Trump's criminal cases fading away, but some legal perils still loom in 2025
A look at where the various court cases against President-elect Donald Trump stand, and how they may — or may not — be affected by his taking the oath of office on Jan. 20.
What a difference a year makes.
At this time last year, Donald Trump was facing the prospect of four criminal trials that could put him behind bars for years, and hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties from civil cases that had been brought against him.
Now the criminal cases against him are in jeopardy — the two federal prosecutions have already been dismissed, while one of the state cases is stalled — and appeals courts might whittle down the hefty civil judgments against him.
The change in circumstance is largely due to Trump’s election win — the federal cases were dropped because of a Justice Department legal opinion that sitting presidents can’t be prosecuted, a position Trump’s lawyers have said should be applied to the state cases, as well.
Trump's attorneys in his civil cases, meanwhile, are trying to use his soon-to-be office to their benefit, as well.
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