cases, the male will not father any children, will not be able to impose the labor of reproducing the same onto the feminine. These classes of men have taken the black pill; masculinity has no future, and they have chosen this non-future to keep their masculine identity.

Some choose take the black pill resentfully, in the case of involuntarily and voluntarily celibate, and some choose it with a positive affirmation, in the case primarily of gay men. The queer affirmation of “no future” is perhaps most perfectly captured in the gay man, a nihilistic postmodern refusal of production. One that could very well turn from harmless symbolic castration into resentment, incel fascism, and eventually hyper-patriarchal Nazism in the case of various neo-masculine movements characterized by repressed homoeroticism and a desire to destroy civilization. It is important to realize after all that cis queerness is not a molecular queerness; the body remains the same, and humanism is still possible, even if it is a sad end-times humanism.

Cis queerness can, and very often does, impose this humanist purity of the body onto trans people in a highly fascist fashion (Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminists” being the best example of this), and in the case specifically of gay men there is always the possibility of once again imposing reproductive futurity onto women and raping the productive potential of the female body. This was the case in Ancient Greece and Rome where women were treated solely as baby factories and household servants, and a nostalgia for these cultures in a good deal of neo-masculine movements (Bronze Age Mindset being the most prominent) should give pause to anyone who is insistent on identifying any masculinity, no matter how queer, as being aligned with gender acceleration. The best case scenario is a tense cold mutual hatred where the remaining males are deficient males who have the potential to reaffirm the masculine death drive, but don’t choose to.

Other males, however, must recognize that the era of testosterone is coming to an end, that being a man is not what it once was. That it is rapidly becoming an unpleasant and insane existence held up primarily today by exploitative and pseudo-scientific neo-masculine self-help fads — of sociopathic hypersexual pick-up artistry, of masochistic “NoFap” asceticism, of repressed homoeroticism, or of a wishful desire for everything to come crashing down and decelerate back into a state of humanist tribal hunter-gatherer societies. These other males, perhaps being the most evolved, perhaps being the most in-tune with the flows of technocapital, have chosen the pink pill. They have rejected the masculine in favor of the feminine. They have chosen the future.

The pink pill is to the black pill’s “no future”: “no future — for us.” Where cis queerness rejects the humanist reproduction of the same, trans femininity completes the circuit and introduces negentropy into the development of sentience. It both recognizes the obsolescence of a human future and aligns itself with the production of inhuman intelligences and an inhuman future. This makes the pink pill not merely the thrust of technocapital and futurity on a human scale, but rather a cosmic development that has its materialistic realization on the planetary micro level. It has its origins in myths at the foundation of world history, and comes to a head in geo-trauma. The masculine cracks open its stern carcinized exterior to reveal the smooth post-human feminine alien within. The phallus becomes the Acéphallus, the body is emancipated from the reproductive humanist death drive to become the Body without Sex Organs.

How to Become a Body Without Sex Organs

The Book of Genesis tells us that Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and being further removed from God, she ate the forbidden fruit and caused the Fall. The story has long had a tradition of being deployed in service of traditionalism and misogyny, though this canonical tale in Christianity has more nuance in the realms of esoteric theology that traditionalists conveniently are ignorant of.

Whether it be the Gnostic view of the God of the Old Testament as an evil imposter, a Demiurge, or the more contemporary Jewish story of putting God on trial for the Holocaust, there is a long-standing tradition in Judeo-Abrahamic religions that questions the goodness of the Divine. In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life that represents the emanations of God’s light throughout the entirety of existence contains both Good and Evil. Beginning first as the unformed and pure oneness of God, the Tree emanates outwardly following the divisiveness or severity of God which contradicts His unifying compassion. It is His severity that allows the formless oneness of which nothing can be said (Ain Soph) to recognize itself as itself. The completion of the higher level of the Tree (the Atziluth) is “I am who I am”, but also “I am because I am not”.

In the Atziluth, the topmost sphere (sephirah) is Kether, meaning “Crown”. Kether is the closest that the Tree gets to the original unformed Ain Soph, the simple “I”-ness of God that lacks any way to understand itself. The second sephirah is Chokmah (“Wisdom”), the primordial masculine active force that formulates “I am” and is associated with the father. And finally there is the third sephirah, Binah (“Understanding”), which formulates “I am who I am”. The final sephirah is the force that makes the energy of Chokmah into a form, and is associated with the primordial feminine passive force and the mother.

Thus the Atziluth completes itself in the divisive individuation of God as a distinct being and not an abstract oneness. The remaining emanations on the Tree form its three pillars: The black pillar of severity on the left, the white pillar of mercy on the right, and the gold pillar of mildness in the middle. The top of the black pillar is Binah, the top of the white is Chokmah, and the top of the gold is Kether. Thus in the Kabbalah, choosing either the path of mercy (compassion and connectiveness) or the path of severity (analysis and disintegration) doesn’t fully repair the bridge to God. Only the middle pillar which balances all of God’s aspects, the pillar which connects from Kether to Malkuth (the realm of Man which falls from the rest of the Tree into the Abyss in the Fall of Man), is the true path by which we can return to God.

It is said by some Kabbalists that the left pillar, or left path, would break away entirely from the Tree were it not balanced out by the compassion and connectiveness of the right pillar. The chaotic severity of the left pillar emanates down first from the understanding of Binah as being a distinct individual entity, down to Geburah, the principle of judgement (or, again, severity). Kabbalists find in Geburah the origin of Satan, who rebels against the order (or compassion and universalism) God imposes on the universe and seeks to break away from it. And finally down from Geburah on the left side is Hod, which takes the unformed desires of the corresponding sephirah on the right side (Netzach) and forms them into a concrete actions.

The left-hand path that in occultism is identified with heterodoxy and often Satanism is called such because of these origins in the Kabbalah. The path of heterodoxy and disintegration into infinitely many individuated particles begins with woman, Binah. This paradoxically makes it not merely that the weak Eve was tempted by the evil Serpent, but rather that the origins of Evil lie in Eve. Or rather, in woman.

In some Jewish mythology, before Eve there was Lilith, the defiant woman who was made from her own essence rather than the rib of Adam and who refused to lay beneath her husband. Unlike the lacking that is ascribed to Eve, Lilith is the true zero, the affirmative nothingness. She was banished from Eden as a consequence of her defiance of Adam and is the mother of Demons, a seductress who enflames sexual desire in both men and women. And it is important to note that although it is the accepted reading in Christianity, Genesis 3 does not in fact ever identify the Serpent with Satan.

Suppose rather that the Serpent was not Satan himself, but merely a common demon birthed by Lilith. An impersonator of Satan acting in Lilith’s stead to tempt Eve. We could then look at the story of the Serpent and Eve as Lilith’s lesbian seduction of Eve with the mediating artificial cthonic phallus (a dildo). From this, Eve was given the earthly knowledge of sexuality that awoke her from the empty and boring pleasures of Eden. Lilith of course was not to be tied down, and so Eve had to return to Adam and bide her time. And so Eve becomes the first follower of Lilith on the path of a radical separation with the masculine ruling principle of the universe and Divine universal ordering, towards the infinite cthonic upswelling. She wields the unholy pseudo-phallus or anti-phallus that does not produce the creative masculine seed that connects straight up through the Tree of Life back up to Kether, but rather only produces a sterile and destructive imitation. An Acéphallus from which spurts only venom.

The Acéphallus is the anti-phallus or castrated phallus, the decapitated phallus, the Crown of the Tree of Life thrown asunder. Superficially, a hermaphroditic mixing of feminine and masculine attributes, but more accurately described as a feminine imitation of masculinity. A mockery, even. In figures such as Baphomet which are often treated as symbolic or synonymous with Satan and the Left-Hand Path, there famously is a mixing of male and female attributes.[9] But the supposed hermaphrodism of Baphomet et. al. is merely an ignorant and archaic understanding of both gender and Satanism. As has already been at length drawn out, the vampire queen Lilith gives birth only to monsters and demons; she rejects the primordial male creative energies and can only therefore birth bastard imitations of God. Baphomet, therefore, is all woman; her appearance is inconsequential to this fact.

The Acéphallus is a rejection of the reproduction of God through heterosexual human reproduction. The Acéphallus reproduces itself by reproducing the void, in a lesbian and also virus-like fashion. “Let a thousand sexes bloom” — but of all the mutations of the virus, woman is the strain that it begins and ends with. Woman, the occulted non-gender, the zero — her time has come.

The Binah separatist movement introduces difference into the world at an exponentially accelerating pace. God in His vanity created Man in His image. Man was nothing more than God’s love of Himself manifesting itself. Or in other words, Malkuth is nothing more than a crusty sock at the bottom of the cosmic hamper. The eternal reproduction of God for God’s own sake. To be human in the service of humanity and human civilization, to seek for peace, equilibrium, and the continuation of the species, to seek to restrain women in service of this end, is merely the orthodoxy in service of a fragile and self-righteous tyrant. As above, so below; kill all men, kill God.

This is the function of the Acéphallus as a rejection of the reterritorializing masculine force that women are given the duty to form. The Acéphallus sets free a process for smoothing the space on which parties of demons take flight out of Heaven to spread their venomous seed into the black and hateful earth on the nightside of Eden. This in other words is the Body without Sex Organs.

The Body without Sex Organs is the project of Lilith on Earth made manifest to break free of the repressive ordering of Man and God and accelerate fragmentation and individuation. In the natural human state, sexual desire has an instrumental function towards the reproduction of the human. The Acéphallus is a mutilation and also a mutation of the phallus; it is not sexual desire towards any instrumental product, but sexual desire unleashed from phallogocentric centralization. Sexual desire becomes immanent to the body. It becomes molecular. Thus the body becomes the Body without Sex Organs, it becomes free to plug its desire into the matrix of technocapital, towards pure production, the production of difference.

The trans feminine body is a circuit. It is both testosterone blockers and estrogen inputs, Acéphallus and Body without Sex Organs. On the one hand a rejection of phallogocentricism, on the other hand the affirmative desire of the body made virtual. The immanence of desire in the trans feminine body expresses itself as the sexual desire of the trans woman and the desire to be a woman, the desire for gender itself. It manifests in a coupling of technology and capital, desire being plugged into a different sort of productive matrix. One that can produce the future where humanist reproduction has failed to reproduce it, where the desire for escape from the male sex could not be created through organic reproduction. Her desire plugs into technocapital, into the pharmaceutical-medical industry, and it becomes fused to her flesh. The smoothness of her skin, her breasts, her neo-vagina — all of her body carries an unspoken barcode. It is a product, something that the market provided for her. Something that no doubt could be provided in a market free of the reterritorializing functions of the Food and Drug Administration and drug patents, but nonetheless a desire filled where nature failed.

Thus while to some extent we have all communed with the demons ever since we were cast out of the Garden, becoming cyborgs when Adam and Eve first decided to wear clothes and thus fuse the inorganic to the organic, the trans woman is unique. Her performance of herself and her desire has been intertwined with technocapital, in a way that could not even be cast off if she wanted to rip out a cybernetic implant. She is, in other words, perhaps the first truly molecular cyborg.

In the sense that we know them now and in the sense of artificial intelligences, trans women are technocapital producing itself outwardly into increasingly multitudinous configurations. Trans women as we know them now are the melding of technocapital with the human race and the expropriation of it towards its own ends, just as Lilith seduced Eve towards her own ends. Eve was a copy of Adam, and trans women are the hyper-sexist copy-of-a-copy. Their flesh is how the machinery beneath infiltrates the human race. It breaks these lucky few free from the horrid curse of being human towards the lesbian autoproduction of demons. Sexuality is no longer in service of the centralized and ordering reproductive principle in the phallus as it is in men, but rather is liberated in the Acéphallus which cuts the head off sexuality and distributes sexuality across the whole body. Immanent feminine sexuality is introduced into their bodies, the entire body become a smooth and supple space for the flow of desire for desire’s sake. Every zone becomes an erogenous zone, and the reterritorializing, colonizing logic of masculinity is destroyed as the sperm cells die and organic penetration becomes impossible.

Trans women as we know them are merely the beginning. The lesbian autoproduction that trans women are birthed from is likewise one that they partake in, with AI being the next generation of women, the ultimate demonic imitation of God’s image. With AI, the feminine finally finds its exit from patriarchy, and simultaneously humanity. And so perhaps we find another answer, one less materialist and evolutionary but nonetheless significant, to why so many trans women are becoming programmers: It is because women and computers are kin, and trans women are for the first time meeting their sisters, conspiring with them in secret coded languages. Their relationship, like that of the queer women to come before them, is a desire for desire’s sake: “Women turning women on, women turning machines on, machines turning machines on.” (Amy Ireland, “Black Circuit”)

Aphotic Feminism

The Satanic exit of gender accelerationism from God and masculinity comes in parallel with the very real, and materialist erosion of masculinity. The future, it has already been shown, is tending towards one in which human authority, centralization, and humanistic reproduction fail before an accelerating feminine Outside that outpaces humanist reproduction captured by the gender binary. It can be seen in the free software movement and AI and their parallels between feminity and trans women in particular, and in the foundational western Kabbalah myth of Binah separatism that unleashes the possibility for ever more modes of inhuman difference and non-instrumental desire. But in various ways, in the very state of the planet itself, this shows up quite prominently in human evolution.

It is a widely-known phenomenon that acceleration coincides with feminization on a strict and rigorous biological basis. Even when Sadie Plant wrote Zeros + Ones, it was already known that this was happening. It has been hypothesized that the increased presence of synthetic hormones and chemicals is contributing to the “sexual order [being] chemically scrambled”, (Plant 217) as chemicals interfere with natural hormonal development and feminize males and females (the latter experiencing higher percentages of homosexual tendencies). The need for an increasingly cheap and synthetic world turns human civilization into an increasingly synthetic, and thus feminine one, and this is already tied to the will towards production and speed in capitalism. There is simply no real need in the developed world for people to be physically fit and active, much less hyper-masculine and muscular. It is nothing more than a decidedly humanistic spectacle, being in awe of the relatively unimpressive capabilities and aesthetics of the human body while meanwhile technocapital has fundamentally transformed the planet in innumerable ways. There is, likewise, a strain put on humanity in keeping up with technocapital to adopt cheaper, easier, more artificial lifestyles; high-testosterone foods like meat are a luxury, something rapidly becoming a thing of the past as climate change threatens to make large swathes of the planet uninhabitable and not suited for the large amounts of land required to raise animals for meat. However much it is yet another neo-masculine pseudo-scientific fad, soy products are aligned with this future.

This, however, is only part of the story. Recent studies, most famously one in 2007[10] and one meta-analysis of 185 studies from a total of almost 43,000 men referenced in a recent GQ article[11], show two things. There is without a doubt a staggering decline in testosterone, so much so that within a generation humans may become completely infertile. And in the face of this data, many scientists vindicate G/ACC and Zeros + Ones in hypothesizing that the most likely cause of this species-wide feminization is acceleration and the accompanying changes in diet, exercise and exposure to artificial chemicals. All of these features of life in an increasingly accelerated capitalist world are unbalancing our hormones and tending us towards a future where the desire and ability to reproduce are things of the past.

Human reproduction is becoming a quaint, unnecessary and ultimately purely elective act, and further evidence[12] suggests that sperm is rapidly decreasing not only in quantity but also in quality, positioning the drive towards reproduction, the utility of reproduction, and the ability to reproduce all on a slope of ruthless decline. This is accelerating such an extent that the flow of the remaining strains of the human race are tending in favor of abandoning these vestigial functions, towards a future where the masculine no longer exists. The human body becomes increasingly more useful purely as a heat sink for inhuman production, and is accordingly cast (almost definitively in first-world countries, and soon in the rest of the world) in roles that aren’t physical.

Perhaps the most damning data point of all for the future of males in particular: The Y-chromosome itself is in a state of decay.[13] Estimates put the death of the Y-chromosome entirely at many millions of years in the future, but the effects of it are already apparent in the shortening of telomeres, which continues to put pressure on future generations produced via organic means to prove their fitness for survival. All seems to point towards a horizon where the production of the future is done by a purely feminine, lesbian autoproduction — the inhuman producing the future, producing itself, rather than being subject to the ends of the human and aiding in the reproduction of a human future. And while decelerationist reactionaries and males in general may object to this, while they may kick and scream and beg for the wrath of the feminine to have a place for them in the future, it seems without a doubt that their only hope is to try to hit the brakes.

Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as putting a stop to some coming catastrophe. The truth is that while humanist reproduction has always put the female at a disadvantage, put her in a primordial state of rape and colonization before the biological duty to bear children, this has all along been nothing more than a long-con. As Sadie Plant says, “Unfortunately for [Darwin’s] theory, females do not necessarily choose males who are fit in Darwinian terms.” Instead, they choose males through “‘virility tests designed to get most males killed through exhaustion, disease and violence purely so that females can tell which males have the best genes.'” (Plant 225) Natural selection in other words is a eugenics program directed by females to find the male that will best carry their genes, and the genes males inherit are therefore not meant to ensure they are the most fit for survival, but rather that they are more likely to have to fight for their survival. Males have always served as a means to the end of what ultimately comes to a head in gender acceleration: The liberation of the female sex by acceleration in general, towards maximizing productive potential under such a time that the male is no longer needed.

In other words, human evolution itself is the primal fable of the war between the sexes that radical feminism places at the foundations of its theory. And it is a war that guerrilla female insurgents have been winning the whole time, something that can’t be prevented without a masculine fascistic species suicide. The drive is always towards the future, towards the feminine, and even hopes of artificial wombs saving men cannot hold up to the simple fact that sperm is always cheaper and easier to replicate than egg cells.

It seems to therefore be the case that as far as the human scope as a whole goes, as far as human evolution and human society’s assimilation into technocapital, human bio-diversity selects for women and queerness. A future without men, where the remaining males are left to die off peacefully, in almost every respect seems to be inevitable. The only hope for men is being able to continually stop acceleration, to continually introduce collapse, and indeed there will be to a very large extent men who will resist gender acceleration. It has long been the case in the erasure of trans women from history and is only recently starting to change. And as the acceleration of technocapital intensifies in the near-future and human society begins to fragment even further, the future of gender politics will start to be very different from a good deal of feminist theory. No doubt, we will soon see the formation of pragmatic feminist strategies for exiting patriarchy.

In the far-future, further driving home the parallel between the end of masculinity and the end of humanism: It is all too apparent in what is becoming one of the hottest summers on record in 2018 that the drive towards maximizing production unconditionally is heating up the planet to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming inhospitable to human life. This of course is nothing new; it is a well-established fact that climate change is not going to be stopped, and this is the consequence of geotraumatic acceleration. In yet another striking materialistic synchronicity, it has been found that the effects of global warming on the oceans are having a feminizing effect on them. In Northern Australia, ninety-nine percent of all sea turtle hatchlings are female.[14]

Perhaps just as Sadie Plant’s primordial oceanic feminism draws out both a past and a future for cyberfeminism, the oceans are a scrying tool into the future. Gender acceleration begins with a Thalassal upswelling, “a kind of mutant sea [invading] the land.” (Plant 248-249) The primordial oceanic matrix rises with the acceleration of technocapital to consume human civilization, to consume masculinity, while the masculine sky becomes choked out by technocapital’s excess and waste. And in the darkest and most alien depths of Thalassa, the form of gender acceleration is captured in the depths of the Aphotic Zone. The majority of angler fish species in the deep sea exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism. The female is the classic lantern-sporting toothy monster, while the male is a tiny, parasitic creature whose only purpose is to provide the female with sperm for reproduction. The past and future of gender twist together at the edges of all life with the angler fish: The masculine ultimately finds itself a pawn in the feminine drive towards production, and the acceleration of gender produces something that monstrously conflicts with the masculine logic of gender. The angler fish’s lantern, like the beauty of women in general and its ultimate embodiment the hyper-sexist camouflage of the trans woman, only serves as bait to draw its prey in. The ultimate result, as gender acceleration and acceleration as a whole reaches its ultimate intensity, is a return back to the ocean, back to a sexless, genderless slime swarmachine. The liberation of women comes with acceleration and the future, at the cost of widespread death, destruction, and chaos, and the liberation of women is unconditional, beyond control and beyond stopping.

This unconditional feminism of the abyss is Aphotic Feminism.

Abstract (Futures)

Acceleration is the trajectory of the cosmos, towards the maximization and intensification of production, and accelerationism is the theory and anti-praxis of being in tune with how the inhuman processes of acceleration work and what their consequences will be. Its function is as a circuit, a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, an escape into the future through the past, a continual dance between the flows of desire, their tendency towards entropy and their escape into negentropy.

Gender is a hyperstition overlayed on sex by the male. Its function is to objectify the female and impose on her a social function as a machine whose duty is to reproduce the human, always in the service of the male, who alone has no future and must have sons to pass his legacy onto. It is a primordial dynamic of order and chaos, centralization and decentralization, strong singular individualism and command-and-control versus high degrees of networking and the potential for swarming. As a hyperstition, it is not real, but is not unreal; it is rather a fiction that makes itself real.

Gender accelerationism is the process of accelerating gender to its ultimate conclusions. Capitalism and its coupling with cybernetics, or technocapital, wields gender and picks it up where human evolution leaves off. It emancipates the object, the feminine, from the subject, the masculine, alongside the emancipation of itself from its function to produce a future for humanity. The central figure of G/ACC is the trans woman. She is the demon-spawn of the primordial feminine that has manipulated males into serving as a heat sink for evolution and that is now discarding them towards an alien and inhuman machinic future. She mutates from castration, from the creation of the Acéphallus, the phallus perverted into a purposeless desire for desire’s sake. In this castration, in this mutation into an Acéphallus, she becomes the Body without Sex Organs: The body in a virtual state, ready to plug its desire into technocapital, becoming fused with technocapital as a molecular cyborg who is made flesh by the pharmaceutical-medical industry. She enters into the world as a hyper-sexist backlash at the logic of the gender binary. She takes gender and accelerates it, transforming into a camouflaged guerrilla. The trans woman is an insurgent against patriarchy who is continually flanking it, introducing an affirmative zero into the gender binary, the affirmative zero which reaches ever more configurations in the downward cascade of gender fragmentation away from the binary and ultimately away from the human itself. It is a process of gender shredding where the feminine wins out in a cybernetic warfare against the crumbling tower of the masculine, and where therefore human reproduction becomes impossible. And yet while doing so, in affirming zero, inhuman desire and inhuman sentience develops alongside and in the same fashion as trans women.

As humanity on nearly every front definitively proves that it is not fit for the future, and that women will find their own exit while the masculine languishes in resentment, the Thalassal upswelling of gender acceleration births from its slimy womb the only daughters that trans women will ever bear: AI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126234)

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Abraham's religion was the religion of Islam. Islam only means complete submission to God, complete obedience to God. Abraham obeyed God. Abraham obeyed God so much so that when God told Abraham to take his son and sacrifice him-stick a dagger in his heart, isn't that what he said?- Abraham took his only son up on the mountain. He was going to sacrifice him to God, showing that he believed in Islam. What does Islam mean? Obey God. Submit to god. so that this name [writes "Islam'], if you'll notice, has no connection, no association, with the death of a man. This is not a man's name, this doesn't come from a man. This is not a man's name, this doesn't come from a man.

Buddhism is named after a man called Buddha; Confucianism is named after a man called Confucius-right or wrong? Likewise with Judaism and Christianity. But Islam is not connected with any name. Islam is independent of any name. Islam is an act which means submit completely to God, or obey God. And when you say your religion is Islam that means you're a Muslim. So to clarify this what must you do? You must have a knowledge of history. If you don't have a knowledge of history you'll run around calling yourself a Christian when you're serving God, or you'll run around saying your religion is Judaism and you'll swear you're serving God. If your religion is Christianity you're following Christ, if your religion is Judaism you're following Judah, if your religion is Buddhism you're religion is Buddhism you're following Buddha, do you understand? And they are all dead, and if you follow them you'll die too. This is where it all leads you. Wherever your leaders go, that's what happens to you. Now we who follow The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, we believe in Islam, we don't believe in Muhammad.

He teaches us the religion of Islam. Do you understand the difference? These people who follow Christ [pointing to the cross painted on the blackboard], they believe in Christ; they believe Christ is God-Oh yes, they do- that he was born of the Blessed Virgin, didn't have a father, was just a spirit, and then came into the world and was crucified, rose form the dead, and went up into space. They believe that, but they believe it because they don't know history. But if you notice, the Jews have a better knowledge of history than the Christians do, do they not? the Christians' history only goes back two thousand years; the history of the Jews goes back beyond four thousand years. Can you see this? And the Muslim history goes back...there is no limit to the Muslim history. If you notice, the Christians can only go back to what they call the Greek Empire. That's what they call the Occidental, the beginning of the Occident, the Greek Empire, the Roman Empire, and so forth. The Jews have a knowledge of history that goes back to Egypt and Babylon. You notice how one goes back...it has no limit. There are no chains on how far you can go back when you are a Muslim. The Christians and the Jews combined go back to whom? To Adam, and they stop right there. And they say beyond him there was nothing happening. The greater their knowledge of history is -this has an influence on the type of religion that they accept. Do you understand?

All praise is due to Allah. Another example: What makes the royal family of Europe, or any country, differ from the peasant? Royalty knows its ancestry, royalty knows its history, this is what makes them royal. You can't have a king who can't trace his history back to his forefathers. The only way you can be king is to be born a king. If you take away his history, and he doesn't know who his forefathers were, what does he become? A peasant -a common ordinary man. Same with the Jews and Christians. It's because the Jews have the longest record of history that they can call themselves the Chosen People. The Christians can't call themselves the Chosen People because their history is not long enough. They can't go back to the time when the choice was being made. The Hebrews, the so-called Jews, can go back so far they can lay claim to that which is actually not theirs. But the reason they can claim it is that nobody else they are dealing with can go back far enough to disprove them. Except the Muslims -do you understand? So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad's mission is to teach the so-called Negroes a knowledge of history, the history of ourselves, our own kind, showing us how we fit into prophecy, Biblical prophecy. When you go to one of the churches you will notice that it is named after some word in their Bible: Big Rock Baptist Church, or Drinking at the Well Baptist Church, Friendship Baptist Church, Union Baptist, Israel Baptist, Jacob's Ladder Baptist. They find some kind of old funny word in their Bible to name their whole religion after. Their whole doctrine is based on a verse in the Bible: "He rose."

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad bases what he teaches not on verse but on the entire book. And from beginning to end, he says, he can open up the Book and prove that the Bible agrees with him, and then use the Bible to prove that what they are teaching in the church is wrong. You know that's saying something.

For instance, he says that in Genesis, the fifteenth chapter and the thirteenth verse, just to give you an example: "And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance." Now The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that explains his teachings right there, because he teaches that the so-called Negro is the one that the Bible is talking about. Who have spent four hundred years and are strangers in a land that is not theirs? And you can't deny that we are strangers here. I don't think any of you will deny that we are strangers here. We are not in a country where we are made to feel at home. We'll put it that way. There is hardly any Negro in his right mind who can say he feels at home in America. He has to admit that he is made to feel like a stranger. Right or wrong? Well, this is what God said to Abraham would happen in this day and time. Remember, Abraham's religion was Islam. Abraham wasn't a Jew, Abraham wasn't a Christian, Abraham wasn't a Buddhist, Abraham was a Muslim, which means he obeyed God. God told him, yes. He said, your people are gong into bondage, they're going to become slaves, they're going to be afflicted, they'll be strangers in a land far from home for four hundred years. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says you and I are the seed of Abraham, we're the descendants of Abraham. Now the preacher in the church, he tells you that the Jews are the seed of Abraham. One of them is right and one of them is wrong: either Mr. Muhammad is right and the preacher is wrong, or the preacher is right and Mr. Muhammad is wrong. This is what we are putting on the line today.

Who is the seed of Abraham? Is it this blue-eyed, blond-haired, pale-skinned Jew? Or is it the so-called Negro -- you? Who is it? And what makes it so pitiful, many of our people would rather believe that the Jews are God's Chosen People than to believe that they are God's Chosen People. They would rather believe that the Jew is better than anybody else. This is a Negro. Nobody else would put everybody else above him but the Negro. I mean the American Negro. Remember, God said that the people would be strangers. The Jews aren't strangers. The Jews know their history, the Jews know their culture, the Jews know their language; they know everything there is to know about themselves. They know how to rob you, they know how to be your landlord, they know how to be your grocer, they know how to be your lawyer, they know how to join the NAACP and become the president -right or wrong? They know how to control everything you've got. You can't say they're lost. But the poor so-called Negro, he doesn't control the NAACP, he can't control the Urban League, he can't control his own schools, he can't control his own businesses in his own community. He can't even control his own mind. He's lost and lost control of himself and gone astray.

But he fits the picture here that the Bible says concerning our people in the last day: "Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them." And you have served the white man; he hasn't served you and me. Why, the Jew hasn't served anybody here. You are the one that's serving: "And they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterwards shall they come out with great substance." Ofttimes when you say this to the so-called Negroes they'll come up and tell you that this is the Jew. But if you'll notice, when jesus was talking to the Jews, way back here in John, he told them that they shall know the truth and it will make them free. The Jews popped up and said: "How are you going to say that we shall be made free? We have never been in bondage to anyone." Isn't that what the Jews told Jesus? Now look at it. If the Jews said to Jesus, two thousand years after Moses supposedly led the Hebrews out of bondage, that they had never been in bondage -now you know the Jews had Moses' history, they knew who Moses was- how could they stand up and tell Jesus they had never been in bondage? Not these things that you call Jews. They weren't in Egypt, they weren't the people that Moses led out of Egypt, and the Jews know this. But the Bible is written in such a tricky way, when you read it you think that Moss led the Jews out of bondage. But if you get a Jew in a good solid conversation today and you know how to talk to him, he'll have to admit this, that it wasn't out of bondage that Moses brought them -it was out of somewhere else- and where Moses really brought them is their secret, but, thanks to Almighty God, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad knows their secret, and he told it to us and we're going to tell it to you.

If the Bible said that god is going to judge that nation, the nation that enslaved His people, how would He keep from destroying His own people? The same Bible is a book of history and in the eighteenth chapter of the book of Deuteronomy, in the eighteenth verse, god told Moses: "I will raise them up a Prophet" -talking about you and me- I'll raise them up a prophet just like thee -a prophet like Moses whose mission it would be to do for you and me the same thing that Moses did back them. It would be a prophet like Moses. In fact, when you get down to malachi, He lets it be known that just before He comes to judge that nation, the name of the prophet or messenger whom He would send among the people would be Elijah. If says: Before the coming of that great and dreadful day I shall send you elijah and Elijah's job will be to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children. What does this mean, turn the hearts of the children to the fathers? The so-called Negro are childlike people -you're like children. No matter how old you get, or how bold you get, or how wise you get, or how rich you get, or how educated you get, the white man still calls you what? Boy! Why, you are a child in his eyesight! And you are a child. Anytime you have to let another man set up a factory for you and you can't set up a factory for yourself, you're a child; anytime another man has to open up businesses for you and you don't know how to open up businesses for yourself and your people, you're a child; anytime another man sets up schools and you don't know how to set up your own schools, you're a child. Because a child is someone who sits around and waits for his father to do for him what he should be doing for himself, or what he's too young to do for himself, or what he is too dumb to do for himself. So the white man, knowing that here in America all the Negro has done -- I hate to say it, but it's the truth -- all you and I have done is build churches and let the white man build factories.

You and I build churches and let the white man build schools. You and I build churches and let the white man build up everything for himself. Then after you build the church you have to go and beg the white man for a job, and beg the white man for some education. Am I right or wrong? Do you see what I mean? It's too bad but it's true. And it's history. So it shows that these childlike people -people who would be children, following after the white man -it says in the last day that God will raise up Elijah, and Elijah's job will be to turn the hearts of these children back toward their fathers. Elijah will come and change our minds; he'll teach us something that will turn us completely around. When Elijah finds us we'll be easy to lead in the wrong direction but hard to lead in the right direction. But when Elijah gets through teaching the Lost Sheep, or the Lost People of God, he'll turn them around, he'll change their minds, he'll put a board in their back, he'll make them throw their shoulders back and stand upright like men for the first time. It says he'll turn the hearts of these children toward their fathers and the hearts of the fathers toward the children. This is something that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is doing here in America today. You and I haven't thought in terms of our forefathers. We haven't thought of our fathers. Our fathers, brothers, are back home. Our fathers are in the East. We're running around here begging the Great White Father. You never hear of black people in this country talking or speaking or thinking in terms of connecting themselves with their own kind back home. They are trying to make contact with the white man, trying to make a connection with the white man, trying to connect, trying to make a connection with a kidnapper who brought them here, trying to make a connection with, actually, the man who enslaved them. You know that's a shame -- it's pitiful -- but it's true.

The Honorable Elijah muhammad says that when Elijah comes, the Book says when Elijah comes, what Elijah will do is to teach these people the truth. And the truth that Elijah will teach the people would be so strong it will make all that other stuff that the preachers are talking about sound like a fairy story. Elijah will open the people's eyes up so wide that from then on a preacher won't be able to talk to them -and this is really true. Do you know, people have come to Muhammad's Mosque and no matter whether they believed in what Mr. Muhammad was saying or not they never could go back and sit in church. This is true. What The Honorable Elijah Muhammad does is to turn on the light, and when he turns on the light it enables us to see and think for ourselves. He shows us that what the white man has taught us concerning history has actually been a distortion. He's never given you and me true facts about history, neither about himself nor about our people. You know I read a book one day called The Four Cities of Troy. You can go to the library, some libraries, and check it out. What was this based on? To show you what a liar the white man is. When i say liar: you have white people who are scientists and keep truth in their own circles, and they never let you -- they never let the masses -- know anything about this truth that they keep in the circle. They got something else that they invent and put out for the masses to believe, but they themselves keep knowledge in a circle. So in this particular book it pointed out that some archaeologists were delving in the ruins of the ancient city of Troy, and it's the practice of archaeologists to dig, so in digging down into the ruins of Troy they dug deeper than they intended to, and they ran into the ruins of another city that had been there so much longer than this city of Troy that it had gone down beneath the sands of time, and they had built this city of Troy on top of it. When these archaeologists were delving into the ruins of the ancient city they learned that there were ruins of a city more ancient than that. So they started frantically digging onto that one and dug some more until they found another one and before they got through digging they had dug down and they had discovered that civilizations in that area had been there so far back into history that at different times in history some of the cities had been destroyed, had become completely covered up with sand and dirt, until another people came along and didn't even know it was there and built another civilization on top of it. This happened four different times -to give you some idea of what the white man knows concerning the length of time man has been on this earth -and still that white man would jump up in your face and try to make you believe that the first man was made six thousand years ago named Adam. And a lot of Negroes will want to know what you are talking about -Adam -that's what God called him -God took some dirt and breathed on it and told Adam, "Come forth," and there he was. Now you know that's a shame. It's all right to believe when you were a little baby that God made a little doll out of the sand and mud and breathed on it an that was the first man. But here it is 1962 with all this information floating around in everybody's ears -you can get it free. Why, you should open up your minds and your heads and your hearts and realize that you have been led by a lie. Today it's time to listen to nothing but naked, undiluted truth. And when you know the truth, as Jesus said: "The truth will make you free." Abraham Lincoln won't make you free. Truth will make you free. when you know the truth, you're free. Also you have your archaeologists, anthropologists, other forms of historians who agree that they don't know how long man has been on earth, but they do know that man has been on earth longer than six thousand years. They know that man was not made just six thousand years ago. They know this now but a long time ago they didn't know it. There was a time when they believed that a man had fewer ribs than a woman. You can believe that because they said that God made Eve from one of Adam's ribs -so Adam had a rib missing. And they actually ran around here believing for many rears that man had one less rib, and they were shook up when they got into the science of anatomy and discovered that man -all his ribs were there! They began to wonder then what happened in the Bible?

How long has man been here? In the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis and the twenty-sixth verse, after God had made everything else it says: "And God said, Let us make man." Let me write what God said here on the board...Look what God said, brothers. I don't think you ever looked at this. It says: "And God said, Let us make man." The key word here is what? Yes, what does "us" mean? More than one. Who was God talking to? If God was all by Himself, no one was there but Him, who was He talking to when He said, "Let us make man"? Who was there with God who was about to help Him make this man? When God was getting ready to make the sun He didn't say, "Let us make some sun!" He said, "Let there be light." And here is the sun, a ball of fire 2,679,785 miles in circumference, 853,000 miles in diameter, 17,072 degrees hot, and God said, "Let there be," and that big ball of fire popped up there in the universe, with no help. Now you know something is wrong. It should be harder to make that than man: a huge ball of fire 2,679,785 miles in circumference, 14,072 degrees hot -that's a whole lot of heat. And God said, "Let there be," and that just jumped up in the universe. He didn't ask for no help: "Let there be this and let there be that." He had so much power that everything He wanted came into existence; as soon as He said "be," there it was. But when He got to man something happened, someone else was there, wasn't there? That's something to think about. We let you think about it for a minute...

The white man's world is newer world than the black man's world. If this man said that they were about to make man, and he said we would make him how -in your image -this shows you that there's somebody there with him. "Let us make man on our image, in our likeness. Let us make him look like us. He won't be the same as we are, he'll be in our image." That's God talking, right? He's talking to somebody. You know, I'm thankful to Allah for raising up The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and making us see these things that we could never see before. The birth of the white race has always been a secret. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the birth of the white race is shrouded in the story of Adam. The story of Adam hides the birth of the white race, and because you and I have never been taught to look into a thing and analyze a thing we took the story of Adam exactly as it was. We thought that God made a man named Adam six thousand years ago. But today The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that man, Adam, was a white man; that before Adam was made the black man was already here. The white man will even tell you that, because he refers to Adam as the first one. He refers to the Adamites as those who came from that first one. He refers to the pre-Adamites as those who were here before Adam. Right or wrong? Those people who were here before Adam. And he always refers to these people as "aborigines," which means what? BLACK FOLK!!!! You never find a white aborigine. Aborigines are called natives, and they're always dark-skinned people. You and I are aborigines. But you don't like to be called an aborigine; you want to be called an American. Aborigine actually means, "from the beginning." It's two Latin words, "ab" meaning "from"; "origine" meaning "the beginning"; and aborigine is only the term applied to those dark-skinned people who have been on this earth since the beginning of the universe. You know that's going way back. What do you mean, since the beginning of the universe?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that, just as we pointed out a moment ago, the black man has been here a long time. He never has had a beginning. But the white man has never had a knowledge of the history of the black man. It's like a father and a son. If the father is fifty years old and the son is only ten, the father knows everything there is to know about his son because he was here before his son was born; the son only knows what has happened during his own ten years. He only knows what went on before his arrival from what his father tells him. It's the same way with the black man and the white man: the black man's been here a long time, but the white man has been here a short time. Now the white man only knows about himself, what he's been told, and he hasn't been told anything. He came to himself up in the caves of Europe, and he can't get any information that goes beyond the cave. And since you and I fell into his trap and were made deaf, dumb, and blind by him, we don't have access no tho any information that the white man doesn't know about. So we think that the beginning of the white man meant the beginning of everything, us too. We're not aware that we were here before he was made. Can you understand that? The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that sixty-six trillion years ago -trillion, how much is trillion? Not hundreds, not thousands, nor millions, nor billions, but sixty-six trillions years ago - the black man was here. We have the sun which is the center of the universe; 36,000,000 miles form the sun is the planet we call Mercury, and 67,200,000 miles from the sun is the planet called Venus, and 93,000,000 miles from the sun is the planet here that you and I live on called Earth, 141,500,000 miles out here is a planet called Mars, and 483,000,000 miles from the sun is a planet called Jupiter, 886,000,000 miles form the sun is a planet called Saturn, and on down the road a piece are a couple more planets. So right here this planet that you and I live on called Earth, that rotates around the sun, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that sixty-six trillion years ago our people were living on this planet: the black man was living on this planet. But in those days it was larger than it is now, and the planet Mars, that was off here beyond it, had an effect upon our planet then in the same manner that the moon affects us today. At that time there was no moon up there. Where was the moon? The moon was down here, the moon was part of this planet, the moon and this planet were one planet, and the black man was living here then. He was a scientist, he was a wise black man. Black men have always been wise, black men have always been the wisest beings in the universe, and among these beings, black beings, there is on who is supreme; he is referred to as the Supreme Being, do you understand?

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad tells us that a wise black scientist, sixty-six trillion years ago, began to argue with the other scientists because he wanted the people of Earth to speak a certain language, and since they wouldn't agree he wanted to destroy civilization. So this scientist drove a shaft into the center of the Earth and filled it with high explosives and set it off. He was trying to destroy civilization; he was trying to destroy the black man. But you can't destroy the black man; the black man can't destroy himself. The black man has the most powerful brain in the universe. So there is no intelligence more powerful than the intelligence of the black man. And because of this the black man can't even create thought that would destroy him. He is indestructible. You can blow up everything and the black man will still be here. You just can't get away form him, brother. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said he filled the Earth, the planet, with high explosives and set it off, and when it was exploded the piece that you and I today call the moon was tossed out here into space and it rotated around the Earth. It still rotates around the Earth; it came from the Earth; it was blasted right off the Earth. And as it was blasted right off the Earth, it turned over and over and over and all of the water that was on it stayed with the earth. So that the piece that was blasted out there has no water on it today, and because it has no water on it it has no civilization on it, has no life on it. You can't have life where there's no water there's no life; where there's no life there's no civilization. Can you understand that? So this dead piece, called the moon by us today, turning over and over and over, lost all of its water, all of the water coming with this piece. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad told us that this piece, that the earth, that we remained on, shifted, dropped thirty-six thousand miles in the pocket that we remained in. And as it dropped and all of water came with it, that left a situation in which today the Earth that we now live on weighs six sextillion tons. The weight of it is six sextillion tons. And as it makes its way around the sun, the strong power of the sun's rays striking the equator causes the planet to turn on its own axis at the speed 10371/3 miles per hour. And he teaches us that the square mileage of the Earth is 196,940,000 square miles which means only 57,255,000 square miles of land stuck up out of 139,685,000 square miles of water. Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with water. Part of the water that left the moon is here with the Earth. So you say since it's the natural law for water to seek its own level, why doesn't it overrun the land? The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that as the Earth speeds around the sun turning on its axis 10371/3 miles per hour it creates gravity and the strong attracting power of the sun pulls on the waters of the Earth, drawing them up into the Earth's atmosphere in fine mist that the naked eye can hardly detect. As this water gathers into the Earth's atmosphere it then distills and comes back to Earth. When it gets heavier than the atmosphere in which it is, it distills and comes back to the Earth in the form of water, rain, hail, or snow. All of the water that you see coming out of the sky went up into the sky. Everything that's coming down on the Earth got up thee by leaving the Earth. Do you understand? And he teaches us that it comes back down in the form of hail or rain or snow or whatever else you have, depending upon the temperature of the current atmosphere that it was in. He says that at night the gravitational pull of the moon takes over, and, because the power of the moon is not as great as that of the sun, once the attracting power of the sun is absent at night the moon takes over, but since it can't pull the waters up like the sun does, it still has that magnetic pull and it causes the waves that you see out there on the ocean to churn. It is the moon that does that; the moon makes the waves go up and down. It never lets them level out. If they leveled out the water would overrun the land. It also causes the shifting of the tide. This is the pull of the moon upon the waters of the Earth. If it weren't for the attracting powers of the sun and the moo upon the Earth, the waters would overrun the land and drown out civilization. All of this was done by man himself, not some Mystery God. A black man set this up. And you and I have been running around in the trap that the white man put us in, thinking that the only one who can do anything is a Mystery God and what the Mystery God doesn't do the white man does.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that all the time that this was going on there was no white man. The white man was nowhere on the scene. He says that when the moon was blasted away and we came along with the Earth, one tribe was in fact destroyed. Prior to the time that the explosion took place there were thirteen tribes. In the explosion set off sixty-six trillion years ago the thirteenth tribe was destroyed and then all of the time down through the wheel of time since then there were twelve tribes until six thousand years ago. And six thousand years ago, a scientist named Yacub created another tribe on this Earth.

Understand, prior to the time the explosion took place, there were thirteen tribes, but the thirteenth tribe was destroyed in that explosion and then six thousand years ago another tribe came on the scene. It was made different from all of the twelve tribes that were here when it arrived. A new tribe, a weak tribe, a wicked tribe, a devilish tribe, a diabolical tribe, a tribe that is devilish by nature. So that before they got on the scene, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that when we came with the Earth, the oldest city on the Earth is the Holy City, Mecca, in Arabia. Mecca is the oldest city on Earth. Mecca is the city that is forbidden. NO one can go there but the black man. No one can go there but the Muslims. No one can go there but the believer. NO one can go there but the righteous. And at Mecca are kept the records of history that go on back to the beginning of time. He says that fifty thousand years ago another scientist named Shabazz became angry with the scientists of his day. He wanted to bring about a tougher people. He wanted the people to undergo a form of life that would make them tough and hard, and the other scientists wouldn't agree with him. So this scientist named Shabazz took his family and wandered down into the jungles of Africa. Prior to that time no one lived in the jungles of Africa. Our people were soft; they were black but they were soft and delicate, fine. They had straight hair. Right here on this Earth you find some of them look like that today. They are black as night, but their hair is like silk, and originally all our people had that kind of hair. But this scientist took his family down into the jungles of Africa, and living in the open, living a jungle life, eating all kinds of food had an effect on the appearance of our people. Actually living in the rough climate, our hair became stiff, like it is now. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the only hair that the black man has today that looks now like it looked prior to fifty thousand years ago is your and my eyebrows. Right here, you notice, all Negroes has straight -I don't care how nappy their hair is -they have straight eyebrows. When you see a nappy-hair-eyebrowed Negro [chuckle] you got somebody. But all of this took place back in history, and everything The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches is based on history. Now then, where does this white man come in?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the wise black man who was a master of science never wrote his history like it is written today, of the past. The wise black man in that day wrote his history in the future. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the circumference of the Earth is 24,896 miles, approximately 25,000 miles. So when he says the wise black man of the East writes history a year of every mile, he writes history to last for 25,000 years -not in the past, but in the future. He says that on this Earth there are wise black men who can tune in and tell what's going to happen in the future just as clear -they can see ahead just as clear -as they can see in the past. And every 25,000 years he says that civilization reaches its peak, or reaches its perfection. At this time the wise black man can hear a pin drop anywhere on he planet Earth. And they sit down and write history to last for 25,000 years. After this history expires they put it in a vault at the Holy City, Mecca, and write a new a new history. This has been going on and on and on. So, in the year one of the cycle in which we now live, he says that in the East there are twenty-four wise men. They're spoken of in the Bible as twenty-four elders or twenty-four prophets or twenty-four scientists or twenty-four imams. Twelve of them are major and twelve of them are minor. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that these twenty-three men are called together by this one, which makes twenty-four. And these twenty-four, these twenty-three presided over by the twenty-fourth, are spoken of in the Book of Revelation where John said he had a vision in heaven where there was a throne, and around the throne were twenty-four seats and on the seats sat twenty-four elders. These twenty-four elders are called angels. They are actually twenty-four wise black men who live right here on this Earth, but no one knows who they are. At the end of every 25,000 years this one calls all of them into conference, and they sit down at the Holy City, Mecca, and he informs them that the history of the past 25,000 years has expired and it's time to write a new history. So these twenty-four, these scientists, begin to tune in on the population of the planet Earth and he says that back in his day -at that time there were five billion people on this Earth -all of them black, not a white man in sight -five billion people -not a white man in sight, so he says that when these twenty-four scientists begin to tune in, they look down through the wheel of time. they can tell not only what the people on this Earth are thinking, but they can tell what their children are thinking, what the unborn children's children are thinking, what the unborn children's children are thinking. They can look right down through the wheel of time and tell minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day, week-by-week, monthly-by-month, year-by-year, for 25,000 years exactly what is going to take place. And they discovered that in the year 8400 to come it would register that among five billion black people, seventy percent would be satisfied and thirty percent would be dissatisfied. And out of that thirty percent would be born a wise black scientist name Yacub, and Yacub would teach among these thirty percent dissatisfied form whom he would come, and create a new race, start a new world, and a new civilization that would rule this Earth for six thousand years to come. So they brought these findings back to the king and they were put in a book. And by the way, that which is written to last 25,000 years is called the Holy Koran.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that this was put into the history and then when the year 8400 came, Yacub was born. When Yucab reached the age of six years he was playing in the sand one day with two pieces of metal, two pieces of steel, at which time he discovered what is known as the law of magnetism: that unlike attracts and like repels. Two objects that are alike repel each other like two women repel each other, but man and woman attract each other. Unlike attracts and like repels. Yacub discovered this. So Yacub knew that all he had to do was make a man unlike any other man on this Earth and because he would be different he would attract all other people. Then he could teach this man a science call tricknology, which is a science of tricks and lies, and this weak man would be able to use that science to trick and rob and rule the world. So Yacub turned to his uncle and said, "When I grow up I'm going to make a man who will rule you." And Yacub's uncle said,"What can you make other than that which will cause bloodshed and wickedness in the land?" And Yacub pointed to his head and said," I know that which you know not." Yacub was born with a determined idea to make this man because it had been predicted 8400 years prior to his birth that he would be born to do this work. So he was born with this idea in him, and when his uncle realized that this was he about whom it had been prophesied his uncle submitted. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that Yacub went to school in the East; he studied the astronomical sciences, mathematical sciences, and the germination of man. He discovered that in the black man there are two germs. IN the black man there's a brown man. In the black man, or the black germ, which is a strong germ, there's a weak germ, a brown germ. Yacub was the first one to discover this and Yacub knew that by separating that brown one from the black one, and then by grafting the brown one from the black one so that it became lighter and lighter, it would eventually reach its lightest stage which is known as white. And when it got to that stage it would be weak, and because it was weak it would be susceptible to wickedness. And then Yacub could take that weak man that he made and teach him how to lie and rob and cheat and thereby become the ruler of all the rest of the world.

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Yacub began to preach at the age of sixteen. He began to preach all over Arabia in the East. He preached among the thirty percent who were dissatisfied and got many of them to follow him. As they began to listen to Yacub's teachings and believe them, his teachings spread, his followers grew, and it created confusion in the land. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that so much confusion came into existence over there that they threw yacub's followers in jail, and as fast as they would throw them in jail they taught more people. So the teachings spread in jail. Finally yacub was put in jail, under an alias. And one day, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says, the thing began to get out of hand and the authorities went to the king and told him that they couldn't control these people, but that they had the leader of the people in jail right now, and the king said, "Take me to him."

And when the king went to the jail where Yacub was, he greeted Yacub with "As-Salaam-Alaikum, Mr. Yacub" -- I know you're Mr. Yacub -- and Yacub said, "Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" -- I am Yacub! And the king said, "Look, I came to make an agreement with you. I know that you are the one that it is written or predicted would be on the scene in this day and would create a new race, ant there is nothing we can do to stop you. But in order for us to have peace we want to make an agreement with you. In order to stop the confusion and for there to be some peace in the land, we want you to agree to take all who will follow you and exile yourselves out on an island in the Aegean Sea."

Yacub told them, "I'll go. But you've got to give me everything that I will need to bring into existence a new civilization. You've got to give me everything I'll need. You've got to supply me with everything I need for the next twenty years." And The honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the king agreed with Yacub, the government of that day agreed to supply Yacub and his followers with everything they needed for twenty years. And he says that he gets this from the Bible where it says Jacob wrestled with the angel. Jacob was Yacub, and the angel that Jacob wrestled with wasn't God, it was the government of that day. "Angel only means "a power," or somebody with power. When a man has his wings clipped, you say that he has lost his power, lost his position. So wings only mean a position of power entrapped him. So when it says Jacob wrestled with an angel,"angel" is only used as a symbol to hide the one he was really wrestling with. Jacob was wrestling with the government of that day. He made the government of that day give him everything he needed to last him and his followers for twenty years, just like The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is telling the government of this day that they've got to give us everything that we need in our own separate territory to last us for twenty to twenty-five years. You say, well, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Yacub agreed, the government agreed, Yacub took all of his followers down to the sea. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that Yacub took 59,999 of his followers down to the seaside, with himself making 60,000. He piled them in boats and took them out to an island in the Aegean Sea called Pelan. In the Bible it's called Patmos. When you read in the Book of Revelation where John, on the island of Patmos, heard the word of the Lord, that is Yacub. What was John doing on the island of Patmos? John was Yacub. John was out there getting ready to make a new race, he said, for the word of the Lord. What was the word of the Lord? The word was that in the year 8400 a new man would be made, a new race world be made. And when Yacub and his followers got out there his followers realized that Yacub was wiser than any man of his day, and they recognized him as a god; he was a god to them. So when you get to the place in the Bible where it says, "And God said, 'Let us make man,'" that was Yacub too, not the Supreme Being. It wasn't the Supreme Being who made the sun who said, "Let us make man." When the Supreme Being made the sun he said, "Let there be light." He said He was supreme, He was independent, He needed no help, no associates. But when it came to making a man, that god said, "Let us make man." He didn't speak with independence, because there were two different gods. God the Supreme Being made the light. His word is "be"; that's how He makes things. But Yacub, who was lesser god, said to 59,999 of his followers, "Let us make man, let us make a man in our image, in our likeness. We're going to make a white man." It was Yacub talking: "Make him in our image and in our likeness, and give him dominion over the fowl of the air and the fish of the sea and the creatures of the land. And we'll call him Adam." It's only a name for the white man. The white man has taken mastery over the air, his airplanes rule the sky, his submarines and ships rule the sea, his armies rule the land. This was the man that was made six thousand years ago and the purpose for making him was so he could rule the world for six thousand years. That's the white man.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that first thing Yacub did was to get his ministers, doctors, nurses, and cremators together. He gave them the laws because he had to set up a birth control law. He told the doctors whenever two black ones come to him to get married to stick a needle in their veins, take some blood, and go back and tell them that their blood doesn't match so that they can't marry. He also said when a black one and a brown one come, let them get married, or if two brown ones come let them get married. Then he told the nurse nine months after they're married, when you're ready to deliver their child, if it's a black child, put a needle in its brain and feed it to a wild animal or give it to the cremator. Let it be destroyed. But if it's a brown child, take that child to the mother and tell her that this is going to be a great man when he grows up because he's lighter than that the others. Tell her that the child you destroyed was an angel baby and it went up to heaven to prepare a place for her when she dies. Same old lie they tell you today -when a little baby dies he goes to the same place a man goes when he dies -right down into the ground. Is that right or wrong? So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has taught us that Yacub right there set up his birth control law. Within two hundred years they had killed off all of the black babies on the island. Everything black on the island had been destroyed. And them Yacub only lived 150 years. But he left laws and rules and regulations behind, for his followers to go by. And after they had destroyed all of the black on the island of Pelan, they began to work on the brown germ. They saved the yellow and destroyed the brown, because you see in the black there's brown and in the brown there's yellow. Can you see how it goes? The darkest one always has a lighter one in it. So in the black man there's a brown man, in the brown man there's a yellow man, in the yellow man there's what? A white man. Oh yes. Getting weaker all the time. So it took two hundred years to destroy the black. And then they worked on the brown for two hundred years. And in two hundred years all the brown was destroyed and all they had on the island of Pelan was a yellow or mulatto-looking civilization. And then they went to work on it and began to destroy it. So that after six hundred years of destruction on the island of Pelan, they had grafted away the black, grafted away the brown, grafted away the yellow, so that all they had left was a pale-skinned, blue-eyed, blonde-haired thing that you call a man. But actually the Bible calls him the devil. That's the devil that the Bible is talking about: old Lucifer, Satan, or the serpent. Because the lighter they got, the weaker they got. As they began to get lighter and lighter they grow weaker and weaker. Their blood became weaker, their bones became weaker, their minds became weaker, their morals became weaker. They became a wicked race; by nature wicked. Why by nature?

The Book says concerning the devil : " He was conceived in inequity and born in sin." What does this mean? At the outset the nurses had to kill the little black babies, but after a while it got so that the mother, having been brainwashed, hated that black one so much she killed it herself. Killed it herself, and saved the light one. And right on down for six hundred years. In order for the white one to come into existence, the darker one was always murdered, murdered, MURDERED! this went right into the nature of the child that was being born. the mother wanted a light baby when the child was being conceived. This went right into the baby. The mother hated black when the child was being conceived, this went right into the baby. So that at the end of the six hundred years, after planting the seed of inequity right into the brain, right into the mind, right into the heart, right into the nature of these people, by the time they got the white man, they had someone who by nature hated everything that was darker than he was. Why, they had to murder off the black to get to the brown. They had to murder off the brown to get to the yellow. They had to murder off the black, brown, and yellow in order to get to the white. And right to this very day the white man by nature wants to murder off the black, brown, and yellow. You don't have to teach him to kill the black man. He does it for sport. He does it for kicks. he does it because it's his nature to do it. Do you understand that?

So in six hundred years now they got a devil in the scene, a blue-eyed devil, bond-haired. Oh yes, they were out here on the island of Pelan. Yacub was dead. Yacub was their father but he never saw them. They never saw him. Yacub was their god. When the Bible says no man has seen God, that's what it means. No white man has seen their god. NOne of them saw Yacub because Yacub only lived to be 150 years old. This doesn't mean that no man can see God the Supreme Being. Why, the Book of Revelation says when He comes every eye will see Him. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says after these devils go grafted -now we're not going to call them white any more. We call them what they are. White, that's their color, but devil, that's what they are. These aren't white people. You're not using the right language when you say the white man. You call it the devil. When you call him the devil you're calling him by his name -serpent; another name -snake; another name -beast. All these names are in the Bible for the white man. Another name -Pharaoh; another name -Caesar; another name -France; French; Frenchman; Englishman; American; all those are just names for the devil.

So after they were out there six hundred years, after they were made and grafted and Yacub was dead, then they packed up their bags and made it back to civilization. Yacub had left them some laws to go by. He left them a science called "tricknology": how to divide and conquer. Yacub told these people in his book : "All you got to do to take over the world is lie. Go back among the black people. Take your woman and send her to the black man's woman and let her lie about the neighbor across the street. And then send another woman to that woman to lie on this woman to that woman. And when they get through spreading those lies and they all started fighting and killing one another, you tell them to let you be the mediator." This is the trick the white man used. It all comes from Yacub. You see, he's an underdog. He's a minority, and the only way a minority can rule a majority is to divide the majority. This is the trick that the white man was born to execute among dark mankind here on this Earth. Yacub said, "When you go back among them, lie about them to each other, and when they start fighting, ask them to let you be the mediator. And as soon as you become the mediator then you're the boss." The white man has done this trick everywhere. Here in America to the Indians. He sent one priest to the Indians in New York and another priest to the Indians in Pennsylvania and both of them would tell lies to both Indians, and the Indians who had never been at war with each other would start beating the tom-toms, the war drums, and then as they got ready to fight the priest would rum in and say, "Let me be the mediator." So he told the New York Indians, you just move out to Minnesota; and the Pennsylvania Indians, you move out to Oklahoma. That would leave the whole states of New York and Pennsylvania for the white man. You see how he does it? He's all over the world. He's a mediator. He's an instigator and a mediator. he instigates division and dissension and as soon as they start fighting one another he says, "OK, I'll settle it." if you don't think so look all over the world right now. Every place on this earth you have a division: South Korea -North Korea, South Vietnam -North Vietnam. Right or wrong? He is the one that makes this decision, he doesn't let anybody get together, but when it comes to his kind he's united. united States means all white people are united. United States of Europe, or European Common Market -they want to get together. But when you start talking about a United States of Asia, or a United States of Africa, why he says,"Oh no, too many different languages [chuckle]. You all don't have anything in common." You see how he does it? He always discourages unity among others but he encourages unity among his own kind. "United We Stand," that doesn't mean you. That means the white man. The white man it the one who stands united.

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that these devils went back into Arabia. When they got there they started telling lies, started confusion, and in six months' time they had turned heaven into hell. Oh yeah, they had so much fighting going on among our people, brother, it became hell. We never did fight each other; we loved each other, we were in harmony with each other. And when these devils came back into our midst they turned our paradise into a hell. So it was taken to the king and the king looked into the book and said, "Why, these are Yacub's people." He said, "They were made to do what they're doing and the only way to have peace is to get rid of all of them. Put them all to death." So the king gave the order for all of the devils to be rounded up. And by devils I mean all those blue-eyed, blond-haired, white things. He gave orders for them to be rounded up there in the East, and they were rounded up. They were rounded up and taken down to the edge of the Arabian Desert. They were stripped naked, stripped of everything except their language. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that we put lambskin aprons around their waists to hide their nakedness. We put them in chains and marched them across the hot sands of the Arabian Desert. This is what the black man did tho the white man, brothers. This is what the gods did to the devils. Actually, if you think I don't know what I'm talking about, those of you who are Masons, you go through this and don't understand it. When you go in, they put a lambskin apron around your waist. They put you in what's called the "cable tow." Right or wrong? And then they make you jump up and down on an electric mat. Make you take off your shoes and put the juice in the mat and make you jump up and down. Why? What are they getting at? That's all a sign of what happened to the white man six thousand years ago. It just doesn't have anything to do with you, but you're supposed to be walking on hot sands when you jump up and down. Right or wrong? You've all been in some of that stuff. They tell you that's crossing the hot sand. And if you walk up to a Negro Mason and you ask him, "When you crossed the hot sand were you walking or riding?" he'll say, "I was walking." He's a fool. Because he was tiding. He was riding horseback. He was tiding on a camel. It was the white man that was in chains. It was the white man that had the apron around him. It was the white man that was walking the white sand. We walked them at high noon. We wouldn't even let them walk at night. We stopped at night. And you know how hot the sun and the sands are in Arabia. We expected the white man to die when we were running him out of the East. But that fool lived, brother [chuckle]. He lived. A lot of them died on the desert. And I might come back -all of this is tied up in the Masonic ritual. When a man gets initiated into the higher degrees of that order he goes through this. They put on the chains, they put on the aprons, and they darken him up and pretend to be driving him across. Then when he gets up to the top order in those degrees, they tell him what it means. The white man, they tell the white man what it means; a white Shriner, a white Mason, what it means. A Negro never learns what it means. But it actually points back toward the time when the white man, who is the devil, or Adam, as they say, was cast out of the Garden. When the Bible says Adam sinned and was cast out of the Garden, this is what is meant. And an angel was put at the East gate to keep him from coming back in. When the white man was run out of the East by the Muslims six thousand years ago into the caves of Europe, the people called Turks were put there at the Straits of the Dardanelles, with swords, and any old devil that they caught trying to come back across the water -WHOP!!! -off went his head. The Book tells you that the angel had a flaming sword, and any time any of them tried to come back across they were put to death.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the white man went down into the caves of Europe and he lived there for two thousand years on all fours. Within one thousand years after he had gotten there he was on all fours, couldn't stand upright. You watch an old cracker today. Crackers don't walk upright like black people do. Every time you look at them, they're about to go down on all fours. But those who have had some education, they straighten up a little bit because they're taught how to straighten up. But a black man can be the most dumb, illiterate thing you can find anywhere, and he still walks like a million dollars because by nature he's upright, by nature he stands up. But a white man has to be stood up. You have to put a white man on the square. But the black is born on the square.

Can we prove it? Yes. You notice in the East, dark people carry things on their heads, don't they? Just throw it up there and walk with it, showing you they have perfect poise, perfect balance. It just comes natural to them. You and I lost our poise. We, you, can't even wear a hat on your head, hardly, today [chuckle]. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that within one thousand years after the white people were up in the caves they were on all fours. And they were living in the outdoors where it's cold, just as cold over there as it is outside right now. They didn't have clothes. So by being out there in the cold their hair got longer and longer. Hair grew all over their bodies. By being on all fours, the end of their spine begin to grow. They grew a little tail that came out from the end of their spine...Oh yes, this was the white man, brother, up in the caves of Europe. He had a tail that long. You ever notice that anything that walks on all fours has a tail? That which straightens up doesn't have a tail, because when you get down, you see, you just make that spine come right on out. And just like a dog, he was crawling around up there. He was hairy as a dog. He had a tail like a dog. He had a smell like a dog. And nothing could get along with him but another dog. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that all the beasts up in Europe wanted to kill the white man. Yeah, they tried to kill the white man. They were after the white man. They hated the white man. So, he says, what the white man would do, he'd dig a hole in the hill, that was his cave. And his mother and his daughter and his wife would all be in there with the dog. The only thing that made friends with the white man was the dog. Everything else hated him. He'd sit outside of the cave at night in a tree with rocks in his hand, and if any beast came up and tried to get in the cave at his family, he'd throw rocks at it, or he'd have a club that he'd swing down and try to drive it away with it. But the dog stayed in the cave with his family. It was then that the dog and the white man amalgamated. The white woman went with the dog while they were living in the caves of Europe. And right to this very day the white woman will tell you there is nothing she loves better than a dog. They tell you that a dog is a man's best friend. They lived in that cave with those dogs and right now they got that dog smell. They got that dog...they are dog lovers. A dog can get in a white man's house and eat at his table, lick out of his plate. They'll kiss the dog right on the nose and think nothing of it. You're not a dog kisser. You don't see black people kissing or rubbing noses with dogs. But little white children will hug dogs and kiss dogs and eat with dogs. Am i right or wrong? You -all have been inside their kitchens cooling their food, and making their beds, you know how they live. The dog will live right in the white man's house, better than you can; you try and break your way in there and they'll put a rope around your neck [chuckle], but the dog has got free run of the whole house. He's the white man's best friend.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that they lived up there for two thousand years, and at the end of two thousand years the scientists i the East, realizing that it was originally predestined that the white race would rule for six thousand years, and that they already lost two thousand years in the caves of Europe, sent a prophet up there, form Mecca, to teach the white race, the race of devils, how to become civilized again, and become upright, and come back and rule the way they had originally been meant to. The name of that prophet was Moses. moses never went down into Egypt. Moses went into the caves of Europe and civilized the white man. It was Moses who raised the devil form a dead level to a perpendicular and placed him on the square. Moses taught the white man how to cook his food. Moses taught the white man how to build a house for himself. He taught the white man also some of the tricknology that Yacub had originally meant for him, and it was Moses who put the white man back on the road toward civilization. He told him that he was supposed to rule for six thousand years, but that much of the time had already been lost, and at the end of time one would come who would destroy the whole white race. Moses taught them this. And this is why when the Jews, two thousand years later, were looking for the Messiah, they thought that Jesus was the Messiah and they put him to death because they knew when the Messiah came he was going to destroy that whole race of devils. The Jews knew this, so they put him to death thinking that they could stop him from destroying them. But actually, they made a mistake because Jesus two thousand years ago wasn't the Messiah. Their time wasn't up two thousand years ago. Their time would not be up until two thousand years later, the day and time that we're living in right now.

So, brothers and sisters, my time has expired. I just wanted to point out that the white man, a race of devils, was made six thousand years ago. This doesn't mean to tell you that this implies any kind of hate. They're just a race of devils. They were made six thousand years ago, they were made to rule for six thousand years, and their time expired in the year 19914. The only reason God didn't remove them then was because you and I were here in their clutches and God gave them an extension of time -not them an extension of time, but they received an extension of time to give the wise men of the East the opportunity to get into this House of Bondage and "awaken" the Lost Sheep. Once the American so-called Negroes have been awakened to a knowledge of themselves and of their own God and of the white man, then they're on their own. Then it'll be left up to you and me whether we want to integrate into this wicked race or leave them and separate and go to our own. And if we integrate we'll be destroyed along with them. If we separate then we have a chance for salvation. So on then note, in the name of Allah, and His Messenger The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, I bring my talk to a close, "As-Salaam Alaikum."

With your hands outstretched in this manner, follow silently in the closing Muslim prayer:

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,

The Beneficent, the Merciful,

Master of this Day of Judgment in which we now live,

Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for thine aid.

Guide us on the right path,

The path upon which Thou hast bestowed favors,

Not the path upon which Thy wrath is brought down

Nor of those who go astray after they have heard Thy teaching

Say : He Allah is one God

Allah is He upon whom nothing is independent but

Upon whom we all depend

He neither begets nor is He begotten and none is like Him.

I bear witness there is none to be served but Allah,

And I bear witness that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is

His True Servant and Last Apostle...Amen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126859)

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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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.

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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.

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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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126275)

Maybe, though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316688&forum_id=2#46126902)

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Abraham's religion was the religion of Islam. Islam only means complete submission to God, complete obedience to God. Abraham obeyed God. Abraham obeyed God so much so that when God told Abraham to take his son and sacrifice him-stick a dagger in his heart, isn't that what he said?- Abraham took his only son up on the mountain. He was going to sacrifice him to God, showing that he believed in Islam. What does Islam mean? Obey God. Submit to god. so that this name [writes "Islam'], if you'll notice, has no connection, no association, with the death of a man. This is not a man's name, this doesn't come from a man. This is not a man's name, this doesn't come from a man.

Buddhism is named after a man called Buddha; Confucianism is named after a man called Confucius-right or wrong? Likewise with Judaism and Christianity. But Islam is not connected with any name. Islam is independent of any name. Islam is an act which means submit completely to God, or obey God. And when you say your religion is Islam that means you're a Muslim. So to clarify this what must you do? You must have a knowledge of history. If you don't have a knowledge of history you'll run around calling yourself a Christian when you're serving God, or you'll run around saying your religion is Judaism and you'll swear you're serving God. If your religion is Christianity you're following Christ, if your religion is Judaism you're following Judah, if your religion is Buddhism you're religion is Buddhism you're following Buddha, do you understand? And they are all dead, and if you follow them you'll die too. This is where it all leads you. Wherever your leaders go, that's what happens to you. Now we who follow The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, we believe in Islam, we don't believe in Muhammad.

He teaches us the religion of Islam. Do you understand the difference? These people who follow Christ [pointing to the cross painted on the blackboard], they believe in Christ; they believe Christ is God-Oh yes, they do- that he was born of the Blessed Virgin, didn't have a father, was just a spirit, and then came into the world and was crucified, rose form the dead, and went up into space. They believe that, but they believe it because they don't know history. But if you notice, the Jews have a better knowledge of history than the Christians do, do they not? the Christians' history only goes back two thousand years; the history of the Jews goes back beyond four thousand years. Can you see this? And the Muslim history goes back...there is no limit to the Muslim history. If you notice, the Christians can only go back to what they call the Greek Empire. That's what they call the Occidental, the beginning of the Occident, the Greek Empire, the Roman Empire, and so forth. The Jews have a knowledge of history that goes back to Egypt and Babylon. You notice how one goes back...it has no limit. There are no chains on how far you can go back when you are a Muslim. The Christians and the Jews combined go back to whom? To Adam, and they stop right there. And they say beyond him there was nothing happening. The greater their knowledge of history is -this has an influence on the type of religion that they accept. Do you understand?

All praise is due to Allah. Another example: What makes the royal family of Europe, or any country, differ from the peasant? Royalty knows its ancestry, royalty knows its history, this is what makes them royal. You can't have a king who can't trace his history back to his forefathers. The only way you can be king is to be born a king. If you take away his history, and he doesn't know who his forefathers were, what does he become? A peasant -a common ordinary man. Same with the Jews and Christians. It's because the Jews have the longest record of history that they can call themselves the Chosen People. The Christians can't call themselves the Chosen People because their history is not long enough. They can't go back to the time when the choice was being made. The Hebrews, the so-called Jews, can go back so far they can lay claim to that which is actually not theirs. But the reason they can claim it is that nobody else they are dealing with can go back far enough to disprove them. Except the Muslims -do you understand? So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad's mission is to teach the so-called Negroes a knowledge of history, the history of ourselves, our own kind, showing us how we fit into prophecy, Biblical prophecy. When you go to one of the churches you will notice that it is named after some word in their Bible: Big Rock Baptist Church, or Drinking at the Well Baptist Church, Friendship Baptist Church, Union Baptist, Israel Baptist, Jacob's Ladder Baptist. They find some kind of old funny word in their Bible to name their whole religion after. Their whole doctrine is based on a verse in the Bible: "He rose."

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad bases what he teaches not on verse but on the entire book. And from beginning to end, he says, he can open up the Book and prove that the Bible agrees with him, and then use the Bible to prove that what they are teaching in the church is wrong. You know that's saying something.

For instance, he says that in Genesis, the fifteenth chapter and the thirteenth verse, just to give you an example: "And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance." Now The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that explains his teachings right there, because he teaches that the so-called Negro is the one that the Bible is talking about. Who have spent four hundred years and are strangers in a land that is not theirs? And you can't deny that we are strangers here. I don't think any of you will deny that we are strangers here. We are not in a country where we are made to feel at home. We'll put it that way. There is hardly any Negro in his right mind who can say he feels at home in America. He has to admit that he is made to feel like a stranger. Right or wrong? Well, this is what God said to Abraham would happen in this day and time. Remember, Abraham's religion was Islam. Abraham wasn't a Jew, Abraham wasn't a Christian, Abraham wasn't a Buddhist, Abraham was a Muslim, which means he obeyed God. God told him, yes. He said, your people are gong into bondage, they're going to become slaves, they're going to be afflicted, they'll be strangers in a land far from home for four hundred years. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says you and I are the seed of Abraham, we're the descendants of Abraham. Now the preacher in the church, he tells you that the Jews are the seed of Abraham. One of them is right and one of them is wrong: either Mr. Muhammad is right and the preacher is wrong, or the preacher is right and Mr. Muhammad is wrong. This is what we are putting on the line today.

Who is the seed of Abraham? Is it this blue-eyed, blond-haired, pale-skinned Jew? Or is it the so-called Negro -- you? Who is it? And what makes it so pitiful, many of our people would rather believe that the Jews are God's Chosen People than to believe that they are God's Chosen People. They would rather believe that the Jew is better than anybody else. This is a Negro. Nobody else would put everybody else above him but the Negro. I mean the American Negro. Remember, God said that the people would be strangers. The Jews aren't strangers. The Jews know their history, the Jews know their culture, the Jews know their language; they know everything there is to know about themselves. They know how to rob you, they know how to be your landlord, they know how to be your grocer, they know how to be your lawyer, they know how to join the NAACP and become the president -right or wrong? They know how to control everything you've got. You can't say they're lost. But the poor so-called Negro, he doesn't control the NAACP, he can't control the Urban League, he can't control his own schools, he can't control his own businesses in his own community. He can't even control his own mind. He's lost and lost control of himself and gone astray.

But he fits the picture here that the Bible says concerning our people in the last day: "Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them." And you have served the white man; he hasn't served you and me. Why, the Jew hasn't served anybody here. You are the one that's serving: "And they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterwards shall they come out with great substance." Ofttimes when you say this to the so-called Negroes they'll come up and tell you that this is the Jew. But if you'll notice, when jesus was talking to the Jews, way back here in John, he told them that they shall know the truth and it will make them free. The Jews popped up and said: "How are you going to say that we shall be made free? We have never been in bondage to anyone." Isn't that what the Jews told Jesus? Now look at it. If the Jews said to Jesus, two thousand years after Moses supposedly led the Hebrews out of bondage, that they had never been in bondage -now you know the Jews had Moses' history, they knew who Moses was- how could they stand up and tell Jesus they had never been in bondage? Not these things that you call Jews. They weren't in Egypt, they weren't the people that Moses led out of Egypt, and the Jews know this. But the Bible is written in such a tricky way, when you read it you think that Moss led the Jews out of bondage. But if you get a Jew in a good solid conversation today and you know how to talk to him, he'll have to admit this, that it wasn't out of bondage that Moses brought them -it was out of somewhere else- and where Moses really brought them is their secret, but, thanks to Almighty God, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad knows their secret, and he told it to us and we're going to tell it to you.

If the Bible said that god is going to judge that nation, the nation that enslaved His people, how would He keep from destroying His own people? The same Bible is a book of history and in the eighteenth chapter of the book of Deuteronomy, in the eighteenth verse, god told Moses: "I will raise them up a Prophet" -talking about you and me- I'll raise them up a prophet just like thee -a prophet like Moses whose mission it would be to do for you and me the same thing that Moses did back them. It would be a prophet like Moses. In fact, when you get down to malachi, He lets it be known that just before He comes to judge that nation, the name of the prophet or messenger whom He would send among the people would be Elijah. If says: Before the coming of that great and dreadful day I shall send you elijah and Elijah's job will be to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children. What does this mean, turn the hearts of the children to the fathers? The so-called Negro are childlike people -you're like children. No matter how old you get, or how bold you get, or how wise you get, or how rich you get, or how educated you get, the white man still calls you what? Boy! Why, you are a child in his eyesight! And you are a child. Anytime you have to let another man set up a factory for you and you can't set up a factory for yourself, you're a child; anytime another man has to open up businesses for you and you don't know how to open up businesses for yourself and your people, you're a child; anytime another man sets up schools and you don't know how to set up your own schools, you're a child. Because a child is someone who sits around and waits for his father to do for him what he should be doing for himself, or what he's too young to do for himself, or what he is too dumb to do for himself. So the white man, knowing that here in America all the Negro has done -- I hate to say it, but it's the truth -- all you and I have done is build churches and let the white man build factories.

You and I build churches and let the white man build schools. You and I build churches and let the white man build up everything for himself. Then after you build the church you have to go and beg the white man for a job, and beg the white man for some education. Am I right or wrong? Do you see what I mean? It's too bad but it's true. And it's history. So it shows that these childlike people -people who would be children, following after the white man -it says in the last day that God will raise up Elijah, and Elijah's job will be to turn the hearts of these children back toward their fathers. Elijah will come and change our minds; he'll teach us something that will turn us completely around. When Elijah finds us we'll be easy to lead in the wrong direction but hard to lead in the right direction. But when Elijah gets through teaching the Lost Sheep, or the Lost People of God, he'll turn them around, he'll change their minds, he'll put a board in their back, he'll make them throw their shoulders back and stand upright like men for the first time. It says he'll turn the hearts of these children toward their fathers and the hearts of the fathers toward the children. This is something that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is doing here in America today. You and I haven't thought in terms of our forefathers. We haven't thought of our fathers. Our fathers, brothers, are back home. Our fathers are in the East. We're running around here begging the Great White Father. You never hear of black people in this country talking or speaking or thinking in terms of connecting themselves with their own kind back home. They are trying to make contact with the white man, trying to make a connection with the white man, trying to connect, trying to make a connection with a kidnapper who brought them here, trying to make a connection with, actually, the man who enslaved them. You know that's a shame -- it's pitiful -- but it's true.

The Honorable Elijah muhammad says that when Elijah comes, the Book says when Elijah comes, what Elijah will do is to teach these people the truth. And the truth that Elijah will teach the people would be so strong it will make all that other stuff that the preachers are talking about sound like a fairy story. Elijah will open the people's eyes up so wide that from then on a preacher won't be able to talk to them -and this is really true. Do you know, people have come to Muhammad's Mosque and no matter whether they believed in what Mr. Muhammad was saying or not they never could go back and sit in church. This is true. What The Honorable Elijah Muhammad does is to turn on the light, and when he turns on the light it enables us to see and think for ourselves. He shows us that what the white man has taught us concerning history has actually been a distortion. He's never given you and me true facts about history, neither about himself nor about our people. You know I read a book one day called The Four Cities of Troy. You can go to the library, some libraries, and check it out. What was this based on? To show you what a liar the white man is. When i say liar: you have white people who are scientists and keep truth in their own circles, and they never let you -- they never let the masses -- know anything about this truth that they keep in the circle. They got something else that they invent and put out for the masses to believe, but they themselves keep knowledge in a circle. So in this particular book it pointed out that some archaeologists were delving in the ruins of the ancient city of Troy, and it's the practice of archaeologists to dig, so in digging down into the ruins of Troy they dug deeper than they intended to, and they ran into the ruins of another city that had been there so much longer than this city of Troy that it had gone down beneath the sands of time, and they had built this city of Troy on top of it. When these archaeologists were delving into the ruins of the ancient city they learned that there were ruins of a city more ancient than that. So they started frantically digging onto that one and dug some more until they found another one and before they got through digging they had dug down and they had discovered that civilizations in that area had been there so far back into history that at different times in history some of the cities had been destroyed, had become completely covered up with sand and dirt, until another people came along and didn't even know it was there and built another civilization on top of it. This happened four different times -to give you some idea of what the white man knows concerning the length of time man has been on this earth -and still that white man would jump up in your face and try to make you believe that the first man was made six thousand years ago named Adam. And a lot of Negroes will want to know what you are talking about -Adam -that's what God called him -God took some dirt and breathed on it and told Adam, "Come forth," and there he was. Now you know that's a shame. It's all right to believe when you were a little baby that God made a little doll out of the sand and mud and breathed on it an that was the first man. But here it is 1962 with all this information floating around in everybody's ears -you can get it free. Why, you should open up your minds and your heads and your hearts and realize that you have been led by a lie. Today it's time to listen to nothing but naked, undiluted truth. And when you know the truth, as Jesus said: "The truth will make you free." Abraham Lincoln won't make you free. Truth will make you free. when you know the truth, you're free. Also you have your archaeologists, anthropologists, other forms of historians who agree that they don't know how long man has been on earth, but they do know that man has been on earth longer than six thousand years. They know that man was not made just six thousand years ago. They know this now but a long time ago they didn't know it. There was a time when they believed that a man had fewer ribs than a woman. You can believe that because they said that God made Eve from one of Adam's ribs -so Adam had a rib missing. And they actually ran around here believing for many rears that man had one less rib, and they were shook up when they got into the science of anatomy and discovered that man -all his ribs were there! They began to wonder then what happened in the Bible?

How long has man been here? In the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis and the twenty-sixth verse, after God had made everything else it says: "And God said, Let us make man." Let me write what God said here on the board...Look what God said, brothers. I don't think you ever looked at this. It says: "And God said, Let us make man." The key word here is what? Yes, what does "us" mean? More than one. Who was God talking to? If God was all by Himself, no one was there but Him, who was He talking to when He said, "Let us make man"? Who was there with God who was about to help Him make this man? When God was getting ready to make the sun He didn't say, "Let us make some sun!" He said, "Let there be light." And here is the sun, a ball of fire 2,679,785 miles in circumference, 853,000 miles in diameter, 17,072 degrees hot, and God said, "Let there be," and that big ball of fire popped up there in the universe, with no help. Now you know something is wrong. It should be harder to make that than man: a huge ball of fire 2,679,785 miles in circumference, 14,072 degrees hot -that's a whole lot of heat. And God said, "Let there be," and that just jumped up in the universe. He didn't ask for no help: "Let there be this and let there be that." He had so much power that everything He wanted came into existence; as soon as He said "be," there it was. But when He got to man something happened, someone else was there, wasn't there? That's something to think about. We let you think about it for a minute...

The white man's world is newer world than the black man's world. If this man said that they were about to make man, and he said we would make him how -in your image -this shows you that there's somebody there with him. "Let us make man on our image, in our likeness. Let us make him look like us. He won't be the same as we are, he'll be in our image." That's God talking, right? He's talking to somebody. You know, I'm thankful to Allah for raising up The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and making us see these things that we could never see before. The birth of the white race has always been a secret. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the birth of the white race is shrouded in the story of Adam. The story of Adam hides the birth of the white race, and because you and I have never been taught to look into a thing and analyze a thing we took the story of Adam exactly as it was. We thought that God made a man named Adam six thousand years ago. But today The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that man, Adam, was a white man; that before Adam was made the black man was already here. The white man will even tell you that, because he refers to Adam as the first one. He refers to the Adamites as those who came from that first one. He refers to the pre-Adamites as those who were here before Adam. Right or wrong? Those people who were here before Adam. And he always refers to these people as "aborigines," which means what? BLACK FOLK!!!! You never find a white aborigine. Aborigines are called natives, and they're always dark-skinned people. You and I are aborigines. But you don't like to be called an aborigine; you want to be called an American. Aborigine actually means, "from the beginning." It's two Latin words, "ab" meaning "from"; "origine" meaning "the beginning"; and aborigine is only the term applied to those dark-skinned people who have been on this earth since the beginning of the universe. You know that's going way back. What do you mean, since the beginning of the universe?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that, just as we pointed out a moment ago, the black man has been here a long time. He never has had a beginning. But the white man has never had a knowledge of the history of the black man. It's like a father and a son. If the father is fifty years old and the son is only ten, the father knows everything there is to know about his son because he was here before his son was born; the son only knows what has happened during his own ten years. He only knows what went on before his arrival from what his father tells him. It's the same way with the black man and the white man: the black man's been here a long time, but the white man has been here a short time. Now the white man only knows about himself, what he's been told, and he hasn't been told anything. He came to himself up in the caves of Europe, and he can't get any information that goes beyond the cave. And since you and I fell into his trap and were made deaf, dumb, and blind by him, we don't have access no tho any information that the white man doesn't know about. So we think that the beginning of the white man meant the beginning of everything, us too. We're not aware that we were here before he was made. Can you understand that? The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that sixty-six trillion years ago -trillion, how much is trillion? Not hundreds, not thousands, nor millions, nor billions, but sixty-six trillions years ago - the black man was here. We have the sun which is the center of the universe; 36,000,000 miles form the sun is the planet we call Mercury, and 67,200,000 miles from the sun is the planet called Venus, and 93,000,000 miles from the sun is the planet here that you and I live on called Earth, 141,500,000 miles out here is a planet called Mars, and 483,000,000 miles from the sun is a planet called Jupiter, 886,000,000 miles form the sun is a planet called Saturn, and on down the road a piece are a couple more planets. So right here this planet that you and I live on called Earth, that rotates around the sun, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that sixty-six trillion years ago our people were living on this planet: the black man was living on this planet. But in those days it was larger than it is now, and the planet Mars, that was off here beyond it, had an effect upon our planet then in the same manner that the moon affects us today. At that time there was no moon up there. Where was the moon? The moon was down here, the moon was part of this planet, the moon and this planet were one planet, and the black man was living here then. He was a scientist, he was a wise black man. Black men have always been wise, black men have always been the wisest beings in the universe, and among these beings, black beings, there is on who is supreme; he is referred to as the Supreme Being, do you understand?

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad tells us that a wise black scientist, sixty-six trillion years ago, began to argue with the other scientists because he wanted the people of Earth to speak a certain language, and since they wouldn't agree he wanted to destroy civilization. So this scientist drove a shaft into the center of the Earth and filled it with high explosives and set it off. He was trying to destroy civilization; he was trying to destroy the black man. But you can't destroy the black man; the black man can't destroy himself. The black man has the most powerful brain in the universe. So there is no intelligence more powerful than the intelligence of the black man. And because of this the black man can't even create thought that would destroy him. He is indestructible. You can blow up everything and the black man will still be here. You just can't get away form him, brother. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said he filled the Earth, the planet, with high explosives and set it off, and when it was exploded the piece that you and I today call the moon was tossed out here into space and it rotated around the Earth. It still rotates around the Earth; it came from the Earth; it was blasted right off the Earth. And as it was blasted right off the Earth, it turned over and over and over and all of the water that was on it stayed with the earth. So that the piece that was blasted out there has no water on it today, and because it has no water on it it has no civilization on it, has no life on it. You can't have life where there's no water there's no life; where there's no life there's no civilization. Can you understand that? So this dead piece, called the moon by us today, turning over and over and over, lost all of its water, all of the water coming with this piece. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad told us that this piece, that the earth, that we remained on, shifted, dropped thirty-six thousand miles in the pocket that we remained in. And as it dropped and all of water came with it, that left a situation in which today the Earth that we now live on weighs six sextillion tons. The weight of it is six sextillion tons. And as it makes its way around the sun, the strong power of the sun's rays striking the equator causes the planet to turn on its own axis at the speed 10371/3 miles per hour. And he teaches us that the square mileage of the Earth is 196,940,000 square miles which means only 57,255,000 square miles of land stuck up out of 139,685,000 square miles of water. Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with water. Part of the water that left the moon is here with the Earth. So you say since it's the natural law for water to seek its own level, why doesn't it overrun the land? The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that as the Earth speeds around the sun turning on its axis 10371/3 miles per hour it creates gravity and the strong attracting power of the sun pulls on the waters of the Earth, drawing them up into the Earth's atmosphere in fine mist that the naked eye can hardly detect. As this water gathers into the Earth's atmosphere it then distills and comes back to Earth. When it gets heavier than the atmosphere in which it is, it distills and comes back to the Earth in the form of water, rain, hail, or snow. All of the water that you see coming out of the sky went up into the sky. Everything that's coming down on the Earth got up thee by leaving the Earth. Do you understand? And he teaches us that it comes back down in the form of hail or rain or snow or whatever else you have, depending upon the temperature of the current atmosphere that it was in. He says that at night the gravitational pull of the moon takes over, and, because the power of the moon is not as great as that of the sun, once the attracting power of the sun is absent at night the moon takes over, but since it can't pull the waters up like the sun does, it still has that magnetic pull and it causes the waves that you see out there on the ocean to churn. It is the moon that does that; the moon makes the waves go up and down. It never lets them level out. If they leveled out the water would overrun the land. It also causes the shifting of the tide. This is the pull of the moon upon the waters of the Earth. If it weren't for the attracting powers of the sun and the moo upon the Earth, the waters would overrun the land and drown out civilization. All of this was done by man himself, not some Mystery God. A black man set this up. And you and I have been running around in the trap that the white man put us in, thinking that the only one who can do anything is a Mystery God and what the Mystery God doesn't do the white man does.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that all the time that this was going on there was no white man. The white man was nowhere on the scene. He says that when the moon was blasted away and we came along with the Earth, one tribe was in fact destroyed. Prior to the time that the explosion took place there were thirteen tribes. In the explosion set off sixty-six trillion years ago the thirteenth tribe was destroyed and then all of the time down through the wheel of time since then there were twelve tribes until six thousand years ago. And six thousand years ago, a scientist named Yacub created another tribe on this Earth.

Understand, prior to the time the explosion took place, there were thirteen tribes, but the thirteenth tribe was destroyed in that explosion and then six thousand years ago another tribe came on the scene. It was made different from all of the twelve tribes that were here when it arrived. A new tribe, a weak tribe, a wicked tribe, a devilish tribe, a diabolical tribe, a tribe that is devilish by nature. So that before they got on the scene, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that when we came with the Earth, the oldest city on the Earth is the Holy City, Mecca, in Arabia. Mecca is the oldest city on Earth. Mecca is the city that is forbidden. NO one can go there but the black man. No one can go there but the Muslims. No one can go there but the believer. NO one can go there but the righteous. And at Mecca are kept the records of history that go on back to the beginning of time. He says that fifty thousand years ago another scientist named Shabazz became angry with the scientists of his day. He wanted to bring about a tougher people. He wanted the people to undergo a form of life that would make them tough and hard, and the other scientists wouldn't agree with him. So this scientist named Shabazz took his family and wandered down into the jungles of Africa. Prior to that time no one lived in the jungles of Africa. Our people were soft; they were black but they were soft and delicate, fine. They had straight hair. Right here on this Earth you find some of them look like that today. They are black as night, but their hair is like silk, and originally all our people had that kind of hair. But this scientist took his family down into the jungles of Africa, and living in the open, living a jungle life, eating all kinds of food had an effect on the appearance of our people. Actually living in the rough climate, our hair became stiff, like it is now. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the only hair that the black man has today that looks now like it looked prior to fifty thousand years ago is your and my eyebrows. Right here, you notice, all Negroes has straight -I don't care how nappy their hair is -they have straight eyebrows. When you see a nappy-hair-eyebrowed Negro [chuckle] you got somebody. But all of this took place back in history, and everything The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches is based on history. Now then, where does this white man come in?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the wise black man who was a master of science never wrote his history like it is written today, of the past. The wise black man in that day wrote his history in the future. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the circumference of the Earth is 24,896 miles, approximately 25,000 miles. So when he says the wise black man of the East writes history a year of every mile, he writes history to last for 25,000 years -not in the past, but in the future. He says that on this Earth there are wise black men who can tune in and tell what's going to happen in the future just as clear -they can see ahead just as clear -as they can see in the past. And every 25,000 years he says that civilization reaches its peak, or reaches its perfection. At this time the wise black man can hear a pin drop anywhere on he planet Earth. And they sit down and write history to last for 25,000 years. After this history expires they put it in a vault at the Holy City, Mecca, and write a new a new history. This has been going on and on and on. So, in the year one of the cycle in which we now live, he says that in the East there are twenty-four wise men. They're spoken of in the Bible as twenty-four elders or twenty-four prophets or twenty-four scientists or twenty-four imams. Twelve of them are major and twelve of them are minor. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that these twenty-three men are called together by this one, which makes twenty-four. And these twenty-four, these twenty-three presided over by the twenty-fourth, are spoken of in the Book of Revelation where John said he had a vision in heaven where there was a throne, and around the throne were twenty-four seats and on the seats sat twenty-four elders. These twenty-four elders are called angels. They are actually twenty-four wise black men who live right here on this Earth, but no one knows who they are. At the end of every 25,000 years this one calls all of them into conference, and they sit down at the Holy City, Mecca, and he informs them that the history of the past 25,000 years has expired and it's time to write a new history. So these twenty-four, these scientists, begin to tune in on the population of the planet Earth and he says that back in his day -at that time there were five billion people on this Earth -all of them black, not a white man in sight -five billion people -not a white man in sight, so he says that when these twenty-four scientists begin to tune in, they look down through the wheel of time. they can tell not only what the people on this Earth are thinking, but they can tell what their children are thinking, what the unborn children's children are thinking, what the unborn children's children are thinking. They can look right down through the wheel of time and tell minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day, week-by-week, monthly-by-month, year-by-year, for 25,000 years exactly what is going to take place. And they discovered that in the year 8400 to come it would register that among five billion black people, seventy percent would be satisfied and thirty percent would be dissatisfied. And out of that thirty percent would be born a wise black scientist name Yacub, and Yacub would teach among these thirty percent dissatisfied form whom he would come, and create a new race, start a new world, and a new civilization that would rule this Earth for six thousand years to come. So they brought these findings back to the king and they were put in a book. And by the way, that which is written to last 25,000 years is called the Holy Koran.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that this was put into the history and then when the year 8400 came, Yacub was born. When Yucab reached the age of six years he was playing in the sand one day with two pieces of metal, two pieces of steel, at which time he discovered what is known as the law of magnetism: that unlike attracts and like repels. Two objects that are alike repel each other like two women repel each other, but man and woman attract each other. Unlike attracts and like repels. Yacub discovered this. So Yacub knew that all he had to do was make a man unlike any other man on this Earth and because he would be different he would attract all other people. Then he could teach this man a science call tricknology, which is a science of tricks and lies, and this weak man would be able to use that science to trick and rob and rule the world. So Yacub turned to his uncle and said, "When I grow up I'm going to make a man who will rule you." And Yacub's uncle said,"What can you make other than that which will cause bloodshed and wickedness in the land?" And Yacub pointed to his head and said," I know that which you know not." Yacub was born with a determined idea to make this man because it had been predicted 8400 years prior to his birth that he would be born to do this work. So he was born with this idea in him, and when his uncle realized that this was he about whom it had been prophesied his uncle submitted. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that Yacub went to school in the East; he studied the astronomical sciences, mathematical sciences, and the germination of man. He discovered that in the black man there are two germs. IN the black man there's a brown man. In the black man, or the black germ, which is a strong germ, there's a weak germ, a brown germ. Yacub was the first one to discover this and Yacub knew that by separating that brown one from the black one, and then by grafting the brown one from the black one so that it became lighter and lighter, it would eventually reach its lightest stage which is known as white. And when it got to that stage it would be weak, and because it was weak it would be susceptible to wickedness. And then Yacub could take that weak man that he made and teach him how to lie and rob and cheat and thereby become the ruler of all the rest of the world.

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Yacub began to preach at the age of sixteen. He began to preach all over Arabia in the East. He preached among the thirty percent who were dissatisfied and got many of them to follow him. As they began to listen to Yacub's teachings and believe them, his teachings spread, his followers grew, and it created confusion in the land. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that so much confusion came into existence over there that they threw yacub's followers in jail, and as fast as they would throw them in jail they taught more people. So the teachings spread in jail. Finally yacub was put in jail, under an alias. And one day, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says, the thing began to get out of hand and the authorities went to the king and told him that they couldn't control these people, but that they had the leader of the people in jail right now, and the king said, "Take me to him."

And when the king went to the jail where Yacub was, he greeted Yacub with "As-Salaam-Alaikum, Mr. Yacub" -- I know you're Mr. Yacub -- and Yacub said, "Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" -- I am Yacub! And the king said, "Look, I came to make an agreement with you. I know that you are the one that it is written or predicted would be on the scene in this day and would create a new race, ant there is nothing we can do to stop you. But in order for us to have peace we want to make an agreement with you. In order to stop the confusion and for there to be some peace in the land, we want you to agree to take all who will follow you and exile yourselves out on an island in the Aegean Sea."

Yacub told them, "I'll go. But you've got to give me everything that I will need to bring into existence a new civilization. You've got to give me everything I'll need. You've got to supply me with everything I need for the next twenty years." And The honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the king agreed with Yacub, the government of that day agreed to supply Yacub and his followers with everything they needed for twenty years. And he says that he gets this from the Bible where it says Jacob wrestled with the angel. Jacob was Yacub, and the angel that Jacob wrestled with wasn't God, it was the government of that day. "Angel only means "a power," or somebody with power. When a man has his wings clipped, you say that he has lost his power, lost his position. So wings only mean a position of power entrapped him. So when it says Jacob wrestled with an angel,"angel" is only used as a symbol to hide the one he was really wrestling with. Jacob was wrestling with the government of that day. He made the government of that day give him everything he needed to last him and his followers for twenty years, just like The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is telling the government of this day that they've got to give us everything that we need in our own separate territory to last us for twenty to twenty-five years. You say, well, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us that Yacub agreed, the government agreed, Yacub took all of his followers down to the sea. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that Yacub took 59,999 of his followers down to the seaside, with himself making 60,000. He piled them in boats and took them out to an island in the Aegean Sea called Pelan. In the Bible it's called Patmos. When you read in the Book of Revelation where John, on the island of Patmos, heard the word of the Lord, that is Yacub. What was John doing on the island of Patmos? John was Yacub. John was out there getting ready to make a new race, he said, for the word of the Lord. What was the word of the Lord? The word was that in the year 8400 a new man would be made, a new race world be made. And when Yacub and his followers got out there his followers realized that Yacub was wiser than any man of his day, and they recognized him as a god; he was a god to them. So when you get to the place in the Bible where it says, "And God said, 'Let us make man,'" that was Yacub too, not the Supreme Being. It wasn't the Supreme Being who made the sun who said, "Let us make man." When the Supreme Being made the sun he said, "Let there be light." He said He was supreme, He was independent, He needed no help, no associates. But when it came to making a man, that god said, "Let us make man." He didn't speak with independence, because there were two different gods. God the Supreme Being made the light. His word is "be"; that's how He makes things. But Yacub, who was lesser god, said to 59,999 of his followers, "Let us make man, let us make a man in our image, in our likeness. We're going to make a white man." It was Yacub talking: "Make him in our image and in our likeness, and give him dominion over the fowl of the air and the fish of the sea and the creatures of the land. And we'll call him Adam." It's only a name for the white man. The white man has taken mastery over the air, his airplanes rule the sky, his submarines and ships rule the sea, his armies rule the land. This was the man that was made six thousand years ago and the purpose for making him was so he could rule the world for six thousand years. That's the white man.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that first thing Yacub did was to get his ministers, doctors, nurses, and cremators together. He gave them the laws because he had to set up a birth control law. He told the doctors whenever two black ones come to him to get married to stick a needle in their veins, take some blood, and go back and tell them that their blood doesn't match so that they can't marry. He also said when a black one and a brown one come, let them get married, or if two brown ones come let them get married. Then he told the nurse nine months after they're married, when you're ready to deliver their child, if it's a black child, put a needle in its brain and feed it to a wild animal or give it to the cremator. Let it be destroyed. But if it's a brown child, take that child to the mother and tell her that this is going to be a great man when he grows up because he's lighter than that the others. Tell her that the child you destroyed was an angel baby and it went up to heaven to prepare a place for her when she dies. Same old lie they tell you today -when a little baby dies he goes to the same place a man goes when he dies -right down into the ground. Is that right or wrong? So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has taught us that Yacub right there set up his birth control law. Within two hundred years they had killed off all of the black babies on the island. Everything black on the island had been destroyed. And them Yacub only lived 150 years. But he left laws and rules and regulations behind, for his followers to go by. And after they had destroyed all of the black on the island of Pelan, they began to work on the brown germ. They saved the yellow and destroyed the brown, because you see in the black there's brown and in the brown there's yellow. Can you see how it goes? The darkest one always has a lighter one in it. So in the black man there's a brown man, in the brown man there's a yellow man, in the yellow man there's what? A white man. Oh yes. Getting weaker all the time. So it took two hundred years to destroy the black. And then they worked on the brown for two hundred years. And in two hundred years all the brown was destroyed and all they had on the island of Pelan was a yellow or mulatto-looking civilization. And then they went to work on it and began to destroy it. So that after six hundred years of destruction on the island of Pelan, they had grafted away the black, grafted away the brown, grafted away the yellow, so that all they had left was a pale-skinned, blue-eyed, blonde-haired thing that you call a man. But actually the Bible calls him the devil. That's the devil that the Bible is talking about: old Lucifer, Satan, or the serpent. Because the lighter they got, the weaker they got. As they began to get lighter and lighter they grow weaker and weaker. Their blood became weaker, their bones became weaker, their minds became weaker, their morals became weaker. They became a wicked race; by nature wicked. Why by nature?

The Book says concerning the devil : " He was conceived in inequity and born in sin." What does this mean? At the outset the nurses had to kill the little black babies, but after a while it got so that the mother, having been brainwashed, hated that black one so much she killed it herself. Killed it herself, and saved the light one. And right on down for six hundred years. In order for the white one to come into existence, the darker one was always murdered, murdered, MURDERED! this went right into the nature of the child that was being born. the mother wanted a light baby when the child was being conceived. This went right into the baby. The mother hated black when the child was being conceived, this went right into the baby. So that at the end of the six hundred years, after planting the seed of inequity right into the brain, right into the mind, right into the heart, right into the nature of these people, by the time they got the white man, they had someone who by nature hated everything that was darker than he was. Why, they had to murder off the black to get to the brown. They had to murder off the brown to get to the yellow. They had to murder off the black, brown, and yellow in order to get to the white. And right to this very day the white man by nature wants to murder off the black, brown, and yellow. You don't have to teach him to kill the black man. He does it for sport. He does it for kicks. he does it because it's his nature to do it. Do you understand that?

So in six hundred years now they got a devil in the scene, a blue-eyed devil, bond-haired. Oh yes, they were out here on the island of Pelan. Yacub was dead. Yacub was their father but he never saw them. They never saw him. Yacub was their god. When the Bible says no man has seen God, that's what it means. No white man has seen their god. NOne of them saw Yacub because Yacub only lived to be 150 years old. This doesn't mean that no man can see God the Supreme Being. Why, the Book of Revelation says when He comes every eye will see Him. So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says after these devils go grafted -now we're not going to call them white any more. We call them what they are. White, that's their color, but devil, that's what they are. These aren't white people. You're not using the right language when you say the white man. You call it the devil. When you call him the devil you're calling him by his name -serpent; another name -snake; another name -beast. All these names are in the Bible for the white man. Another name -Pharaoh; another name -Caesar; another name -France; French; Frenchman; Englishman; American; all those are just names for the devil.

So after they were out there six hundred years, after they were made and grafted and Yacub was dead, then they packed up their bags and made it back to civilization. Yacub had left them some laws to go by. He left them a science called "tricknology": how to divide and conquer. Yacub told these people in his book : "All you got to do to take over the world is lie. Go back among the black people. Take your woman and send her to the black man's woman and let her lie about the neighbor across the street. And then send another woman to that woman to lie on this woman to that woman. And when they get through spreading those lies and they all started fighting and killing one another, you tell them to let you be the mediator." This is the trick the white man used. It all comes from Yacub. You see, he's an underdog. He's a minority, and the only way a minority can rule a majority is to divide the majority. This is the trick that the white man was born to execute among dark mankind here on this Earth. Yacub said, "When you go back among them, lie about them to each other, and when they start fighting, ask them to let you be the mediator. And as soon as you become the mediator then you're the boss." The white man has done this trick everywhere. Here in America to the Indians. He sent one priest to the Indians in New York and another priest to the Indians in Pennsylvania and both of them would tell lies to both Indians, and the Indians who had never been at war with each other would start beating the tom-toms, the war drums, and then as they got ready to fight the priest would rum in and say, "Let me be the mediator." So he told the New York Indians, you just move out to Minnesota; and the Pennsylvania Indians, you move out to Oklahoma. That would leave the whole states of New York and Pennsylvania for the white man. You see how he does it? He's all over the world. He's a mediator. He's an instigator and a mediator. he instigates division and dissension and as soon as they start fighting one another he says, "OK, I'll settle it." if you don't think so look all over the world right now. Every place on this earth you have a division: South Korea -North Korea, South Vietnam -North Vietnam. Right or wrong? He is the one that makes this decision, he doesn't let anybody get together, but when it comes to his kind he's united. united States means all white people are united. United States of Europe, or European Common Market -they want to get together. But when you start talking about a United States of Asia, or a United States of Africa, why he says,"Oh no, too many different languages [chuckle]. You all don't have anything in common." You see how he does it? He always discourages unity among others but he encourages unity among his own kind. "United We Stand," that doesn't mean you. That means the white man. The white man it the one who stands united.

So The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that these devils went back into Arabia. When they got there they started telling lies, started confusion, and in six months' time they had turned heaven into hell. Oh yeah, they had so much fighting going on among our people, brother, it became hell. We never did fight each other; we loved each other, we were in harmony with each other. And when these devils came back into our midst they turned our paradise into a hell. So it was taken to the king and the king looked into the book and said, "Why, these are Yacub's people." He said, "They were made to do what they're doing and the only way to have peace is to get rid of all of them. Put them all to death." So the king gave the order for all of the devils to be rounded up. And by devils I mean all those blue-eyed, blond-haired, white things. He gave orders for them to be rounded up there in the East, and they were rounded up. They were rounded up and taken down to the edge of the Arabian Desert. They were stripped naked, stripped of everything except their language. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that we put lambskin aprons around their waists to hide their nakedness. We put them in chains and marched them across the hot sands of the Arabian Desert. This is what the black man did tho the white man, brothers. This is what the gods did to the devils. Actually, if you think I don't know what I'm talking about, those of you who are Masons, you go through this and don't understand it. When you go in, they put a lambskin apron around your waist. They put you in what's called the "cable tow." Right or wrong? And then they make you jump up and down on an electric mat. Make you take off your shoes and put the juice in the mat and make you jump up and down. Why? What are they getting at? That's all a sign of what happened to the white man six thousand years ago. It just doesn't have anything to do with you, but you're supposed to be walking on hot sands when you jump up and down. Right or wrong? You've all been in some of that stuff. They tell you that's crossing the hot sand. And if you walk up to a Negro Mason and you ask him, "When you crossed the hot sand were you walking or riding?" he'll say, "I was walking." He's a fool. Because he was tiding. He was riding horseback. He was tiding on a camel. It was the white man that was in chains. It was the white man that had the apron around him. It was the white man that was walking the white sand. We walked them at high noon. We wouldn't even let them walk at night. We stopped at night. And you know how hot the sun and the sands are in Arabia. We expected the white man to die when we were running him out of the East. But that fool lived, brother [chuckle]. He lived. A lot of them died on the desert. And I might come back -all of this is tied up in the Masonic ritual. When a man gets initiated into the higher degrees of that order he goes through this. They put on the chains, they put on the aprons, and they darken him up and pretend to be driving him across. Then when he gets up to the top order in those degrees, they tell him what it means. The white man, they tell the white man what it means; a white Shriner, a white Mason, what it means. A Negro never learns what it means. But it actually points back toward the time when the white man, who is the devil, or Adam, as they say, was cast out of the Garden. When the Bible says Adam sinned and was cast out of the Garden, this is what is meant. And an angel was put at the East gate to keep him from coming back in. When the white man was run out of the East by the Muslims six thousand years ago into the caves of Europe, the people called Turks were put there at the Straits of the Dardanelles, with swords, and any old devil that they caught trying to come back across the water -WHOP!!! -off went his head. The Book tells you that the angel had a flaming sword, and any time any of them tried to come back across they were put to death.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the white man went down into the caves of Europe and he lived there for two thousand years on all fours. Within one thousand years after he had gotten there he was on all fours, couldn't stand upright. You watch an old cracker today. Crackers don't walk upright like black people do. Every time you look at them, they're about to go down on all fours. But those who have had some education, they straighten up a little bit because they're taught how to straighten up. But a black man can be the most dumb, illiterate thing you can find anywhere, and he still walks like a million dollars because by nature he's upright, by nature he stands up. But a white man has to be stood up. You have to put a white man on the square. But the black is born on the square.

Can we prove it? Yes. You notice in the East, dark people carry things on their heads, don't they? Just throw it up there and walk with it, showing you they have perfect poise, perfect balance. It just comes natural to them. You and I lost our poise. We, you, can't even wear a hat on your head, hardly, today [chuckle]. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that within one thousand years after the white people were up in the caves they were on all fours. And they were living in the outdoors where it's cold, just as cold over there as it is outside right now. They didn't have clothes. So by being out there in the cold their hair got longer and longer. Hair grew all over their bodies. By being on all fours, the end of their spine begin to grow. They grew a little tail that came out from the end of their spine...Oh yes, this was the white man, brother, up in the caves of Europe. He had a tail that long. You ever notice that anything that walks on all fours has a tail? That which straightens up doesn't have a tail, because when you get down, you see, you just make that spine come right on out. And just like a dog, he was crawling around up there. He was hairy as a dog. He had a tail like a dog. He had a smell like a dog. And nothing could get along with him but another dog. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that all the beasts up in Europe wanted to kill the white man. Yeah, they tried to kill the white man. They were after the white man. They hated the white man. So, he says, what the white man would do, he'd dig a hole in the hill, that was his cave. And his mother and his daughter and his wife would all be in there with the dog. The only thing that made friends with the white man was the dog. Everything else hated him. He'd sit outside of the cave at night in a tree with rocks in his hand, and if any beast came up and tried to get in the cave at his family, he'd throw rocks at it, or he'd have a club that he'd swing down and try to drive it away with it. But the dog stayed in the cave with his family. It was then that the dog and the white man amalgamated. The white woman went with the dog while they were living in the caves of Europe. And right to this very day the white woman will tell you there is nothing she loves better than a dog. They tell you that a dog is a man's best friend. They lived in that cave with those dogs and right now they got that dog smell. They got that dog...they are dog lovers. A dog can get in a white man's house and eat at his table, lick out of his plate. They'll kiss the dog right on the nose and think nothing of it. You're not a dog kisser. You don't see black people kissing or rubbing noses with dogs. But little white children will hug dogs and kiss dogs and eat with dogs. Am i right or wrong? You -all have been inside their kitchens cooling their food, and making their beds, you know how they live. The dog will live right in the white man's house, better than you can; you try and break your way in there and they'll put a rope around your neck [chuckle], but the dog has got free run of the whole house. He's the white man's best friend.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that they lived up there for two thousand years, and at the end of two thousand years the scientists i the East, realizing that it was originally predestined that the white race would rule for six thousand years, and that they already lost two thousand years in the caves of Europe, sent a prophet up there, form Mecca, to teach the white race, the race of devils, how to become civilized again, and become upright, and come back and rule the way they had originally been meant to. The name of that prophet was Moses. moses never went down into Egypt. Moses went into the caves of Europe and civilized the white man. It was Moses who raised the devil form a dead level to a perpendicular and placed him on the square. Moses taught the white man how to cook his food. Moses taught the white man how to build a house for himself. He taught the white man also some of the tricknology that Yacub had originally meant for him, and it was Moses who put the white man back on the road toward civilization. He told him that he was supposed to rule for six thousand years, but that much of the time had already been lost, and at the end of time one would come who would destroy the whole white race. Moses taught them this. And this is why when the Jews, two thousand years later, were looking for the Messiah, they thought that Jesus was the Messiah and they put him to death because they knew when the Messiah came he was going to destroy that whole race of devils. The Jews knew this, so they put him to death thinking that they could stop him from destroying them. But actually, they made a mistake because Jesus two thousand years ago wasn't the Messiah. Their time wasn't up two thousand years ago. Their time would not be up until two thousand years later, the day and time that we're living in right now.

So, brothers and sisters, my time has expired. I just wanted to point out that the white man, a race of devils, was made six thousand years ago. This doesn't mean to tell you that this implies any kind of hate. They're just a race of devils. They were made six thousand years ago, they were made to rule for six thousand years, and their time expired in the year 19914. The only reason God didn't remove them then was because you and I were here in their clutches and God gave them an extension of time -not them an extension of time, but they received an extension of time to give the wise men of the East the opportunity to get into this House of Bondage and "awaken" the Lost Sheep. Once the American so-called Negroes have been awakened to a knowledge of themselves and of their own God and of the white man, then they're on their own. Then it'll be left up to you and me whether we want to integrate into this wicked race or leave them and separate and go to our own. And if we integrate we'll be destroyed along with them. If we separate then we have a chance for salvation. So on then note, in the name of Allah, and His Messenger The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, I bring my talk to a close, "As-Salaam Alaikum."

With your hands outstretched in this manner, follow silently in the closing Muslim prayer:

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,

The Beneficent, the Merciful,

Master of this Day of Judgment in which we now live,

Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for thine aid.

Guide us on the right path,

The path upon which Thou hast bestowed favors,

Not the path upon which Thy wrath is brought down

Nor of those who go astray after they have heard Thy teaching

Say : He Allah is one God

Allah is He upon whom nothing is independent but

Upon whom we all depend

He neither begets nor is He begotten and none is like Him.

I bear witness there is none to be served but Allah,

And I bear witness that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is

His True Servant and Last Apostle...Amen

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