How Many Felonies Does Trump Have?
Donald Trump has 34 felony convictions. On 30 May 2024 a Manhattan jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, after roughly 12 hours of deliberation — the first criminal conviction of a US president.
What were the 34 counts?
All 34 were falsifying business records in the first degree — a New York felony when the falsification is committed to conceal another crime. The records covered payments reimbursing a $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, logged as legal expenses.
The count total is not 34 separate schemes. It reflects the individual records: the invoices, ledger entries and cheques that made up the reimbursement.
What was the sentence?
On 10 January 2025 Justice Juan Merchan imposed an unconditional discharge on all 34 counts — no jail, no fine, no probation — saying it was the only lawful sentence that would not encroach on the presidency.
An unconditional discharge is not an acquittal and not an exoneration. It acknowledges a valid conviction while imposing no penalty. The convictions stand on the record.
Is Trump a convicted felon?
Yes. The term has a specific meaning — a person convicted of a felony — and a Manhattan jury convicted him of 34 of them on 30 May 2024. He was sentenced on 10 January 2025. Both the verdict and the sentence are entered on the court record.
The two arguments people raise against the label don't survive contact with it. That the sentence carried no penalty doesn't matter: an unconditional discharge follows a conviction rather than replacing it. That an appeal is pending doesn't matter either, because a conviction stands unless and until it is overturned. If an appellate court vacates the verdict, the label goes with it. That has not happened.
Is he appealing?
Yes, on two tracks, both still open. The conviction is under appeal in New York's intermediate appellate court, where his lawyers argue the trial was "fatally marred" by faulty evidence, that the judge should have recused himself, and that the Supreme Court's July 2024 presidential immunity ruling should void it. Separately, a federal appeals panel revived his effort to move the case to federal court.
Until an appeal succeeds, the 34 convictions remain in force.
Related questions
Can a convicted felon be president?
Yes. The Constitution sets only three requirements for the office — being at least 35, a natural-born citizen, and a US resident for 14 years. It says nothing about a criminal record, which is why the 34 convictions did not bar him from the ballot or from taking office.
Did Trump go to jail?
No. He received an unconditional discharge — no jail, no fine and no probation — which Justice Merchan described as the only lawful sentence that would not encroach on the presidency.
How many felony counts was Trump convicted of?
All 34 that were charged. The jury returned guilty verdicts on every count of falsifying business records in the first degree.
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