Evidentiary Tier 2
Formally Charged or Investigated
20 entries
Defiance of Federal Court Orders in the Second Term: Slow-Walking Reinstatement of Fired Workers, Ignoring Funding Freeze Injunctions, and Contempt Warnings from Federal Judges
Democratic Norm Violations | 2025 - 2026
During the first months of Donald Trump's second term, beginning in January 2025, multiple federal judges issued orders directing the administration to halt spending freezes, reinstate fired federal w...
DOGE and the Breach of Government Data Systems: Elon Musk's Operatives Accessing Social Security, Treasury, and IRS Records
Democratic Norm Violations | 2025 - 2026
Beginning in January 2025, operatives affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency, an initiative led by Elon Musk and established by executive order at the start of President Trump's secon...
DOGE-Driven Mass Firings: The Dismantling of the Professional Civil Service Through Unprecedented Terminations of Federal Employees
Democratic Norm Violations | 2025 - 2025
Beginning in late January 2025, the Trump administration, working through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, initiated the largest mass firing of federal employees in mod...
Dismantling of USAID: Shutdown of the 64-Year-Old Foreign Aid Agency Affecting Millions of Recipients Worldwide
Democratic Norm Violations and Institutional Erosion | 2025 - 2025
Beginning on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration undertook the systematic dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a federal agency established by Presiden...
Attempting to End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order: A Direct Challenge to the 14th Amendment Blocked by Every Court That Reviewed It
Abuse of Official Power | 2025 - 2026
On January 20, 2025, his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14160, titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." The order directed federal ag...
Trump Media and Truth Social: SEC Fraud Charges Against SPAC, Insider Trading Convictions, and the Digital World Acquisition Corp Merger
Financial Fraud and Manipulation | 2021 - 2026
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (TMTG), the parent company of the social media platform Truth Social, went public through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a special purpose...
Federal Classified Documents Indictment: 40 Felony Counts for Willful Retention of National Defense Information
Criminal Matters | 2021 - 2024
On June 8, 2023, Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a 37-count indictment against Donald Trump in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case No. 9:23-cr-80101) for retaining clas...
Second Impeachment: Incitement of Insurrection Following the January 6 Capitol Attack
Incitement, Endorsement, and Encouragement of Violence | 2021 - 2021
On January 13, 2021, the United States House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for a second time on a single article charging incitement of insurrection. The vote was 232 to 197, with ten Repu...
Federal Election Obstruction Indictment: Four Felony Counts for Conspiracy to Overturn 2020 Election
Criminal Matters | 2020 - 2024
On August 1, 2023, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging Donald Trump with four felony counts related to his conduct between the November 2020 election and t...
Georgia RICO Indictment: 41-Count Racketeering Case for Conspiracy to Overturn 2020 Election Results
Criminal Matters | 2020 - 2025
On August 14, 2023, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants on 41 counts arising from an alleged conspiracy to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. The ...
First Impeachment: Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress Over Ukraine Pressure Campaign
Abuse of Official Power | 2019 - 2020
On December 18, 2019, the United States House of Representatives impeached President Donald J. Trump on two articles: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Both charges arose from Trump's effort...
New York AG Investigation into Trump Organization Insurance Practices: Inflated Assets in Applications to Insurers
Civil Fraud and Business Deception | 2019 - 2024
In February 2019, former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen testified before Congress that Donald Trump had routinely inflated the value of his assets when seeking favorable insurance terms. Repres...
Michael Cohen's Guilty Plea Implicating Trump as 'Individual-1' Who Directed Campaign Finance Violations
Criminal Matters | 2018 - 2018
On August 21, 2018, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney and fixer, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to eight federal charges: five c...
Emoluments Clause Lawsuits: Three Federal Cases Alleging Constitutional Violations Through Business Profits
Emoluments and Constitutional Financial Violations | 2017 - 2021
Three federal lawsuits filed between 2017 and 2018 alleged that Donald Trump violated the Constitution's Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses by continuing to profit from his hotel and business emp...
Government by 'Acting' Officials: Circumventing Senate Confirmation Through Extended Use of Temporary Designations
Democratic Norm Violations | 2017 - 2021
During his first term, President Donald Trump relied on "acting" officials to fill Senate-confirmed positions to an extent that exceeded all modern precedents, effectively circumventing the constituti...
Michael Cohen Testimony: Allegations That Trump Directed False Statements to Congress and Signed Reimbursement Checks in Office
Obstruction of Legal and Investigative Processes | 2017 - 2019
Michael Cohen, who served as Donald Trump's personal attorney for over a decade, provided testimony to Congress and to the Special Counsel's office alleging that Trump was directly involved in efforts...
Hatch Act Violations: White House RNC Convention and Kellyanne Conway
Abuse of Official Power | 2017 - 2020
The Hatch Act of 1939 prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty, using their official authority or influence to affect an election, or using government res...
Tom Barrack Prosecution: Trump's Inaugural Committee Chairman Charged with Acting as an Unregistered Foreign Agent for the UAE
Obstruction of Legal and Investigative Processes | 2016 - 2022
Tom Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor and one of Donald Trump's closest personal friends, was indicted on July 20, 2021, on federal charges of acting as an unregistered agent of the United A...
Nwanguma v. Trump: The Louisville Rally Lawsuit Over Incitement of Violence Against Protesters
Incitement, Endorsement, and Encouragement of Violence | 2016 - 2018
On March 1, 2016, Donald Trump held a campaign rally at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. During the event, several protesters were physically pushed, shoved, and s...
Jill Harth Lawsuit: Federal Complaint Alleging Groping and Attempted Rape from 1992 to 1997
Treatment of Individuals: Cruelty, Defamation, and Degradation | 1992 - 2016
On April 25, 1997, Jill Harth filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump alleging a pattern of sexual harassment and assault spanning from 1992 to 1997. The complaint alleged hostile and offensive s...