Found liable for sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll by a Manhattan federal jury (May 2023).

Found liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll — twice, in separate verdicts. Ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages.

Trump Organization convicted on 17 counts of tax fraud and falsifying business records (December 2022).

Trump University settled a $25 million fraud lawsuit in 2016, with former students alleging deceptive practices.

Trump Foundation dissolved by court order after NY Attorney General found it was used for personal and political benefit rather than charitable purposes.

Ordered by court to pay $2 million to charities for misusing the Trump Foundation, including to pay off personal legal settlements and promote his 2016 campaign.

Impeached twice by the House of Representatives — the only U.S. president to be impeached twice.

First impeachment was for abuse of power — using congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as leverage to solicit political investigations.

Second impeachment was for incitement of insurrection following the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

Indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York (hush money case) — convicted on all 34 counts in May 2024. First former U.S. president convicted of felonies.

Indicted on 37 federal counts related to mishandling classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, including obstruction of justice.

Indicted on 4 federal counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruct the 2020 election certification.

Indicted in Georgia under RICO statutes along with 18 co-defendants for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in that state.

Over 60 lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results were rejected by courts across the country, including by Trump-appointed judges.

Found in contempt of court by a New York judge for failing to produce documents subpoenaed by the NY Attorney General. Fined $110,000.

Ordered to pay $364 million (plus interest) in the NY civil fraud case for persistent fraudulent business practices. Judge found he committed fraud over many years.

New York Judge Engoron found in a detailed ruling that Trump engaged in “persistent fraud” over years, including inflating and deflating asset values to benefit himself.

Several of Trump’s own lawyers were sanctioned and fined by federal courts for filing frivolous post-election lawsuits.

Washington Post fact-checkers logged over 30,000 false or misleading claims during Trump’s four-year presidency — an average of more than 20 per day.

Claimed his inauguration crowd was the largest in history. Aerial photographs and crowd scientists directly contradicted this.

Repeatedly claimed he didn’t know or barely knew people who were later implicated in scandals — even when photos and videos proved otherwise (e.g., Jeffrey Epstein, Paul Manafort).

Has repeatedly and falsely claimed he won the 2020 election. No credible evidence supports this. Courts, election officials, and his own Attorney General rejected the claim.

Lied about the size of his Trump Tower apartment in sworn depositions, claiming it was 33,000 sq ft when it was approximately 10,996 sq ft — three times smaller.

Claimed to be self-funding his 2016 campaign but accepted millions in donations; also loaned his campaign money and was later reimbursed.

Claimed to have opposed the Iraq War before it started. A 2002 recording of Trump with Howard Stern shows him saying “Yeah, I guess so” when asked if he supported the invasion.

Repeatedly claimed his father was born in Germany. Fred Trump was born in the Bronx, New York.

Claimed he never discussed business during his trips to Russia. Michael Cohen testified under oath that the Trump Tower Moscow project was actively being pursued during the 2016 campaign.

Repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for a border wall. Mexico never paid, and U.S. taxpayers funded construction.

Claimed to have received the highest vote total of any Republican in history. False — George W. Bush in 2004 received a higher percentage of the popular vote.

Repeatedly claimed he passed the “biggest tax cut in history.” Multiple analyses showed it was not — the Reagan and Bush cuts were larger as a share of GDP.

Repeatedly claimed windmills cause cancer. There is no scientific evidence for this claim.

Repeatedly claimed COVID would “disappear like a miracle.” Over 1.1 million Americans died. He told Bob Woodward on tape that he knew it was deadly.

Publicly suggested at a White House briefing that injecting disinfectant could be a COVID treatment, prompting warnings from health agencies and Lysol’s manufacturer.

Told journalist Bob Woodward in February 2020 that he knew COVID was deadly and airborne — while publicly downplaying the threat for months.

Claimed he had no business dealings in Russia during the 2016 campaign. The Trump Tower Moscow project was actively being pursued through at least June 2016.

Denied knowing about hush money payments to Stormy Daniels on Air Force One. He later acknowledged knowing, in contradiction of his earlier denial.

Claimed the Mueller report “totally exonerated” him. Mueller explicitly stated in the report and in congressional testimony that it did not exonerate him.

Said he barely knew Paul Manafort. Manafort served as Trump’s campaign chairman for five months and managed his convention strategy.

Repeatedly promoted the theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election. All 17 U.S. intelligence agencies concluded it was Russia; this Ukraine theory was assessed as a Russian disinformation narrative.

Repeatedly promised to release his tax returns once an “audit” was complete. He never released them voluntarily; they were eventually obtained via court order.

Filed for corporate bankruptcy six times, leaving creditors and contractors unpaid. Businesses included Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza Hotel, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, and others.

Documented pattern of refusing to pay contractors, vendors, and workers. USA Today investigation identified thousands of lawsuits and liens filed against him.

Used undocumented Polish workers in the demolition of the Bonwit Teller building (to build Trump Tower) and did not pay them fully. Settled a lawsuit over this in 1999.

Trump Taj Mahal casino was fined $10 million by FinCEN for willful and repeated violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (anti-money-laundering laws).

Deutsche Bank — one of the only major lenders willing to work with him after multiple defaults — flagged suspicious transactions from Trump-related accounts, which were overridden by superiors, according to NYT reporting.

According to the NY Attorney General’s findings and the judge’s ruling, Trump systematically inflated asset values when seeking loans and deflated them for tax purposes.

Multiple branded Trump ventures failed including Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, Trump: The Game (board game revival), Trump Magazine, and Trump Airlines.

Trump Shuttle airline defaulted on its loans and was eventually taken over by creditors, who sold it to USAir.

Promoted the $DWAC/Truth Social SPAC deal to supporters while it was under SEC investigation, potentially exposing retail investors to regulatory risk.

Accepted payments from foreign governments through his Washington D.C. Trump International Hotel while president, raising potential Emoluments Clause violations.

Mar-a-Lago doubled its membership fee from $100,000 to $200,000 after Trump became president, directly monetizing his political position.

Trump administration officials and the Secret Service spent millions at Trump-owned properties while protecting him, directing taxpayer money to his businesses.

Sold $59.99 Trump-branded Bibles (“God Bless the USA Bible”) during his criminal trial in 2024, mixing religious iconography with commercial promotion.

Launched personal cryptocurrency meme coins ($TRUMP and $MELANIA) days before his inauguration. The coins lost significant value for retail buyers while early insiders profited.

Pushed aides to list his triplex apartment at 30,000+ sq ft for Forbes rankings to inflate his wealth standing — per court testimony and reporting.

Organized Trump-branded NFT trading cards in 2022, which critics called a self-promotional cash grab using his political celebrity. Later announced Mar-a-Lago dinner for top buyers.

Fired FBI Director James Comey, then told NBC’s Lester Holt it was because of “the Russia thing” — openly acknowledging the political motivation.

Pressured Ukraine’s President Zelensky to investigate political rival Joe Biden as a condition for releasing congressionally approved military aid (basis of first impeachment).

Withheld congressionally approved military aid ($391 million) to Ukraine while pressuring for political investigations — confirmed by multiple witnesses in impeachment hearings.

On a recorded January 2, 2021 phone call, pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn the state’s election results.

Pressured VP Mike Pence to refuse to certify the 2020 election results — a role Pence had no constitutional authority to perform, as Pence himself confirmed.

Sent supporters to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, with language that the Jan. 6 committee concluded was a direct incitement of the mob that stormed the building, killing police officers and disrupting the certification.

Refused to call off the Capitol mob for more than three hours while the attack was ongoing — as documented by congressional testimony and White House records.

Pardoned Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Michael Flynn — all convicted in connection with investigations involving his own conduct and campaign.

Repeatedly and publicly called for the DOJ and FBI to investigate political opponents, including Hillary Clinton, James Comey, and Joe Biden.

Attempted to install loyalist DOJ official Jeffrey Clark as acting AG so Clark could send a letter to Georgia falsely claiming DOJ had found election fraud, thereby pressuring the state to overturn results.

Directly pressured multiple Republican state officials and legislators to overturn their certified 2020 election results — documented in the Jan. 6 Committee report.

Deployed federal agents and the National Guard to violently disperse peaceful protesters near the White House for a photo op in front of St. John’s Church on June 1, 2020.

The DOD Inspector General found that U.S. Park Police and other agencies used force (including chemical agents) against protesters in Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020, without adequate warning.

Pressured aides to falsify his net worth on Forbes surveys. According to court records and reporting, staff were directed to inflate figures for rankings.

Invoked emergency powers to redirect billions in previously appropriated military funds to border wall construction after Congress explicitly rejected his funding requests.

Threatened to withhold FEMA disaster relief from California unless the state changed its forest management policies, using emergency aid as political leverage.

Called for the termination of the U.S. Constitution to restore him to power following Twitter’s release of internal documents (“Twitter Files”) in December 2022.

Shared highly classified intelligence provided by Israel with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Ambassador Kislyak during an Oval Office meeting in May 2017. The White House confirmed the meeting.

At the Helsinki summit (July 2018), publicly sided with Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies on the question of Russian election interference — on camera, in front of the world.

Withheld congressionally approved military aid ($391M) to Ukraine — a critical NATO partner facing Russian-backed separatists — as leverage in the Ukraine pressure campaign.

Federal indictment alleges Trump took 300+ classified documents to Mar-a-Lago, including documents bearing the highest classification levels and information about nuclear programs.

According to the DOJ indictment, Trump directed aides to hide boxes of documents from FBI investigators and his own lawyers who were searching for classified materials.

ABC News reported that Trump discussed sensitive nuclear submarine capabilities with Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt at Mar-a-Lago in front of club members and staff.

Disbanded the NSC’s pandemic preparedness office (Global Health Security and Biodefense directorate) in 2018. Former officials said this left the U.S. less prepared for COVID-19.

The Atlantic reported that Trump called fallen U.S. soldiers “suckers” and “losers” during a 2018 trip to France. This was corroborated by multiple named sources including John Kelly.

Undermined NATO commitments by publicly suggesting he would not defend alliance members who did not meet defense spending targets, breaking decades of bipartisan U.S. foreign policy.

Reportedly disclosed classified Israeli intelligence on ISIS operations to Russian officials, potentially compromising intelligence sources and methods.

The Mueller investigation documented extensive contact between Trump campaign officials and Russia, including knowledge of hacked material before it was publicly released, per court filings.

Over 25 women have publicly accused Trump of sexual misconduct ranging from unwanted touching to assault. He has denied all allegations.

On the Access Hollywood tape (2005, released 2016), Trump was recorded bragging about grabbing women’s genitals without consent: “When you’re a star, they let you do it.”

Stormy Daniels described a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 while his wife was pregnant with Barron. Trump paid her $130,000 in hush money to stay silent before the 2016 election.

Paid hush money to at least two women (Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal) before the 2016 election, disguised as legal fees, which a jury found constituted falsifying business records.

Mocked New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski’s physical disability at a November 2015 campaign rally, jerking his arm in an apparent imitation of Kovaleski’s arthrogryposis.

Said of POW and senator John McCain: “He’s not a war hero… I like people who weren’t captured.” McCain spent over five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, where he was tortured.

Attacked Gold Star family the Khans (whose son was killed in Iraq) after Khizr Khan spoke at the 2016 DNC, suggesting his wife Ghazala was not allowed to speak due to her religion.

Repeatedly made demeaning and sexualized comments about women’s appearances throughout his career, including comments about Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina, and Rosie O’Donnell.

Referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations as “shithole countries” in a January 2018 White House meeting, per multiple firsthand accounts. He denied the characterization.

Retweeted accounts and content from white nationalist groups and individuals multiple times, including Britain First, a far-right extremist group condemned by the UK government.

After the Charlottesville white nationalist rally (August 2017) where a counter-protester was killed, said there were “very fine people on both sides” — grouping neo-Nazis with counter-protesters.

At a July 2017 speech to police officers, encouraged them not to be too gentle when arresting suspects: “When you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon… please don’t be too nice.”

Used his social media platform and rallies to repeatedly direct followers to harass private citizens who contradicted him, including election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.

Publicly proposed and praised the execution of drug dealers, citing authoritarian regimes that do so. Made these proposals multiple times in public speeches.

At a December 2023 rally, said he would be a dictator “on day one” but only to “close the border” and “drill, drill, drill” — framed as humorous, but stated explicitly to his supporter base.

Called for the “termination” of the U.S. Constitution in December 2022, saying rules preventing his return to power should be thrown out. No other major-party U.S. presidential candidate had called for this.