Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies, all from a single New York case. Across four separate criminal prosecutions he faced a combined 91 felony charges, but only the New York case reached a verdict. The other three were dismissed before trial. So the answer to how many felonies Donald Trump has depends on which number you mean: 91 charged, 34 convicted.
The 34 New York Convictions
On May 30, 2024, a Manhattan jury unanimously found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, making him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. The case was prosecuted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and tried before Justice Juan M. Merchan.1Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. D.A. Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. Trump2The New York Times. Trump Trial Verdict
Each count charged Trump with falsifying a business record to hide a scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election. In 2017, Trump authorized $420,000 in payments to his then-attorney Michael Cohen, reimbursing Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and covering related costs. Every payment was booked in Trump Organization records as a legal expense under a retainer that did not exist. The 34 falsified records were 11 invoices from Cohen, 11 checks and their stubs, and 12 general ledger entries.3USA Today. Trump Guilty, Convicted on 34 Counts Explained
Falsifying business records is ordinarily a misdemeanor in New York. Prosecutors elevated the charges to class E felonies by alleging that the falsification was done to conceal violations of state election law.1Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. D.A. Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. Trump
The Sentence: No Jail, but a Felony Record
On January 10, 2025, Justice Merchan sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge on all 34 counts. That means no jail, no fine, no probation, and no community service.4PBS NewsHour. Trump Was Sentenced to an Unconditional Discharge in His Hush Money Conviction Merchan said it was “the only lawful sentence that permits entry of judgment of conviction without encroachment on the highest office of the land,” since Trump had won the 2024 election and would be inaugurated ten days later.5Politico. Trump Unconditional Discharge Sentencing, What That Means
Merchan acknowledged that a typical defendant convicted of the same crimes would have faced “much harsher punishment,” and said the protections owed to the presidency did not “reduce the seriousness of the crime or justify its commission in any way.”6PBS NewsHour. How Trump Avoided Punishment for His Felony Convictions The verdict stays on Trump’s record. He is a convicted felon.7NPR. Trump Sentencing New York
The Appeal
Trump’s lawyers filed a 96-page appeal brief on October 27, 2025, with the Appellate Division’s First Department in New York, calling the trial “fatally marred.”8The New York Times. Trump Hush Money Appeal The central argument invokes the Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling in Trump v. United States, which granted former presidents immunity from prosecution for official acts and barred prosecutors from using evidence of official conduct to prove other charges.9SCOTUSblog. Justices Rule Trump Has Some Immunity From Prosecution The defense says prosecutors improperly used testimony about Oval Office conversations, official social media posts, and discussions with the Attorney General.10ABC News. Trump Formally Appeals New York Hush Money Conviction
The appeal also argues Merchan should have recused himself over small political donations and his daughter’s employment at a Democratic-aligned digital firm, and it challenges the prosecution’s felony theory as a “concocted” stacking of time-barred misdemeanors.11Politico. Donald Trump Appeal Hush Money Conviction8The New York Times. Trump Hush Money Appeal The appeal is pending.
The Three Cases That Never Reached a Verdict
The other 57 felony counts that make up the 91-charge total came from three prosecutions, all dismissed before trial.
Federal Classified Documents Case: 40 Counts
A federal grand jury in Florida indicted Trump in June 2023 over classified documents kept at Mar-a-Lago after he left office. A superseding indictment the next month raised the count to 40, with more than 30 charges under the Espionage Act for willful retention of national defense information plus obstruction and false statement counts.12NPR. Trump Charged With Additional Count in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case13Britannica. Federal Indictment of Donald J. Trump, Documents Case
On July 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the entire case, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.14ABC News. Judge Dismisses Donald Trump’s Classified Documents Case After Trump won the 2024 election, Smith dropped the appeal as to Trump under the Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The dismissal was without prejudice, so charges could in theory be refiled after Trump leaves office.13Britannica. Federal Indictment of Donald J. Trump, Documents Case
Federal Election Interference Case: 4 Counts
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Trump on August 1, 2023, on four counts tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.15U.S. Department of Justice. United States v. Trump, Indictment After the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, Smith filed a narrower superseding indictment on August 27, 2024, keeping the same four charges but dropping allegations about Trump’s use of the Justice Department.16SCOTUSblog. Special Counsel Jack Smith Revises Indictment Against Trump On November 25, 2024, Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the case without prejudice at Smith’s request, again citing the sitting-president policy.17ABC7 New York. Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Election Interference Case
Georgia Election Interference Case: 13 Counts Against Trump
On August 14, 2023, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Trump and 18 co-defendants in a 41-count racketeering case. Trump personally faced 13 counts, including violating Georgia’s RICO statute, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to impersonate a public officer, and false statements.18BBC. Georgia Trump Indictment Charges The charges centered on efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 results, including the January 2021 call in which Trump pressed Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to reverse his loss.19CNN. Annotated Trump Indictment, Georgia Election
In March 2024, Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six counts for lack of specificity, three of them against Trump.20States United Democracy Center. Backgrounder: Fulton County Georgia Charges21The Guardian. Georgia Prosecutor, Trump Election Interference Case22NPR. Georgia Trump Election Case Dismissed23PBS NewsHour. New Prosecutor Won’t Pursue Charges in Georgia Election Interference Case
Can a Convicted Felon Serve as President?
Yes. The Constitution sets only three qualifications for the presidency: natural-born U.S. citizen, at least 35 years old, and a U.S. resident for at least 14 years. Nothing bars a person with a criminal record from running for or holding the office.24Congressional Research Service. Can a Convicted Felon Serve as President Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs ran in 1920 from a federal prison cell and took about three percent of the popular vote.25Politico. Can Trump Still Be President
The presidential pardon power does not reach the New York conviction. Pardons cover only “Offences against the United States,” meaning federal crimes.24Congressional Research Service. Can a Convicted Felon Serve as President Trump’s only route to clearing the New York record runs through the state appeal.
Firearms Consequences
One concrete consequence of the conviction touched Trump’s guns. The NYPD revoked his New York gun permit after the verdict.26ABC7 New York. Donald Trump’s New York Gun Permit Revoked After Conviction Under New York and Florida law, convicted felons cannot possess firearms. Federal law also generally bars firearm possession by anyone convicted of a crime punishable by more than a year in prison, though there is an unresolved question about whether Trump’s specific conviction for falsifying business records might qualify for a narrow federal exception covering offenses related to the “regulation of business practices.”27Duke Center for Firearms Law. The Trump Hush Money Case and the Business Practices Exception to the Federal Felon Gun Ban