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Trump investigations: The hush money case

Contributors: Vox Staff

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to go on trial on March 25, 2024, in his criminal case in New York.

The former president is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents in New York in a case connected to a hush money payment made to a porn actor ahead of the 2016 election. Each charge carries a maximum prison sentence of four years. In April, Trump pleaded not guilty.

Trump has also been charged in two other cases. In Washington, DC, he faces four counts related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In Florida, he faces 40 counts related to alleged mishandling of classified documents.

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19 Total Updates Since
Feb 16, 2023, 12:10pm EST
  • August 28

    Trump’s 4 indictments, ranked by the stakes

    By Li Zhou and Andrew Prokop

    A quick guide to Trump’s 4 indictments and why they matter.

  • August 15

    Will anyone trust these hyper-politicized courts to try Donald Trump?

    By Ian Millhiser

    The federal judiciary is a cesspool of partisanship, and now it’s being asked to oversee some of the most politically fraught criminal trials in American history.

  • August 2

    Trump was just indicted for trying to steal the 2020 election

    By Nicole Narea

    Your biggest questions about the federal criminal charges against Trump in the January 6 case, answered.

  • April 5

    Yes, Alvin Bragg’s indictment of Trump is political

    By Andrew Prokop

    Here’s how, specifically, to assess whether an investigation is politicized — and how the Trump case measures up.

  • April 4

    Trump just appeared in court to face criminal charges. What’s next?

    By Nicole Narea

    Trump’s arraignment in New York is only the beginning.

  • April 4

    The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained

    By Ian Millhiser

    No one knows if Donald Trump can be prosecuted for the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.

  • April 4

    Will Trump’s indictment help or hurt his 2024 campaign?

    By Nicole Narea

    We asked four political strategists and pollsters about what could come next.

  • April 4

    Donald Trump has been indicted. The hush money case against him, explained.

    By Andrew Prokop

    New York prosecutors are pursuing charges related to the Stormy Daniels payment. But how strong is their case?

  • April 4

    Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lonely, kind of zany protest for Trump

    By Li Zhou and Jen Kirby

    Few in the GOP attended a New York rally alongside the pro-Trump lawmaker on Tuesday.

  • April 4

    Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts

    By Li Zhou

    He’s now been arraigned and released.

  • April 4

    Your biggest questions about Trump’s indictment, answered

    By Nicole Narea and Ian Millhiser

    Donald Trump has been indicted. Here’s what happens next.

  • March 31

    The Catch-22 of indicting Trump

    By Zack Beauchamp

    Does prosecuting Trump help or hurt the rule of law? Yes.

  • March 31

    Trump’s indictment has united the Republican Party in apocalyptic rage

    By Ben Jacobs

    Even Trump’s Republican skeptics are apoplectic about his indictment.

  • March 31

    The best precedent for Trump’s indictment is (gulp) Israel

    By Zack Beauchamp

    The recent chaos in Israel shows how Trump’s indictment could set America aflame.

  • March 31

    The indictment adds to a long list of times Republicans have backed Trump

    By Li Zhou

    It’s the latest of example of the GOP rallying around the former president.

  • March 30

    Trump can run for president from prison. Just ask Eugene Debs.

    By Ben Jacobs

    The socialist leader was jailed for opposing World War I. It didn’t stop his presidential campaign.

  • March 29

    It’s not just Stormy Daniels: The potential federal indictments against Trump, explained

    By Andrew Prokop

    Special counsel Jack Smith’s two investigations may be nearing completion.

  • March 18

    How Trump’s using a possible arrest to rile his base

    By Ellen Ioanes

    The former president told his followers to "protest" ahead of a likely indictment, summoning the specter of January 6.

  • February 16

    What you need to know about the 4 major criminal probes into Donald Trump

    By Ian Millhiser

    Keeping track of all the criminal investigations of Trump isn’t easy, so we did it for you.

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