Trump's Personal Legal Battles

Trump's attorneys argued his New York hush money appeal should be moved into federal court. The legal maneuver represents an ongoing effort to shift the high-profile case from state jurisdiction.

A former clerk for the judge who dismissed Trump's classified documents case was revealed to have taken a senior position at the Department of Justice, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.

A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction in New York. Trump's lawyers argued that a recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity justifies moving the appeal to federal court.

A federal appeals court declined to reconsider Trump's $5 million loss to E. Jean Carroll in a defamation case. The decision upholds a 2023 civil jury verdict finding Trump sexually abused Carroll and then defamed her.

A New York appeals court threw out a $500 million to $527 million civil fraud penalty against President Trump, ruling it was excessive, though the judges agreed to keep the case open for further appeals. The divided decision represents a major legal victory for Trump in the civil fraud case brought by New York's attorney general.

A court reduced Donald Trump's $515 million civil fraud judgment to $0, eliminating a financial penalty he faced. The ruling marks a significant legal victory for the president.

A federal appeals court upheld an $83 million judgment against Trump for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, rejecting his argument that Supreme Court presidential immunity rulings should shield him from the liability.

Trump formally appealed his New York hush money conviction, arguing that the 2024 verdict was "fatally marred." Trump became the first convicted felon to serve as president after a jury found him guilty of approving a scheme to falsify business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star.

Former special counsel Jack Smith is shifting from defense to counterattack, telling people in his circle he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against Trump that was denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election outcome.

A federal judge must determine whether President Trump's immunity for official acts extends to his Manhattan hush-money conviction and whether the criminal case should be moved to federal court.

The DOJ disclosed damning evidence regarding Trump's procurement of classified documents, with the Justice Department examining whether Trump disclosed a classified map on his private plane after leaving office. Trump official Susie Wiles was reportedly present and witnessed the event.

A federal appeals court refused to hear Trump's appeal of the $83 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case, nearly 18 months after Trump appealed following the 2024 election win. The decision upholds the earlier judgment against Trump.

The Supreme Court rejected Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll defamation and sexual abuse case, with Carroll's lawyers calling on Trump to pay the $5 million in damages he owes her. Trump's attorneys have sought to delay the payment.

Trump filed a motion to delay his $5.8 million payment to E. Jean Carroll following her sexual abuse lawsuit, days after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal.

A federal judge denied President Trump's latest attempt to delay payment of a $5.8 million judgment owed to E. Jean Carroll. Carroll was awarded damages after a New York jury concluded Trump sexually abused her and then defamed her publicly after she described the attack.