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Donald Trump
RepublicanPresident of the United States| Age | 80 (b. 1946-06-14) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-20 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (German and Scottish ancestry) |
| Religion | Christian; raised Presbyterian, in October 2020 said he identifies as nondenominational Christian |
| Education | Attended New York Military Academy (1959-1964); Fordham University (1964-1966); transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1968 with a B.S. in economics |
| Prior occupation | Real estate developer and businessman (The Trump Organization); television personality (host of NBC's 'The Apprentice') |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Queens (New York City), New York, USA |
| Languages | English |
| Marital status | Married — Melania Trump (m. 2005) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida (primary residence since 2019); White House, Washington, D.C. as president |
| Notable relatives | Father Fred Trump (real estate developer); children Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump (former White House senior adviser), Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, Barron Trump; son-in-law Jared Kushner (former White House senior adviser) |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2016 |
| Previous offices | President of the United States (45th, 2017-2021) |
| Leadership | President of the United States (45th, 2017-2021; 47th, 2025-present) |
| Party history | Registered Republican (1987); changed to the Independence Party of New York (Reform Party affiliate) in 1999; registered Democrat in 2001; returned to Republican Party in 2009; listed as unaffiliated/independent in 2011; Republican again by 2012 |
| Ideology | Conservative / right-wing populist; associated with the 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) movement |
| Signature legislation | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 · First Step Act (2018, criminal justice reform) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $1,600,000,000+ (2025) · estimate
| World Liberty Financial (crypto venture) ownership stake / governance tokens | business_owned · 2025 |
| Trump Media & Technology Group (Truth Social parent) | business_owned · 2025 |
| The Trump Organization (real estate, golf clubs, licensing) | business_owned · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — 1973 federal housing discrimination suit (United States v. Trump Management, Inc.) business
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Trump Management, Inc., its chairman Fred Trump, and president Donald Trump, alleging the company violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against Black rental applicants. The matter was against the family business (is_business_entity=true). It was resolved by a 1975 consent decree without an admission of wrongdoing, requiring the company to adopt non-discriminatory rental practices.
resolved — United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management — Housing Discrimination Consent Decree business
The DOJ sued Donald Trump, his father Fred Trump, and Trump Management Inc. in 1973 alleging systematic racial discrimination against Black and Puerto Rican rental applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The case settled in 1975 via a court-approved consent decree requiring non-discriminatory practices and affirmative outreach. No admission of fault was made.
resolved — Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons / Trump Tower Polish Workers — ERISA/Labor Violations Settlement business
Trump hired William Kaszycki's firm to demolish the Bonwit Teller building for Trump Tower in 1980 using undocumented Polish workers paid sub-minimum wages. Workers and their union funds sued under ERISA for unpaid pension contributions. After years of appeals, Trump settled for $1.4 million in 1998.
resolved — Trump Taj Mahal — Bank Secrecy Act Violations, FinCEN Fine ($477,700) business
The IRS and FinCEN identified 106 Bank Secrecy Act violations at Trump Taj Mahal in its first year and a half of operation, related to failure to file required currency transaction reports. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts paid $477,700 in 1998 without admitting liability.
resolved — Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino — Race and Gender Discrimination Fine (New Jersey) business
New Jersey regulators fined Trump Plaza $200,000 after finding casino management repeatedly removed Black and female dealers from tables to satisfy high-roller Robert LiButti's racist demands. The Casino Control Commission approved the penalty 3-1; it was upheld on appeal in October 1992.
resolved — Trump Taj Mahal FinCEN currency reporting penalty (1998) business
FinCEN assessed a $477,700 civil money penalty against the Trump Taj Mahal casino (then owned/controlled by Donald Trump's gaming company) for currency transaction reporting violations under the Bank Secrecy Act. This was a penalty against the business entity (is_business_entity=true).
resolved — Trump Organization — Criminal Conviction for Tax Fraud (17 Counts) business
A Manhattan jury convicted two Trump Organization entities on all 17 criminal counts including tax fraud and falsifying business records. The scheme, running from roughly 2005 to 2021, provided off-the-books compensation to executives. The entities were fined the statutory maximum of $1.6 million. Trump personally was not charged in this case.
resolved — Trump Taj Mahal $10 million FinCEN anti-money-laundering penalty (2015) business
FinCEN fined Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort $10 million for significant and long-standing anti-money-laundering violations, including reporting and recordkeeping failures from 2010-2012. The casino admitted willful Bank Secrecy Act violations. The penalty was against the business entity (is_business_entity=true); by the time of the 2015 settlement the casino had passed through bankruptcy and was controlled by Trump Entertainment Resorts.
appealed — New York Civil Fraud — People v. Trump ($354 Million / ~$500 Million with Interest), Penalty Vacated on Appeal business
The New York AG's lawsuit under Executive Law §63(12) found Trump and his organization guilty of persistent fraud in inflating asset values on financial statements used to secure loans and insurance. The trial court imposed ~$454 million in penalties. The Appellate Division unanimously vacated the penalty as constitutionally excessive in August 2025, while the underlying fraud findings remained contested; the case was heading to New York's highest court.
resolved — Trump University fraud lawsuits ($25 million settlement) business
Former students sued Trump and Trump University (later the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative), alleging deceptive marketing of real-estate seminars; New York's Attorney General also sued. Trump agreed shortly after the 2016 election to a $25 million settlement of the federal class actions and the NY AG suit, without admitting wrongdoing. The settlement, finalized in 2018, concerned the business venture (is_business_entity=true).
resolved — New York civil business fraud judgment (~$454 million; penalty later overturned) business
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization for fraudulently inflating asset values on financial statements to obtain favorable loan and insurance terms. Justice Engoron found them liable and imposed roughly $454 million in penalties in February 2024. The matter involved Trump and his business (is_business_entity=true). In August 2025 a state appeals court vacated the monetary penalty as an excessive fine while affirming the fraud liability finding and injunctive relief.
resolved — Trump Foundation misuse of funds ($2 million judgment; foundation dissolved) business
The New York Attorney General sued Trump and his charitable foundation for misusing funds, including for political and personal purposes during the 2016 campaign. As part of the settlement, Trump admitted misusing Trump Foundation money, the foundation was dissolved, and a court ordered him to pay $2 million in damages distributed to charities (is_business_entity=true, regarding his foundation).
appealed — New York Criminal Hush Money Case — 34 Felony Convictions, Unconditional Discharge
A Manhattan jury convicted Trump on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to Stormy Daniels intended to suppress information before the 2016 election. He was the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony. Judge Merchan sentenced him to unconditional discharge — no penalties — on January 10, 2025, ten days before his second inauguration. The conviction remained on appeal.
resolved — New York 'hush money' felony conviction (34 counts, falsifying business records)
A Manhattan jury convicted Trump on May 30, 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, tied to reimbursements to lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, recorded as legal expenses. He was sentenced on January 10, 2025 to an unconditional discharge, becoming the first U.S. president convicted of a felony. The conviction is being appealed, including efforts to remove it to federal court on presidential-immunity grounds.
resolved — E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict ($83.3 million)
In a separate January 2024 trial limited to damages, a federal jury awarded E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defamatory statements Trump made about her in 2019 while president, after she accused him of sexual assault. A federal appeals court upheld the $83.3 million judgment in 2025.
resolved — First impeachment (abuse of power and obstruction of Congress) - acquitted
The House of Representatives impeached Trump on December 18, 2019 on two articles arising from a July 2019 call in which he pressed Ukraine's president to investigate political rival Joe Biden. The Senate acquitted him on both articles on February 5, 2020. Formal action by Congress; outcome was acquittal.
resolved — Second impeachment (incitement of insurrection) - acquitted
The House impeached Trump a second time on January 13, 2021, charging incitement of insurrection in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He is the only U.S. president impeached twice. The Senate voted 57 guilty to 43 not guilty on February 13, 2021, falling short of conviction; Trump was acquitted. Formal action by Congress; outcome was acquittal.
appealed — E. Jean Carroll — Defamation Trial, Second Case ($83.3 Million Judgment)
A second Carroll defamation trial produced a $83.3 million jury verdict against Trump for statements he made in 2022 denying Carroll's sexual abuse allegations and calling her a liar. The Second Circuit upheld the verdict. Trump's Supreme Court petition, raising presidential immunity arguments, was pending as of June 2026.
resolved — E. Jean Carroll civil verdict - sexual abuse and defamation ($5 million)
A federal civil jury found on May 9, 2023 that Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s and defamed her with 2022 statements, awarding her $5 million. The jury did not find that he raped her. A federal appeals court upheld the verdict in 2025.
resolved — Federal classified documents indictment (dismissed without prejudice)
A federal grand jury indicted Trump in June 2023 on counts related to retaining classified national-defense documents at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office and obstructing efforts to recover them. Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case without prejudice on July 15, 2024, ruling Special Counsel Jack Smith's appointment was unlawful. After Trump's 2024 election win, the special counsel ended the prosecution. No conviction resulted.
resolved — Federal 2020 election interference / January 6 indictment (dismissed without prejudice)
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted Trump in August 2023 on four counts tied to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding. After Trump won the 2024 election, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss; the case was dismissed without prejudice on November 25, 2024. No conviction resulted.
resolved — Georgia (Fulton County) RICO election-interference indictment (dismissed without prejudice)
A Fulton County grand jury indicted Trump and numerous co-defendants in August 2023 under Georgia's RICO statute over alleged efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results. The case faced delays after DA Fani Willis was disqualified; it was dismissed without prejudice on November 26, 2025. No conviction of Trump resulted.
resolved — Hush Money Trial — Contempt of Court (Gag Order Violations, $10,000 Total)
During his criminal hush money trial, Trump was held in criminal contempt on two occasions — cumulatively for 10 violations of a judicial gag order barring him from publicly attacking witnesses, jurors, and their families. He was fined $10,000 total ($1,000 per violation, the New York statutory maximum). The judge warned that jail remained a possible sanction for future violations.