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  1. Kraft family — money, access, dropped charges and corporate sanctionsPublic record assembled; legal states remain distinct7 sources
  2. Court blocks a second attempt to put Trump's name on the CenterEmergency relief granted; Justice Department appealed2 sources
  3. Clemency advocacy — fees, access pitches and DOJ routingCongressional oversight announced; payment disputes and legal questions remain unresolved6 sources
  4. Ross Ulbricht addresses Republican convention after presidential pardonConvention speech reported; earlier pardon documented2 sources
  5. Silk Road — Ulbricht speaks at Republican conventionUlbricht speaks at Republican convention1 source
  6. CREW challenges Trump's IRS immunity under the Domestic Emoluments ClauseAmicus brief submitted with motion for leave; constitutional violation alleged3 sources
  7. Two private-case matters have pending petitions in the reviewed Supreme Court docket setTwo pending private-case matters in the reviewed Supreme Court set as of September 5, 20265 sources
  8. Plaintiffs seek an injunction over Truth API accessPreliminary injunction requested; filing is not a court ruling1 source
  9. Court blocks ballot-mail requirements over risk of disenfranchisementFourteen-day temporary restraining order issued August 27, 20261 source
  10. House report separates restitution, forfeiture and fines for clemency recipientsReport subtotal, not a verified canceled victim balance1 source
  11. Trump lawyers contest Capital One's anti-money-laundering rationalePlaintiffs' allegations in opposition to dismissal1 source
  12. Press organizations sue over paid access to presidential postsConstitutional claims filed, not an insider-trading judgment1 source
  13. DOJ rescinds the fund order while defending Trump's tax releaseFund order rescinded; DOJ issued its interpretation of the separate release1 source
  14. Capital One attributes Trump account closures to anti-money-laundering reviewBank's asserted reason in contested civil litigation1 source
  15. Twelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits rulingClosing and integration barred until five days after a merits ruling or June 1, 20273 sources
  16. D.C. Circuit affirms Navarro's contempt convictionsConvictions affirmed; further review not reflected as of September 4, 20261 source
  17. Trump-funded court account paid Carroll $5.625 millionJudgment principal and accrued interest disbursed3 sources
  18. Birthright-citizenship restriction struck downFinal Supreme Court judgment; Executive Order 14160 remained enjoined.1 source
  19. Independent-agency removal shield dismantledFinal Supreme Court judgment; reversed and remanded.1 source
  20. Bolton pleads guilty, agrees to a $2.25 million fine, and loses federal retirement eligibilityConvicted by guilty plea; sentencing scheduled October 28, 20261 source
  21. Arizona judge dismisses the fake-elector indictment in fullCharges dismissed; prosecutors announced intent to seek a new indictment1 source
  22. Court voids the renaming, restores trustee voting rights and halts the first closure planDistrict-court injunction in effect; appeal pending1 source
  23. Blanche signs broad release of tax claims against Trump and affiliatesRelease issued; scope and constitutional validity challenged2 sources
  24. Trump's IRS settlement commits DOJ to an anti-weaponization fundHistorical settlement commitment; fund-establishing order rescinded August 23 sources
  25. Pardon lobbyist Joshua Nass is charged with attempted extortionAttempted-extortion complaint; allegations not a conviction3 sources
  26. CLC reports nearly $5.2 million in 2025 clemency lobbying paymentsReported aggregate of disclosed lobbying payments1 source
  27. Court enters consent judgment resolving the SEC's Sun defendants caseSEC claims against Sun dismissed; Rainberry ordered to pay $10 million4 sources
  28. Emergency-powers tariffs exceeded IEEPAFinal Supreme Court judgment on IEEPA tariff authority.1 source
  29. CLC asks FEC to investigate the Herrera contributionsComplaint alleging straw-donor and foreign-national contribution violations1 source
  30. Released emails show Epstein offering help finding Kraft a lawyerEmails reported after DOJ publication; no allegation that Kraft participated in Epstein's crimes1 source
  31. Trump and related plaintiffs file their IRS lawsuitTrump sued the IRS1 source
  32. Amended Herrera Velutini pardon identifies the misdemeanor caseAmended pardon, not a second recipient2 sources
  33. Trump signs Julio Herrera Velutini's pardonFull and unconditional pardon; amended warrant followed1 source
  34. Georgia prosecutor dismisses election case against Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, and remaining defendantsGeorgia charges dismissed without trial1 source
  35. Schwartz had paid his $5 million federal restitutionSchwartz had paid his $5 million federal restitution1 source
  36. Reporting examines Binance-WLF support and USD1 links before Zhao's pardonPardoned October 21, 2025; Binance-WLF technical-support accounts remain disputed4 sources
  37. Patriots agree to a $2.16 million app-privacy settlementSettlement approved; Patriots denied violating the law1 source
  38. Trump pardons Joseph SchwartzPresidential pardon granted1 source
  39. Trump grants Giuliani and Meadows federal pardons for 2020 election conductFederally pardoned for covered conduct; state and civil matters unaffected1 source
  40. Investors add $MELANIA allegations against its technical operatorsSecond amended complaint filed October 21, 20252 sources
  41. Trump grants Changpeng Zhao a full pardonFull and unconditional presidential pardon granted1 source
  42. Federal grand jury charges Bolton with 18 national-defense-information countsIndictment resolved by June 2026 guilty plea2 sources
  43. Amended Trump warrant extended Zuberi's commutation language across both criminal docketsAmended commutation warrant is the latest clemency instrument1 source
  44. YouTube's $24.5 million settlement routed $22 million to Trump's ballroom projectSettlement executed without admission of wrongdoing1 source
  45. Paramount appointed the promised CBS News ombudsmanAppointment announced by CBS News3 sources
  46. Ninth Circuit affirmed Zuberi's convictions and ordered a limited sentencing remandConvictions affirmed; limited sentencing remand issued2 sources
  47. Flag-burning directive confronts binding First Amendment precedentDirective issued, but Texas v. Johnson and Eichman remain controlling First Amendment precedent.2 sources
  48. Appeals court sustains Donald Trump Jr.'s civil-fraud liabilityLiability affirmed; disgorgement awards vacated1 source
  49. Appeals court sustains Eric Trump's civil-fraud liabilityLiability affirmed; disgorgement awards vacated1 source
  50. Fraud liability survived appeal; the half-billion-dollar remedy did notLiability and injunctive relief affirmed; disgorgement vacated; further appeal pending2 sources
  51. FCC dissent attributed the approval sequence to administration pressureOfficial dissent; not a majority finding1 source
  52. FCC granted the Paramount broadcast-license control transfersTransfer applications granted; transaction later closed4 sources
  53. FCC order left the CBS complaint open and rejected an unsupported control claimMerger order did not adjudicate the separate news-distortion complaint2 sources
  54. Skydance committed CBS to viewpoint and ombudsman measuresCommitment recorded in the July 24 FCC order2 sources
  55. Trump sued the Wall Street Journal over its Epstein birthday-letter reportCivil litigation documented; filing a complaint does not prove its allegations.1 source
  56. Herrera Velutini reaches a misdemeanor plea agreementPlea agreement chronology reported in CLC complaint1 source
  57. Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump's edited-interview suitSettlement executed1 source
  58. Shari Redstone pushed Paramount to settle Trump's CBS lawsuitSettlement completed; controlling stake transferred to Skydance on August 7, 20252 sources
  59. A fourth court permanently enjoined Trump’s law-firm punishment orderHeld unconstitutional and permanently enjoined by a district court2 sources
  60. Susman Godfrey order remained permanently blocked through consolidated appealPermanent injunction operative; consolidated appellate review continued in 2026.2 sources
  61. Court rejects Galanis's request to reclaim money recovered for victimsCourt rejects Galanis's request to reclaim money recovered for victims1 source
  62. Harvard student-entry suspension became one front in a wider funding-and-autonomy disputeEntry suspension challenged and blocked in Harvard litigation; related funding disputes continued.2 sources
  63. Signed warrant commuted Zuberi's entire sentence to time served and ordered his releaseSuperseded in form by an amended October warrant covering both criminal dockets2 sources
  64. Trump pardons Julie ChrisleyPresidential pardon granted1 source
  65. Trump pardons Todd ChrisleyPresidential pardon granted1 source
  66. Court declared Trump’s WilmerHale order unconstitutional and enjoined itHeld unconstitutional and permanently enjoined by a district court2 sources
  67. Trump pardons Scott Howard JenkinsPresidential pardon granted1 source
  68. WilmerHale order remained enjoined after a court found its client penalties unconstitutionalPermanent injunction remained operative during the 2026 consolidated appeal.2 sources
  69. Court struck down Trump’s Jenner & Block order as unconstitutional retaliationHeld unconstitutional and permanently enjoined by a district court2 sources
  70. Jenner & Block punishment order remained blocked during consolidated appellate reviewPermanent injunction remained operative while the D.C. Circuit reviewed the consolidated appeal.2 sources
  71. Bloomberg reports seven-figure costs for seeking Trump clemencyReported legal and lobbying costs, not a pardon purchase price1 source
  72. Court permanently blocked Trump’s retaliatory order against Perkins CoieHeld unconstitutional and permanently enjoined by a district court2 sources
  73. Perkins Coie order remained void under final judgment during government appealPermanent injunction remained in force during consolidated D.C. Circuit proceedings.2 sources
  74. Public-media funding cutoff was enjoined as viewpoint discrimination and retaliationAgency funding cutoff permanently enjoined after a March 31, 2026 merits ruling.2 sources
  75. ActBlue investigation singled out one fundraising platform amid cross-party screening failuresActBlue-focused review ordered; no cited adjudication established fundraising fraud.2 sources
  76. Election-order restrictions advanced from preliminary block to permanent injunctionKey provisions permanently enjoined June 24, 2026; further election-rule litigation continued.3 sources
  77. Trump pardons Paul WalczakPresidential pardon granted1 source
  78. Kraft reportedly brokers a Trump meeting that ends pressure on Paul WeissReported intermediary role; resulting agreement publicly announced2 sources
  79. AP access injunction was narrowed on appeal while the First Amendment case continuedPreliminary relief narrowed by appellate stay; AP's underlying First Amendment case continued.2 sources
  80. Trump ends Galanis's future restitution paymentsTrump ends Galanis's future restitution payments1 source
  81. National-security exclusions removed bargaining rights across agencies representing hundreds of thousandsExclusions implemented across named components; agency-specific injunctions and appeals followed.3 sources
  82. Crossfire Hurricane memorandum released records but decided no misconduct claimSpecified records were ordered declassified; the memorandum contains no merits adjudication.1 source
  83. Scott Jenkins is sentenced in cash-for-badges bribery caseSentencing followed by a presidential pardon in May1 source
  84. Alien Enemies Act removals met a due-process limit, not blanket judicial approvalAdvance notice and an opportunity to challenge are required; merits cases continued in 2026.2 sources
  85. USAGM reduction cut more than 500 additional jobs while a judge demanded complianceMore than 500 further cuts announced in August 2025 amid restoration and contempt litigation.2 sources
  86. Trump trust and Eric Trump sue Capital One over closure of more than 300 accountsComplaint filed; alleged motive disputed1 source
  87. X agreed to pay about $10 million to settle Trump's suitX agreed in February 2025 to pay about $10 million to settle Trump's suspension suit1 source
  88. Bannon pleads guilty in New York wall-fund caseGuilty plea entered in New York case1 source
  89. Meta settled Trump's suspension suit for $25 millionSettlement executed1 source
  90. Youth-care order drove funding and enforcement actions that courts reviewed separatelyMultiple implementations enjoined or under merits review; coverage varies by court and program.2 sources
  91. Transgender military exclusion returned and remained in forceIn force during continuing litigation at last review.3 sources
  92. Silk Road — Trump grants a presidential pardonTrump grants a presidential pardon1 source
  93. Silk Road — clemency promise and documented resultCited comparison3 sources
  94. Weaponization order launched an opponent-focused review without identifying an adjudicated predicateAttorney-general review directed; the order itself established no criminal or civil violation.2 sources
  95. Giuliani settles judgment-enforcement litigation with Freeman and MossSettled; payment terms remain confidential and the collection amount is unknown1 source
  96. Second judge holds Giuliani in contempt for repeating the election-worker falsehoodsCivil contempt finding; future violations subject to sanctions1 source
  97. New York judge holds Giuliani in contempt for violating turnover ordersCivil contempt finding; asset dispute later settled2 sources
  98. Leeds testified in the Carroll trial; the Second Circuit upheld admission of her testimonySecond Circuit upheld admission of Leeds's testimony on December 30, 20241 source
  99. Stoynoff testified in the Carroll trial; the Second Circuit upheld admission of her testimonySecond Circuit upheld admission of Stoynoff's testimony on December 30, 20241 source
  100. ABC agreed to direct $15 million to Trump's future presidential librarySettlement executed1 source
  101. Trump files his lawsuit over the CBS Harris interviewTrump sued a news organization1 source
  102. Bannon leaves federal prison after four months and immediately campaigns for TrumpReleased after serving sentence; convictions remain1 source
  103. Court orders Giuliani to turn over specified assets to judgment receiversTurnover order later resolved through a confidential settlement2 sources
  104. District of Columbia disbars Giuliani after New York disciplineDisbarred in the District of Columbia and New York1 source
  105. Court found Trump's Chicago tower violated environmental lawLiability found; remedies proceeding not assessed here1 source
  106. Inspector general finds highly unusual leadership intervention in Stone's sentencing recommendationOIG investigation closed with no finding that political considerations caused the intervention1 source
  107. Allen Weisselberg leaves jail after his perjury sentenceReleased July 19, 2024 after the perjury custody term1 source
  108. Navarro completes four-month federal sentence and is releasedReleased after sentence; convictions remain1 source
  109. Judge dismisses Giuliani bankruptcy after finding persistent disclosure failuresCase dismissed without discharge; collection resumed1 source
  110. New York disbars Giuliani over election falsehoodsDisbarred in New York1 source
  111. Supreme Court built broad criminal immunity around official actsImmunity rule remains binding; the underlying federal case was dismissed without prejudice.2 sources
  112. Court approves a $103 million pollution settlement involving the Kraft joint ventureSettlement approved without an adjudication of liability2 sources
  113. Thirty-four felony convictions, now on direct appealConvicted and sentenced; direct appeal perfected3 sources
  114. Silk Road — Trump promises sentence commutationTrump promises sentence commutation1 source
  115. Cohen admits a $30,000 Trump Organization theft and reports $4.4 million in anti-Trump media incomeAdmissions made under oath; no separate theft charge reported in the cited source1 source
  116. D.C. Circuit unanimously affirms Bannon's contempt convictionsConvictions affirmed; Bannon later served four months2 sources
  117. Zhao pleads guilty and receives a four-month sentence before the Trump pardonHistorical conviction; later pardoned by Trump2 sources
  118. Arizona grand jury charges Giuliani and Meadows in fake-elector caseAll charges dismissed June 18, 2026; prosecutors announced intent to seek a new indictment2 sources
  119. Former Trump finance chief returned to jail for perjuryConvicted and sentenced1 source
  120. Weisselberg sentenced again after perjury pleaSecond five-month jail sentence imposed1 source
  121. Chief Justice denies Navarro's bid to remain free pending appealEmergency release denied; sentence later completed2 sources
  122. Trump files a defamation lawsuit against ABC and StephanopoulosTrump sued a news organization1 source
  123. Save America spent nearly $47 million on legal costs in 20232023 spending disclosed in federal filings1 source
  124. $83.3 million defamation judgment affirmed; Supreme Court petition pendingJudgment affirmed; certiorari petition pending2 sources
  125. Peter Navarro sentenced for contempt of CongressConvicted; prison sentence later completed1 source
  126. Dismissed Times lawsuit left Trump with a $392,638 fee orderClaims dismissed and fee award ordered1 source
  127. Giuliani files Chapter 11 days after the defamation verdictBankruptcy dismissed in 2024 without discharge2 sources
  128. Eleventh Circuit rejects Meadows' effort to move Georgia prosecution to federal courtFederal removal denied; underlying Georgia case later dismissed by state prosecutor2 sources
  129. Jury awards Freeman and Moss $148.169 million against GiulianiFinal judgment entered December 18, 2023 reflected $145.969 million plus $237,113 in fees1 source
  130. Jury convicts Navarro on both contempt-of-Congress countsConvictions affirmed on appeal in 20262 sources
  131. Court enters default judgment against Giuliani for defaming Freeman and MossLiability established; damages later fixed by jury and final judgment2 sources
  132. Fulton County grand jury indicts Trump and co-defendantsTrump indicted in Fulton County1 source
  133. Federal grand jury indicts Trump over election interferenceTrump indicted over the election1 source
  134. Federal grand jury returns classified-documents indictmentTrump indicted over classified documents1 source
  135. Carroll sexual-abuse and defamation verdict left standingJudgment affirmed; Supreme Court review denied2 sources
  136. Pence testifies to the federal grand jury investigating Trump's election conductTestimony completed; grand-jury substance remains secret1 source
  137. Allen Weisselberg leaves jail after his tax-fraud sentenceReleased April 19, 2023 after the tax-fraud custody term1 source
  138. Manhattan grand jury indicts TrumpTrump indicted in Manhattan1 source
  139. Trump and his lawyers drew nearly $938,000 in sanctionsSanctions order entered1 source
  140. Two Trump companies were convicted on all seventeen felony countsConvictions sentenced; maximum statutory fines imposed1 source
  141. Trump Organization CFO sentenced in tax-fraud caseConvicted; five-month jail term imposed1 source
  142. Carroll files a separate sexual-abuse and defamation lawsuitE. Jean Carroll sued him a second time1 source
  143. EPA settlement imposes a $1.1 million penalty and pollution controls at Kraft joint ventureConsent decree entered with monitoring and control requirements3 sources
  144. Federal prosecutors close Giuliani Ukraine investigation without chargesClosed without criminal charges1 source
  145. Federal jury acquitted Barrack on every countAcquitted on all counts1 source
  146. Bannon convicted and sentenced for contempt of CongressConvicted in a separate post-pardon case1 source
  147. Trump files a defamation lawsuit against CNNTrump sued a news organization1 source
  148. New York files its civil-fraud action against Trump and businessesNew York sued him and his businesses for fraud1 source
  149. Trump Organization CFO admitted a thirteen-year tax-fraud schemeGuilty plea and sentence completed1 source
  150. Justice Department declines to prosecute Meadows for contempt of CongressNo criminal contempt prosecution2 sources
  151. Federal grand jury charges Navarro with two subpoena-default countsLater convicted on both counts1 source
  152. FEC closes MUR 7784 after a divided voteMatter closed after divided commission vote1 source
  153. Trump's Twitter suspension lawsuit was dismissedDismissed in federal district court1 source
  154. Inaugural money flowed to the Trump hotel; defendants paid $750,000 to settleSettled without admission of wrongdoing or liability3 sources
  155. Trump files his lawsuit against Clinton and other defendantsTrump sued Hillary Clinton and others1 source
  156. Federal jury convicted Maxwell; the court later imposed a 20-year sentenceConvicted; 20-year federal sentence imposed in June 20222 sources
  157. House votes to hold Meadows in contempt for defying the committee subpoenaCriminal referral not prosecuted2 sources
  158. Meadows reverses course and refuses the January 6 committee depositionRefusal produced a House contempt vote; Justice later declined prosecution2 sources
  159. Cohen completes his three-year federal sentenceReleased; sentence completed1 source
  160. Grand jury indicts Bannon for refusing January 6 committee records and testimonyConvicted, sentence served, conviction affirmed on appeal3 sources
  161. Zervos ended her defamation lawsuit without payment from TrumpDefamation suit ended without adjudicating the assault allegation1 source
  162. Federal prosecutors charged Trump's inaugural chair in a UAE-agent caseAll counts later ended in acquittal1 source
  163. Trump files his Facebook account-suspension lawsuitTrump sued the platform that suspended him1 source
  164. Trump files his Twitter account-suspension lawsuitTrump sued the platform that suspended him1 source
  165. Trump files his YouTube account-suspension lawsuitTrump sued the platform that suspended him1 source
  166. U.N. working group called Trump's Blackwater pardons an affront to justiceU.N. Working Group submitted its assessment on July 2, 20212 sources
  167. New York court immediately suspends Giuliani's law license over election falsehoodsInterim suspension preceded final New York disbarment in 20241 source
  168. Justice Department drops Bolton book prosecution inquiry and civil proceeds suitCivil action dismissed with prejudice; criminal investigation closed1 source
  169. Specter's son and ghostwriter say Trump offered money to stop a Patriots inquiryReported allegation denied by Trump and Kraft; no charge or adjudicated finding1 source
  170. Federal agents execute search warrants at Giuliani's home and officeInvestigation later closed without criminal charges2 sources
  171. Court sentenced Zuberi to 12 years, a $1.75 million fine, and $15.7 million in restitutionSentence later commuted to time served with no further financial conditions2 sources
  172. Trump pardoned former adviser Steve Bannon while federal fraud charges were pendingClemency grant remains part of the federal record.1 source
  173. Trump pardons Steve Bannon in federal wall-fund casePardoned on federal charges before trial1 source
  174. Trump granted Elliott Broidy a full pardonFull pardon granted2 sources
  175. Pence pressure finding was never tried after the federal case was dismissed under presidency policyCongressional finding stands; related federal charge dismissed without prejudice before trial.2 sources
  176. Pence resists Trump's pressure over electoral votesPence refused Trump's electoral-count demand on January 6, 20211 source
  177. Recorded Raffensperger demand remains public evidence although Georgia prosecution was droppedGeorgia prosecution dismissed November 26, 2025 without a trial.2 sources
  178. DOJ pressure finding survived as congressional evidence after the federal case ended without trialCongressional finding stands; federal Trump prosecution dismissed without prejudice under DOJ policy.2 sources
  179. Trump grants Charles Kushner a full pardonFull presidential pardon granted1 source
  180. Trump pardoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort after federal convictionsClemency grant remains part of the federal record.1 source
  181. Trump pardons Paul ManafortPardoned by Donald Trump1 source
  182. Trump pardons Roger StonePardoned by Donald Trump1 source
  183. Trump granted full pardons to four Blackwater contractors convicted in the Nisur Square caseFull presidential pardons granted December 22, 20203 sources
  184. Trump pardons George PapadopoulosPardoned by Donald Trump1 source
  185. Federal fake-elector allegation ended without a verdict after reelectionFederal charge dismissed without prejudice in 2024; no merits verdict on Trump's count.2 sources
  186. Johnson led House-member support for Texas's 2020 election lawsuitSupreme Court denied Texas leave to file3 sources
  187. Giuliani falsely accuses Georgia election workers while representing TrumpStatements adjudicated defamatory in Freeman v. Giuliani2 sources
  188. Police said Kraft received oral sex and manual stimulation; his charges were dropped while spa workers pleaded guiltyKraft was not convicted; four workers pleaded guilty and one spent 60 days in custody3 sources
  189. Spa workers enter prostitution-related guilty pleas after Kraft case is droppedPlea dispositions reported; Kraft's separate case remained dismissed1 source
  190. NFL fines the Patriots $350,000 for COVID-19 protocol violationsTeam fine imposed1 source
  191. Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael FlynnClemency grant remains part of the federal record.1 source
  192. Trump pardons Michael FlynnPardoned by Donald Trump1 source
  193. DOJ review found poor judgment—not professional misconduct—in Acosta's Epstein resolutionOPR found poor judgment but no professional misconduct on November 12, 20203 sources
  194. Broidy admitted a $9 million foreign lobbying campaign aimed at Trump administration actionGuilty plea followed by Trump pardon2 sources
  195. Prosecutors drop Kraft charges after losing the surveillance evidenceCase dismissed without a conviction1 source
  196. Federal prosecutors charge Bannon in the We Build the Wall donor-fraud caseFederal case terminated by Trump pardon; related New York case later ended in Bannon's guilty plea3 sources
  197. Appeals court suppresses spa surveillance used in Kraft caseSuppression affirmed; state did not obtain further review1 source
  198. Federal judge rules Cohen's return to prison was retaliation for his Trump bookRemand ruled unlawful; Cohen released to home confinement2 sources
  199. Trump commuted Roger Stone’s sentence days before imprisonmentClemency grant remains part of the federal record.1 source
  200. Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentenceSentence commuted; later pardoned1 source
  201. Congressional subpoenas sent back under a new presidential standardFinal Supreme Court judgment establishing the remand framework.1 source
  202. No absolute presidential shield from a state grand juryFinal Supreme Court judgment and binding subpoena precedent.1 source
  203. Probation officials return Cohen to prison during home-confinement negotiationsRemand ruled retaliatory two weeks later2 sources
  204. NFL fines the Patriots $1.1 million for filming the Bengals sidelineTeam fine, draft-pick loss and filming restrictions imposed1 source
  205. Court refuses to stop Bolton's book but says he likely exposed the country to harmPreliminary injunction denied; merits case later dismissed2 sources
  206. DACA rescission failed basic administrative-law reviewFinal ruling on the 2017 rescission; later DACA litigation is separate.1 source
  207. Trump Justice Department sues to block Bolton's book and seize proceedsInjunction denied; civil case and criminal investigation dismissed in 20212 sources
  208. Bureau of Prisons transfers Manafort from prison to home confinementTransferred to home confinement; Trump later pardoned the convictions2 sources
  209. Justice Department reverses course and moves to dismiss Flynn's prosecutionMotion was unresolved when Trump pardoned Flynn; court then dismissed the case as moot3 sources
  210. Court sentences Stone to 40 months, a $20,000 fine, and community servicePrison term commuted and convictions later pardoned by Trump2 sources
  211. ACLU linked Trump's three military interventions to weakened command accountabilityPublished civil-liberties assessment2 sources
  212. Roger Stone convicted on seven federal countsConvicted November 15, 2019; pardoned December 23, 20201 source
  213. Trump granted Clint Lorance a full and unconditional pardonFull and unconditional pardon granted3 sources
  214. Trump pardoned Mathew Golsteyn before his military trialFull and unconditional pretrial pardon granted3 sources
  215. Court found Trump breached his Foundation duties and ordered $2 millionFinal settlement and court order; payment completed2 sources
  216. Carroll files her first defamation lawsuit against TrumpE. Jean Carroll sued him1 source
  217. Giuliani intermediaries Parnas and Fruman are charged in a campaign-finance caseParnas and Fruman were charged; Giuliani was not charged in that indictment2 sources
  218. Slough, Liberty, and Heard received new prison terms after appealSentences later ended through full presidential pardons2 sources
  219. After retrial, Slatten received life without parole for first-degree murderLife sentence later ended through full presidential pardon2 sources
  220. Epstein died while the 2019 federal charges were pendingEpstein died August 10, 2019 while the federal charges were pending1 source
  221. Asylum bar vacated as contrary to statuteRule vacated in 2019; paired proclamation expired by its own terms.2 sources
  222. Federal prosecutors charged Epstein with two sex-trafficking countsCharged in 2019; no trial verdict followed1 source
  223. Military panel acquitted Gallagher of the most serious charges but convicted him on a corpse-photo countConviction remained after Trump restored rank2 sources
  224. Census citizenship rationale exposed as contrivedFinal Supreme Court judgment; the challenged agency decision was remanded.1 source
  225. Manafort forfeits a Trump Tower condo, an insurance policy, and at least $11 million in bank fundsForfeiture ordered and assets transferred to federal control2 sources
  226. Army referred Golsteyn's case to a general court-martialCharge later ended through Trump's pretrial pardon2 sources
  227. Cohen reports to federal prison to begin his three-year sentenceSentence completed November 22, 20212 sources
  228. D.C. court brings Manafort's combined prison term to 90 monthsPardoned after the sentence and restitution order3 sources
  229. Virginia court sentences Manafort and orders $25.497 million restitutionConvictions later pardoned; historical financial orders remain recorded as ordered amounts1 source
  230. Court record identifies Cohen as Trump's personal attorneyFormer personal attorney1 source
  231. New York disbars Michael CohenDisbarred in New York; former Trump attorney1 source
  232. Police say Kraft paid for sex twice; prosecutors charge him with solicitationCharges dismissed September 24, 2020 after surveillance was suppressed; no conviction4 sources
  233. Zuberi backdated a $50,000 refund during the inaugural-donation investigationConduct included in guilty plea and sentence2 sources
  234. Judge finds Manafort intentionally lied after agreeing to cooperatePlea breach established; court rejected two other alleged lie subjects2 sources
  235. GSA watchdog found the agency ignored hotel-lease constitutional issuesInspector General finding issued1 source
  236. Trump's former attorney receives three-year federal sentenceSentenced to three years in federal prison on December 12, 20181 source
  237. Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow projectConvicted; two-month term ran concurrently with three-year sentence2 sources
  238. Trump campaign chairman convicted in two federal casesFederal convictions remain part of the historical record1 source
  239. Trump campaign adviser pleads guilty and receives prison sentenceSentenced September 7, 2018; pardoned December 22, 20201 source
  240. Cohen pleads guilty and says campaign-finance crimes were directed by TrumpConvicted by guilty plea; completed sentence in 20212 sources
  241. Gates testifies against Manafort and admits helping conceal foreign incomeTestimony contributed to Manafort verdict; Gates' own plea and cooperation completed2 sources
  242. Sanctuary-city funding threat exceeded presidential powerFinal merits ruling; nationwide injunction scope was vacated and remanded.1 source
  243. Family separation enjoined, then constrained by settlementSettlement services were active at last review.2 sources
  244. Supreme Court upheld the third travel banFinal Supreme Court judgment; Proclamation 9645 was revoked in 2021.2 sources
  245. Judge revokes Manafort's $10 million bail after witness-tampering allegationsPretrial detention superseded by conviction, sentence, release, and pardon2 sources
  246. New York files the Trump Foundation proceedingNew York moved to dissolve his charity1 source
  247. Federal agents search Cohen's office, hotel room, residence, and devicesSearch evidence used in cases ending in guilty pleas1 source
  248. Trump's management team was forced out of the Panama hotelTrump management and branding removed1 source
  249. Michael Flynn pleads guilty to false statementsPleaded guilty December 1, 2017; pardoned November 25, 2020 before sentencing1 source
  250. Colony NorthStar terminates Gates's consulting contract after his indictmentConsulting contract terminated; charges later resolved by guilty plea1 source
  251. Federal grand jury charges Gates with Manafort in foreign-lobbying and laundering caseCharges resolved by February 2018 guilty plea and later sentence1 source
  252. Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio after his criminal-contempt convictionClemency grant remains part of the federal record.1 source
  253. Appeals court vacated Slatten's first conviction and ordered resentencing for Slough, Liberty, and HeardSlatten was retried; the other three were resentenced2 sources
  254. Silk Road — Court considers drug-related deathsCourt considers drug-related deaths1 source
  255. Silk Road — Court record distinguishes causes of deathCourt record distinguishes causes of death1 source
  256. OSHA settlement leaves a serious citation and $12,675 penalty at Kraft-owned companyFormal settlement reduced the initial citations and penalty2 sources
  257. Sessions recuses from campaign investigationsRecused from 2016-campaign investigations on March 2, 20171 source
  258. Trump Organization pays Cohen $420,000 through monthly invoices labeled legal feesPayments completed; records later central to Trump's New York falsification conviction3 sources
  259. First travel ban halted; emergency stay deniedFinal emergency-stay ruling in the first 2017 travel-ban litigation.1 source
  260. Flynn gives the FBI false answers about his Kislyak conversationsGuilty plea later withdrawn; prosecution targeted for dismissal; conviction covered by Trump pardon2 sources
  261. Summer Zervos issued a signed statement alleging unwanted sexual contact by TrumpPublic allegation; later defamation suit ended without adjudicating it1 source
  262. Trump denied Zervos's allegation in a public statementTrump issued his denial on October 14, 20161 source
  263. Jill Harth publicly reaffirmed the allegations in her 1997 complaintHarth reaffirmed her 1997 allegations in a July 20, 2016 interview1 source
  264. Trump through counsel denied Harth's allegationsMichael Cohen denied Harth's allegations for Trump on July 20, 20161 source
  265. Reporting documented Harth's 1997 complaint and withdrawal the following month1997 complaint withdrawn; no adjudication of the alleged conduct1 source
  266. Silk Road — Drug sales documented in sentencing accountDrug sales documented in sentencing account1 source
  267. NFL fines the Patriots $1 million and removes two draft picksLeague discipline completed1 source
  268. FinCEN imposed a $10 million casino compliance penaltySettled with admission of violations1 source
  269. Jury convicted four Blackwater contractors for the Nisur Square shootingConvicted October 22, 2014; pardoned December 22, 20203 sources
  270. Cohen v. Donald J. Trump filed over Trump UniversityResolved by the final Trump University settlement1 source
  271. People v. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative filed over Trump UniversityResolved by the final Trump University settlement1 source
  272. Lorance's court-martial imposed a 20-year term later reduced to 19 yearsConvictions later received a full pardon1 source
  273. Failed Trump Baja project generated a $7.25 million buyer settlementSettlement announced; Trump objected1 source
  274. Manhattan prosecutors closed the Trump SoHo investigation without chargesInvestigation closed without charges1 source
  275. Trump SoHo buyers recovered 90 percent of their depositsSettled without admission of wrongdoing1 source
  276. Low v. Trump University filed over Trump UniversityResolved by the final Trump University settlement1 source
  277. Connecticut environmental order records wastewater violations at Kraft-owned Rand-WhitneyRand-Whitney bound by a consent order over wastewater violations2 sources
  278. NFL fines the Patriots and removes a first-round pick for prohibited sideline videotapingTeam and coach sanctions imposed; no personal Kraft finding2 sources
  279. Trump settled the undocumented Polish workers case for $1.375 millionSettled; agreement later unsealed1 source
  280. Maples and Trump litigate separation termsEstranged at publication; later divorced1 source
  281. Trump Taj Mahal Associates paid a $477,000 reporting-violation penaltyCivil penalty paid; original 1998 amount corrects later $477,700 transcription2 sources
  282. Donald and Ivana Trump's divorce becomes finalFormer spouses1 source
  283. Trump paid $750,000 over delayed antitrust filingsSettled without admission of liability1 source
  284. The USFL antitrust victory produced a three-dollar awardAppellate judgment affirmed1 source
  285. Federal housing-bias case ended in a consent decreeSettled by consent decree without admission of liability1 source
  286. Giuliani acts as Trump's lawyer after the 2020 electionHistorical legal and political role1 source
  287. Trump University cases ended in a $25 million settlementFinal settlement approved2 sources
  288. Trump's Jupiter club settled deposit claims for $5.45 millionSettlement reached after adverse judgment1 source
  289. Trump's campaign stopped enforcing its sweeping worker NDASettled; challenged NDA no longer enforced1 source