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Investigations into Donald Trump

Vox’s coverage of the many ongoing investigations into former President Donald Trump.

Trump investigations: The Georgia election interference case
Investigations into Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in that state.

By Vox Staff
Trump investigations: The Georgia election interference case
Investigations into Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in that state.

By Vox Staff
Investigations into Donald Trump
Trump investigations: Federal Jan. 6 and 2020 election caseTrump investigations: Federal Jan. 6 and 2020 election case
Investigations into Donald Trump

Trump was charged on August 1 by the Justice Department with four felony counts.

By Vox Staff
Investigations into Donald Trump
Trump investigations: The classified documents caseTrump investigations: The classified documents case
Investigations into Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump has been charged on 40 counts in the classified documents case. He is set to go on trial on May 20, 2024.

By Vox Staff
Investigations into Donald Trump
Trump investigations: The hush money caseTrump investigations: The hush money case
Investigations into Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. He is set to go on trial on March 25, 2024.

By Vox Staff

The latest in Investigations into Donald Trump

Policy
Pam Bondi’s ouster makes Trump’s Justice Department even more dangerousPam Bondi’s ouster makes Trump’s Justice Department even more dangerous
Policy

The best thing about Bondi was her incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
Will Trump pardon Epstein’s chief enabler?Will Trump pardon Epstein’s chief enabler?
Podcast
Podcasts

Understanding Ghislaine Maxwell, the heir who went on to abuse children.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Donald Trump
This didn’t start with DOGEThis didn’t start with DOGE
Donald Trump

Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hands Trump a loss in his bid for legal immunityThe Supreme Court hands Trump a loss in his bid for legal immunity
Supreme Court

The Court’s order is exceedingly narrow, but it is still a loss for Trump.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
Trump asks the Supreme Court to place him even further above the lawTrump asks the Supreme Court to place him even further above the law
Supreme Court

Trump is appealing to the same six Republicans who already ruled that he has broad immunity from the law. So he’s probably going to win.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The danger of Trump’s promise to pardon J6 defendantsThe danger of Trump’s promise to pardon J6 defendants
Politics

Trump told NBC that making the pardons would be one of his day-one priorities.

By Ellen Ioanes
Future Perfect
What really mattered in 2024What really mattered in 2024
Future Perfect

The stories that will endure from a wild year.

By Kelsey Piper
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump wants to stack the DOJ’s leadership with his personal lawyersTrump wants to stack the DOJ’s leadership with his personal lawyers
Trump 2.0, explained

The incoming president appears committed to placing awesome prosecutorial power in the hands of his loyalists.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
Gen Z is shocked by Trump’s Access Hollywood video. We should be, too.Gen Z is shocked by Trump’s Access Hollywood video. We should be, too.
Culture

Let’s not forget Trump’s decades of documented sexual misconduct.

By Constance Grady
Politics
A right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of powerA right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of power
Politics

The classified documents case against Trump hits another major setback before the 2024 election.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The Supreme IncompetentsThe Supreme Incompetents
Supreme Court

The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s disastrous Trump immunity decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained
Supreme Court

The Court’s Trump immunity case is a blueprint for dictatorship.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Trump’s felony conviction has hurt him in the pollsTrump’s felony conviction has hurt him in the polls
Politics

But will it last?

By Eric Levitz
Supreme Court
Trump wants the Supreme Court to toss out his conviction. Will they?Trump wants the Supreme Court to toss out his conviction. Will they?
Supreme Court

It’s hard to see how they’d do it legally, but this Court has a history of reading the law creatively.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Trump’s New York conviction is not enoughTrump’s New York conviction is not enough
Politics

If the federal government wants to uphold democracy and the rule of law, it can’t leave convicting Trump to the states.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The best — and worst — criticisms of Trump’s convictionThe best — and worst — criticisms of Trump’s conviction
Politics

Was Trump wrongly convicted? The debate, explained.

By Eric Levitz
Investigations into Donald Trump
Trump’s remaining 3 indictments, ranked by the stakesTrump’s remaining 3 indictments, ranked by the stakes
Investigations into Donald Trump

A quick guide to Trump’s indictments and why they matter.

By Li Zhou and Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
The 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciaryThe 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciary
Supreme Court

This is what happens after four years under an insurrectionist president. It will get much worse if he gets eight.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
The Trump hush money case has been a quiet affair. Enter Stormy Daniels.The Trump hush money case has been a quiet affair. Enter Stormy Daniels.
Today, Explained newsletter

What we learned from Daniels’s testimony.

By Li Zhou
Supreme Court
Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court todayDonald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today
Supreme Court

It’s unclear if the Court will explicitly hold that Trump could commit crimes with impunity, or if they’ll just delay his trial so long that it doesn’t matter.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
How the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendarHow the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendar
Supreme Court

The justices already effectively gave Trump what he wants in his Supreme Court immunity case.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
Donald Trump already won the only Supreme Court fight that matteredDonald Trump already won the only Supreme Court fight that mattered
Supreme Court

This case is about delaying his trial, and the GOP-controlled Supreme Court has given him everything he could reasonably hope for and more.

By Ian Millhiser
Donald Trump
Trump’s jury doesn’t have to like him to be fair to himTrump’s jury doesn’t have to like him to be fair to him
Donald Trump

Trump insists that his jurors can’t be impartial. Don’t believe him.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Supreme Court
January 6 insurrectionists had a great day in the Supreme Court todayJanuary 6 insurrectionists had a great day in the Supreme Court today
Supreme Court

Most of the justices seem to want to make it harder to prosecute January 6 rioters.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
How Trump’s hush money trial went from an afterthought to the main eventHow Trump’s hush money trial went from an afterthought to the main event
Politics

The trial on the least important topic may be the most important to the 2024 election.

By Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will weigh in on the January 6 insurrection. What could possibly go wrong?The Supreme Court will weigh in on the January 6 insurrection. What could possibly go wrong?
Supreme Court

The Court’s decision could potentially undermine over 300 January 6 prosecutions, including Trump’s.

By Ian Millhiser
Donald Trump
Trump is suddenly in need of a lot of cash. That’s everyone’s problem.Trump is suddenly in need of a lot of cash. That’s everyone’s problem.
Donald Trump

The former president, who owes half a billion dollars in damages, seems unable to secure an appeal bond for his civil fraud case. He could face major financial consequences.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
Fani Willis’s Trump prosecution can move forward — because her ex has resigned from the caseFani Willis’s Trump prosecution can move forward — because her ex has resigned from the case
Politics

A judge wrote that Willis had a “tremendous lapse in judgment,” but didn’t disqualify her from the case.

By Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
The courts were never going to save America from Donald TrumpThe courts were never going to save America from Donald Trump
Supreme Court

No one is coming to save US democracy, except for ourselves.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just crushed any hope that Trump could be removed from the ballotThe Supreme Court just crushed any hope that Trump could be removed from the ballot
Supreme Court

This is the second major victory the Supreme Court handed Trump in less than one week.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Trump’s big day in courtTrump’s big day in court
Today, Explained newsletter

We’re about to learn how imperiled two of Trump’s prosecutions are.

By Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trialThe Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trial
Supreme Court

Trump wants the justices to delay his election theft trial forever.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballotThe Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballot
Supreme Court

Trump’s Supreme Court lawyer was a disaster, and it won’t matter one bit.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.
Today, Explained newsletter

The Court’s GOP-appointed majority is very likely to rule for Trump. But it also matters how they rule for Trump.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trialThe Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trial
Supreme Court

The justices had their shot to hear Trump’s immunity appeal. Now they need to stop delaying his criminal trial.

By Ian Millhiser
Investigations into Donald Trump
A calendar of Trump’s upcoming court dates — and how they could overshadow the GOP primaryA calendar of Trump’s upcoming court dates — and how they could overshadow the GOP primary
Investigations into Donald Trump

The 2024 election season may be defined by Trump’s legal troubles.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
A new Supreme Court case about flooding has weirdly high stakes for Donald TrumpA new Supreme Court case about flooding has weirdly high stakes for Donald Trump
Supreme Court

A core issue raised in the Colorado case seeking to disqualify Trump from the presidency is also present in a much more obscure case being argued next week.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explainedThe Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explained
Supreme Court

The Constitution has a right to defend itself, but Trump also has a right to due process.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
In a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go awayIn a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go away
Supreme Court

Trump wants to run out the clock on his criminal trials. The Supreme Court just gave him a significant assist.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
Everything you need to know about the court order removing Trump from the ballotEverything you need to know about the court order removing Trump from the ballot
Supreme Court

The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is unlikely to be upheld by the US Supreme Court, but this issue is not going away.

By Ian Millhiser