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Hereâs a look at the life of Donald Trump, the
47th president
of the United States.
Birth date:
June 14, 1946
Birth place:
New York, New York
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Birth name:
Donald John Trump
Father:
Fred Trump, real estate developer
Mother:
Mary (Macleod) Trump
Marriages:
Melania (Knauss) Trump
(January 22, 2005-present); Marla (Maples) Trump (December 1993-June 1999, divorced); Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump (1977-1990, divorced)
Children:
with Melania Trump: Barron; with Marla Maples: Tiffany; with Ivana Trump: Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr.
Education:
Attended Fordham University; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, B.S. in Economics, 1968
As Trump evolved from real estate developer to reality television star, he turned his name into a brand. Licensed Trump products have included board games, steaks, cologne, vodka, furniture and menswear.
He has portrayed himself in cameo appearances in movies and on television, including âZoolander,â âSex and the Cityâ and âHome Alone 2: Lost in New York.â
Trumpâs slogan,
âMake America Great Again,â
was first used by
Ronald Reagan
while he was running against
President Jimmy Carter.
For details on investigations into alleged
Russian meddling
in the 2016 election, visit
2016 Presidential Election Investigation Fast Facts.
1970s -
After college, works with his father on apartment complexes in Queens and Brooklyn.
1973 -
Trump and his father are named in a Justice Department lawsuit alleging Trump property managers violated the Fair Housing Act by turning away potential African American tenants. The Trumps deny the company discriminates and file a $100 million countersuit, which is later dismissed. The case is settled in 1975, and the Trumps agree to provide weekly lists of vacancies to Black community organizations.
1976 -
Trump and his father partner with the Hyatt Corporation, purchasing the Commodore Hotel, an aging midtown Manhattan property. The building is revamped and opens four years later as the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The project kickstarts Trumpâs career as a Manhattan developer.
1983-1990 -
He builds/purchases multiple properties in New York City, including Trump Tower and the Plaza Hotel, and also opens casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including the Trump Taj Mahal and the Trump Plaza. Trump buys the New Jersey Generals football team, part of the United States Football League, which folds after three seasons.
1985 -
Purchases Mar-a-Lago, an oceanfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida. It is renovated and opens as a private club in 1995.
1987 -
Trumpâs first book, âTrump: The Art of the Deal,â is published. The Donald J. Trump Foundation is established in order to donate a portion of profits from book sales to charities.
1990 -
Nearly $1 billion in personal debt,
Trump reaches an agreement with bankers allowing him to avoid declaring personal bankruptcy.
1991 -
The Trump Taj Mahal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
1992 -
The Trump Plaza and the Trump Castle casinos file for bankruptcy.
1996 -
Buys out and becomes executive producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
October 7, 1999 -
Tells CNNâs Larry King that he is going to form a presidential exploratory committee
and wants to challenge Pat Buchanan for
the Reform Party nomination. On February 14, 2000, he says that he is abandoning his bid for the presidency, blaming discord within the Reform Party.
January 2004 -
âThe Apprentice,â a reality show featuring aspiring entrepreneurs competing for Trumpâs approval, premieres on NBC.
November 21, 2004 -
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2005 -
Establishes Trump University, which offers seminars in real estate investment.
February 13, 2009 -
Announces his resignation from his position as chairman of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Days later, the company files for bankruptcy protection.
March 17, 2011 -
During an interview on ABCâs âGood Morning America,â Trump questions whether
President Barack Obama
was born in the United States.
June 16, 2015 -
Announces
that he is running for president during a speech at Trump Tower. He pledges to implement policies that will boost the economy and says he will get tough on immigration. âWhen Mexico sends its people, theyâre not sending their bestâŠTheyâre sending people who have lots of problems,â Trump says. âTheyâre bringing drugs, theyâre bringing crime, theyâre rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.â
June 28, 2015 -
Says heâs
giving up the TV show âThe Apprenticeâ
to run for president.
June 29, 2015 -
NBCUniversal says it is cutting its business ties to Trump
and wonât air the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants because of âderogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants.â
July 8, 2015 -
In an interview with CNNâs Anderson Cooper,
Trump says he âcanât guaranteeâ all of his employees have legal status
in the United States. This is in response to questions about
a Washington Post report
about undocumented immigrants working at the Old Post Office construction site in Washington, DC, which Trump is converting into a hotel.
August 6, 2015 -
During
the first 2016 Republican debate
, Trump is questioned about a third party candidacy, his attitude towards women and his history of donating money to Democratic politicians. He tells moderator Megyn Kelly of Fox News he feels he is being mistreated. The following day, Trump tells CNNâs Don Lemon that
Kelly was singling him out for attack
, âYou could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.â
September 11, 2015 -
Trump announces he has purchased NBCâs half of the Miss Universe Organization
, which organizes the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
December 7, 2015 -
Trumpâs campaign puts out a press release calling for a
âcomplete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our countryâs representatives can figure out what is going on.â
May 26, 2016 -
Secures enough delegates to clinch the Republican Party nomination.
July 16, 2016 -
Introduces
Indiana Governor Mike Pence
as his
running mate.
July 19, 2016 -
Becomes the Republican Party nominee for president.
October 1, 2016 -
The New York Times reports Trump declared a $916 million loss in 1995 which could have allowed him to legally skip paying federal income taxes for years.
The report is based on a financial document mailed to the newspaper by an anonymous source.
October 7, 2016 -
Unaired footage from 2005 surfaces of Trump talking about trying to have sex with a married woman and being able to grope women.
In footage obtained by The Washington Post, Trump is heard off-camera discussing women in vulgar terms during the taping of a segment for âAccess Hollywood.â In a taped response, Trump declares, âI said it, I was wrong and I apologize.â
October 9, 2016 -
During the second presidential debate, CNNâs Cooper asks Trump about his descriptions of groping and kissing women without their consent. Trump denies that he has ever engaged in such behavior and declares the comments were âlocker room talk.â
After the debate, 11 women step forward to claim that they were sexually harassed or sexually assaulted by the real estate developer.
Trump says the stories arenât true.
November 8, 2016 -
Elected president
of the United States.
Trump will be the first president who has never held elected office,
a top government post or a military rank.
November 18, 2016 -
Trump agrees to pay $25 million to settle three lawsuits against Trump University
.
December 24, 2016 -
Trump says he will dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation âto avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President.â
A spokeswoman for the New York Attorney Generalâs Office says that the foundation cannot legally close until investigators conclude their probe of the charity.
January 10, 2017 -
CNN reports that intelligence officials briefed Trump on a dossier
that contains allegations about his campaignâs ties to Russia and unverified claims about his personal life. The author of the dossier is a former British spy who was hired by a research firm that had been funded by both political parties to conduct opposition research on Trump.
January 20, 2017 -
Takes the oath of office from
Chief Justice John Roberts
during an inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.
January 27, 2017 -
Trump signs an executive order halting all refugee arrivals for 120 days and banning travel to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days.
Additionally, refugees from Syria are barred indefinitely from entering the United States.
February 13, 2017 -
Trumpâs national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigns
amid accusations he lied about his communications with Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak.
Flynn later pleads guilty to lying to the FBI.
May 3, 2017 -
FBI Director James Comey
confirms that
there is an ongoing investigation
into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Less than a week later,
Trump fires Comey
. The Trump administration attributes Comeyâs dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clintonâs email server.
May 2017 -
Shortly after Trump fires Comey, the FBI opens an investigation into whether Trump âhad been working on behalf of Russia against American interests,â citing former law enforcement officials and others the paper said were familiar with the probe.
May 17, 2017 -
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller
is appointed as
special counsel to lead the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including potential collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russian officials.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein makes the appointment because
Attorney General Jeff Sessions
recused himself
from investigations into Trumpâs campaign.
May 19, 2017 -
Departs on his first foreign trip as president.
The nine-day, five-country trip includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel,
the Vatican,
a NATO
summit in Brussels and a G7 summit in Sicily.
June 1, 2017 -
Trump proclaims that the United States is withdrawing
from the Paris climate accord but adds that he is open to renegotiating aspects of the environmental agreement,
which was signed by 175 countries in 2016.
July 7, 2017 -
Meets
Russian President Vladimir Putin
in person for the first time, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany.
August 8, 2017 -
In response to nuclear threats from North Korea,
Trump warns that Pyongyang will âface fire and fury like the world has never seen.â Soon after Trumpâs comments, North Korea issues a statement saying it is âexamining the operational planâ to strike areas around the US territory of Guam.
August 15, 2017 -
After a violent clash between neo-Nazi activists and counterprotesters leaves one dead in Charlottesville, Virginia,
Trump holds an impromptu press conference in the lobby of Trump Tower and declares that there were âfine peopleâ on both sides.
August 25, 2017 -
Trumpâs first pardon is granted to former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio,
who was convicted of criminal contempt for disregarding a court order in a racial-profiling case.
September 5, 2017 -
The Trump administration announces that it is ending the DACA program,
introduced by Obama to protect nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Trump calls on Congress to introduce legislation that will prevent DACA recipients from being deported. Multiple lawsuits are filed opposing the policy in federal courts and
judges delay the end of the program,
asking the government to submit filings justifying the cancellation of DACA.
September 19, 2017 -
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump refers to
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
as âRocket Manâ and
warns that the United States
will âtotally destroy North Koreaâ if forced to defend itself or its allies.
September 24, 2017 -
The Trump administration unveils a third version of the travel ban,
placing restrictions on travel by certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. (Chad is later removed after meeting security requirements.)
One day before the revised ban is set to take effect,
it is blocked nationwide by a federal judge in Hawaii.
A judge in Maryland issues a similar ruling.
On December 4,
the Supreme Court
rules that the
revised travel ban can take effect pending appeals.
On June 26, 2018, the
Supreme Court upholds the Trump administrationâs travel ban in a 5-4 ruling along party lines.
December 6, 2017 -
Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israelâs capital
and announces plans to relocate the US Embassy there.
January 11, 2018 -
During a White House meeting on immigration reform,
Trump reportedly refers to Haiti and African nations as âshithole countries.â
January 12, 2018 -
The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump
allegedly had an affair with a porn star named Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels.
The newspaper states that Trumpâs personal attorney, Michael Cohen, arranged a $130,000 payment for a nondisclosure agreement weeks before Election Day in 2016. Trump denies the affair occurred. In March,
Clifford sues Trump seeking to be released from the NDA
. In response, Trump and his legal team agree outside of court not to sue or otherwise enforce the NDA. The suit is dismissed.
A California Superior Court judge orders Trump to pay $44,100 to Clifford
, to reimburse her attorneysâ fees in the legal battle surrounding her nondisclosure agreement.
March 13, 2018 -
Trump announces in a tweet
that he has fired
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
and will nominate
CIA Director Mike Pompeo
as Tillersonâs replacement.
March 23, 2018 -
The White House announces that it is adopting a policy, first proposed by Trump via tweet in July 2017, banning most transgender individuals from serving in the military.
April 13, 2018 -
Trump authorizes joint military strikes in Syria with the UK and France after reports the government used chemical weapons on civilians in Douma.
May 7, 2018 -
The Trump administration announces a âzero toleranceâ policy for illegal border crossings.
May 8, 2018 -
Trump announces that the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
May 31, 2018 -
The Trump administration announces it is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
June 12, 2018 -
Trump meets Kim in person for the first time during a summit in Singapore.
They sign a four-point statement that broadly outlines the countriesâ commitment to a peace process. The statement contains a pledge by North Korea to âwork towardsâ complete denuclearization but
the agreement does not detail how the international community will verify that Kim is ending his nuclear program.
June 14, 2018 -
The New York attorney general sues the Trump Foundation, alleging that the nonprofit run by Trump and his three eldest children violated state and federal charity law.
July 16, 2018 -
During a joint news conference with Putin
in Helsinki, Trump declines to endorse the US governmentâs assessment that Russia interfered in the election, saying he doesnât âsee any reason whyâ Russia would be responsible.
The next day, Trump clarifies his remark
, âThe sentence should have been, âI donât see any reason why it wouldnât be Russia.â He says he accepts the intelligence communityâs conclusion that Russia meddled in the election but adds, âIt could be other people also.â
August 21, 2018 -
Cohen pleads guilty to eight federal charges, including two campaign finance violations
. In court, he says that he orchestrated payments to silence women âin coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office.â On the same day,
Trumpâs former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort is convicted on eight counts of federal financial crimes.
November 20, 2018 -
Releases a statement backing Saudi Arabia
in the wake of the murder of Washington Post journalist
Jamal Khashoggi,
a Virginia resident, killed in October at a Saudi consulate in Turkey. Khashoggi was a frequent critic of the Saudi regime. The Saudis initially denied any knowledge of his death, but then later said a group of rogue operators were responsible for his killing.
December 18, 2018 -
The Donald J. Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve
according to a document filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The agreement
allows the New York attorney generalâs office to review the recipients of the charityâs assets.
December 22, 2018 -
A
partial government shutdown
begins after Trump demands lawmakers allocate $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall before agreeing to sign a federal funding package. On January 25, 2019, the
government shutdown ends when Trump signs a short-term spending measure,
providing three weeks of stopgap funding while lawmakers work on a border security compromise. The bill does not include any wall funding.
February 15, 2019 -
Trump declares a national emergency to allocate funds to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
The same day, Trump signs a border security measure negotiated by Congress, with
$1.375 billion set aside for barriers,
averting another government shutdown.
March 22, 2019 -
Mueller
ends his investigation
and delivers his report to Attorney General William Barr. A senior Justice Department official tells CNN that there will be no further indictments. On March 24, Barr releases a letter
summarizing the principal conclusions
from Muellerâs investigation. According to Barr, the evidence was not sufficient to establish that members Trumpâs campaign tacitly engaged in a criminal conspiracy with the Russian government to interfere with the election.
April 18, 2019 -
A redacted version of the
Mueller report
is released.
The first part of the 448-page document
details the evidence gathered by Muellerâs team on potential conspiracy crimes and explains their decisions not to charge individuals associated with the campaign. The second part of the report outlines ten episodes involving possible obstruction of justice by the President. According to the report, Muellerâs decision not to charge Trump was rooted in Justice Department guidelines prohibiting the indictment of a sitting president. Mueller writes that he would have cleared Trump if the evidence warranted exoneration.
June 12, 2019 -
Trump says he may be
willing to accept information about political rivals from a foreign government
during an interview on ABC News, declaring that heâs willing to listen and wouldnât necessarily call the FBI.
June 16, 2019 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
unveils a sign at the
proposed site of a Golan Heights
settlement to be named Trump Heights.
June 18, 2019 -
Trump holds a rally in Orlando to
publicize the formal launch of his reelection campaign.
June 30, 2019 -
Trump becomes the first sitting US president to enter North Korea.
He takes 20 steps beyond the border and shakes hands with Kim.
July 25, 2019 -
Trump speaks on the phone with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
. Trump asks Zelensky for a âfavor,â encouraging him to speak with Giuliani about investigating Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Bidenâs son. In the days before the call,
Trump blocked nearly $400 million in military and security aid to Ukraine.
August 12, 2019 -
A whistleblower files a complaint pertaining to Trumpâs conduct on the Zelensky call.
September 11, 2019 -
The Trump administration lifts its hold on military aid for Ukraine.
September 24, 2019 -
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
announces the beginning of
an impeachment inquiry
related to the
whistleblower complaint.
September 25, 2019 -
The White House
releases notes
from the July 25
call between Trump and Zelensky.
The readout contains multiple references to Giuliani and Barr. In response, the Justice Department
issues a statement
that says Barr didnât know about Trumpâs conversation until weeks after the call. Further, the attorney general didnât talk to the President about having Ukraine investigate the Bidens, according to the Justice Department. On the same day as the notes are released, Trump and Zelensky meet in person for the first time on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. During a joint press conference after the meeting, both men deny that Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Biden in exchange for aid.
September 26, 2019 -
The House releases a declassified version of the
whistleblower complaint
. According to the complaint,
officials at the White House
tried to âlock downâ records of Trumpâs phone conversation with Zelensky. The complaint also alleges that Barr played a role in the campaign to convince Zelensky that Biden should be investigated.
September 27, 2019 -
Pompeo is subpoenaed by House committees
over his failure to provide documents related to Ukraine.
Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, resigns.
He was named in the whistleblower complaint as one of the State Department officials who helped Giuliani connect with sources in Ukraine.
October 3, 2019 -
Speaking to reporters outside the White House,
Trump says both Ukraine and China
should investigate alleged corruption involving Biden and his son.
CNN reports
that the President had brought up Biden and his family during a June phone call with
Xi Jinping.
In that call, Trump discussed the political prospects of Biden as well as
Elizabeth Warren.
Notes documenting the conversation were placed on a highly secured server where the transcript from the Ukraine call was also stored.
October 6, 2019 -
After Trump speaks on the phone with
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
the White House announces that US troops
will move out of northern Syria to make way for a planned Turkish military operation.
The move marks a major shift in American foreign policy and effectively gives Turkey the green light to attack
US-backed Kurdish forces,
a partner in the fight against ISIS.
October 31, 2019 -
Trump says via Twitter that he is
changing his legal residency from New York to Florida,
explaining that he feels he is treated badly by political leaders from the city and state.
November 7, 2019 -
A judge orders Trump to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit
against his charity filed by the New York state attorney general. According to the suit, Trump breached his fiduciary duty by allowing his presidential campaign to direct the distribution of donations. In a statement, Trump accuses the attorney general of mischaracterizing the settlement for political purposes.
November 13, 2019 -
Public impeachment hearings begin
and
Trump meets Erdogan at the White House.
November 20, 2019 -
During a public hearing,
US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland says he worked with Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine at the âexpress direction of the President of the United States.â
December 10, 2019 -
House Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment,
one for abuse of power and one for obstruction of Congress. On December 13, the House Judiciary Committee
approves the two articles of impeachment in a party line vote
.
December 18, 2019 -
The House of Representatives votes to impeach Trump
, charging a president with high crimes and misdemeanors for just the third time in American history.
January 24, 2020 -
Makes history as the first President to attend the annual March for Life rally
. Trump reiterates his support for tighter
abortion
restrictions.
January 29, 2020 -
Trump signs the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement into law
, which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement.
January 31, 2020 -
The Trump administration announces an expansion of the travel ban
to include six new countries. Immigration restrictions will be imposed on: Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar (known as Burma), with exceptions for immigrants who have helped the United States.
February 5, 2020 -
The Senate votes to acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment.
Sen.
Mitt Romney
is the sole Republican to vote to convict on the charge of abuse of power, joining with all Senate Democrats in a 52-48 not guilty vote. On the obstruction of Congress charge, the vote falls along straight party lines, 53-47 for acquittal.
May 29, 2020 -
Trump announces
that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization.
July 10, 2020 -
Trump commutes the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone
, who was convicted of crimes that included lying to Congress in part, prosecutors said, to protect the President.
October 2, 2020 -
Trump announces that he has
tested positive for coronavirus.
Later in the day, Trump is transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He
returns to the White House on October 5.
November 7, 2020 -
Days after the presidential election on November 3,
CNN projects Trump loses his bid for reelection to Biden.
November 25, 2020 -
Trump announces in a tweet that he has
granted Michael Flynn a âfull pardon,â
wiping away the guilty plea of the intelligence official for lying to the FBI.
December 23, 2020 -
Announces 26 new pardons
, including for Stone, Manafort and son-in-law Jared Kushnerâs father, Charles.
January 6, 2021
-
Following
Trumpâs rally and speech
at the White House Ellipse,
pro-Trump rioters
storm the
US Capitol
as members of Congress meet to certify the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election. A total of five people die, including a Capitol Police officer.
January 13, 2021 -
The
House votes to impeach Trump
for âincitement of insurrection.â He is the only president to be impeached twice.
January 20, 2021 -
Trump issues a total of 143
pardons and commutations
that include his onetime political strategist, Steve Bannon, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers. He then receives a
military-style send-off from Joint Base Andrews on Inauguration morning
, before heading home to Florida.
February 13, 2021 -
The US Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment trial,
voting that Trump is not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riots at the US Capitol. The vote is 43 not guilty to 57 guilty, short of the 67 guilty votes needed to convict.
July 1, 2021 -
New York prosecutors charge the Trump Organization
and Trump Payroll Corporation with 10 felony counts and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg with 15 felony counts in connection with an alleged tax scheme stretching back to 2005. Trump himself is not charged. On December 6, 2022,
both companies are found guilty on all charges
.
July 7, 2021 -
Trump files
a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting Facebook and Zuckerberg
. On January 29, 2025, Trump
signs a settlement agreement ending the lawsuit
that, according to a preliminary draft, requires the company to pay out roughly $25 million.
May 3, 2022 -
The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee
agree to pay a total of $750,000 to settle
with the Washington, DC, attorney generalâs office
over allegations they misspent money raised for former President Donald Trumpâs inauguration.
June 9-July 21, 2022 -
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol holds eight hearings
, where it hears from witnesses including top ex-Trump officials, election workers, those who took part in the attack and many others.
August 8, 2022 -
The
FBI executes a search warrant at Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago resort
in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there.
August 12, 2022 -
A federal judge unseals the search warrant and property receipt from the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
The unsealed documents indicate the FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents from its search, including some materials marked as âtop secret/SCIâ â one of the highest levels of classification, and identify three federal crimes that the Justice Department is looking at as part of its investigation: violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records.
November 15, 2022 -
Announces
that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
November 19, 2022 -
Trumpâs Twitter account, which was banned following the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
, is reinstated after users respond to an online poll posted by Twitter CEO and new owner
Elon Musk
. In February 2025,
X agrees to pay to settle a lawsuit from Trump
over Trumpâs deplatforming,
involving a payment of around $10 million
.
December 19, 2022 -
The Jan. 6 insurrection
committee votes to refer Trump to the Department of Justice on at least four criminal charges
. Four days later the panel releases its final report recommending Trump be barred from holding office again.
February 9, 2023 -
Trumpâs Facebook and Instagram accounts are restored
following a two-year ban in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, a Meta spokesperson confirms to CNN. On March 17, 2023,
YouTube restores
Trumpâs channel. In September 2025,
YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump
following his suspension.
March 30, 2023 -
A grand jury in New York votes to indict Trump
, the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges.
April 4, 2023 -
Surrenders and is placed under arrest before
pleading not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges
of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court. Prosecutors allege that Trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election through a hush money scheme with payments made to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with Trump. He has denied the affairs.
May 9, 2023 -
A Manhattan federal jury finds Trump sexually abused former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll
in the spring of 1996 and awards her $5 million for battery and defamation. On January 26, 2024,
a jury says that Trump should pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages
, the second time over the past year that a jury has awarded Carroll millions of dollars in damages from Trump for his defamatory statements disparaging her and denying her rape allegations. On August 7, 2023, a
federal judge dismisses
Trumpâs counter defamation lawsuit against Carroll. Trump sued Carroll based on her response to questions posed on CNN. Carroll was asked about the verdict finding Trump sexually abused Carroll, but did not rape her as defined under New York law and as she alleged. Carroll said, âOh, yes he did.â
May 15, 2023 -
A
report by special counsel John Durham is released
. In it he concludes that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Trumpâs campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. The report does not recommend any new charges, despite strongly criticizing the agencyâs behavior.
June 8, 2023 -
Trump
is indicted
on a total of 37 counts in the special counselâs classified documents probe. In a
superseding indictment
filed on July 27,
Trump is charged
with one additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts, bringing the total to 40 counts.
August 1, 2023 - Trump
is indicted
by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in the 2020 election probe.
Trump is charged
with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
August 14, 2023 -
Trump and 18 others are indicted
by an Atlanta-based grand jury on
state charges
stemming from their efforts to overturn the former presidentâs 2020 electoral defeat. On November 26, 2025, a Georgia prosecutor
drops the case
.
February 23, 2024 -
Judge Arthur Engoron
formally orders
Trump to pay $454 million, $355 million and roughly $100 million in interest,
one week after
he found Trump and his sons liable for fraud in the
civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James
. On August 21, 2025, a
New York appeals upholds his liability and tosses the penalty so the case can move forward for further appellate review
.
May 30, 2024 -
A Manhattan jury finds Trump guilty of falsifying business records
in connection to a hush money scheme to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about an affair. Trump is the first president in US history to be convicted of a felony. On January 10, 2025,
Trump is sentenced to unconditional discharge
, which means he will not be imprisoned, fined or face probation, but his conviction still stands, and he will enter office as a convicted felon.
July 1, 2024 -
The Supreme Court rules that
Trump may claim partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smithâs election subversion case.
July 13, 2024 -
Trump is injured in a shooting
during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in what the FBI says is an assassination attempt. One rally attendeeÂ
is killed
 and two others are seriously injured.
July 15, 2024 -
Judge Aileen Cannon
dismisses the classified document case against Trump
. She says the appointment of special counsel Smith violated the Constitution.
September 15, 2024 -
Trump is playing golf at Trump international Golf Club in West Palm Beach when the
Secret Service spots a man with a rifle along the perimeter of the golf course
. The suspect flees, but is later detained.
November 5, 2024 -
Elected 47th president of the United States
, earning 312 electoral college votes.
December 14, 2024 -
ABC News will pay $15 million to a âpresidential foundation and museumâ in a
settlement
reached with Trump in
his defamation suit
against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network also agreed to issue an apology.
January 17, 2025 -
Launches a meme coin
, a type of highly volatile cryptocurrency. Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency on January 19.
January 20, 2025 -
Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States
by
Chief Justice John Roberts
.
October 10, 2025 -
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
goes into effect in Gaza. Trump
announced the agreement
in a short Truth Social post on October 8, saying the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire framework would allow for the swift release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces to an agreed point. |
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Trump shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping following their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October 2025. The two leaders met for the first time in six years, looking to [resolve frictions in the volatile relationship between the worldâs two largest economies and rival superpowers](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/asia/us-china-trump-xi-meet-south-korea-intl-hnk).
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Trump speaks at the American Business Forum in Miami in November 2025.
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Donald Trump waits to speak at a 9/11 memorial service in 2017.
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Trump at age 4. He was born in 1946 to Fred and Mary Trump in New York City. His father was a real estate developer.
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Trump, left, in a family photo. He was the second-youngest of five children.
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Trump, center, stands at attention during his senior year at the New York Military Academy.
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Trump, center, wears a baseball uniform at the New York Military Academy. After he graduated from the boarding school, he went to college. He started at Fordham University before transferring and later graduating from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania's business school.
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Trump stands with Alfred Eisenpreis, New York's economic development administrator, in 1976 while they look at a sketch of a new 1,400-room renovation project of the Commodore Hotel. After graduating from college in 1968, Trump worked with his father on developments in Queens and Brooklyn before purchasing or building multiple properties in New York and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Those properties included Trump Tower in New York and Trump Plaza and multiple casinos in Atlantic City.
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Trump wears a hard hat at the Trump Tower construction site in New York in 1980.
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Trump and his family, circa 1986. Trump was married to Ivana Zelnicek Trump from 1977 to 1990, when they divorced. They had three children together: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
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Trump uses his personal helicopter to get around New York in 1987.
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Trump stands in the atrium of Trump Tower.
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Trump signs his second book, "Trump: Surviving at the Top," in 1990. Trump [has published](http://www.trump.com/publications/) at least 16 other books, including "The Art of the Deal" and "The America We Deserve."
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Trump dips his second wife, Marla Maples, after the couple married in a private ceremony in New York in December 1993. The couple divorced in 1999 and had one daughter together, Tiffany.
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Trump putts a golf ball in his New York office in 1998.
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Trump attends a news conference in 2005 that announced the establishment of Trump University. From 2005 until it closed in 2010, Trump University had about 10,000 people sign up for a program that promised success in real estate. [Three separate lawsuits](http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/news/trump-university-controversy-donald-trump/) â two class-action suits filed in California and one filed by New York's attorney general â argued that the program was mired in fraud and deception. In November 2016, just days after winning the presidential election, Trump agreed to settle the lawsuits. He repeatedly denied the fraud claims and said that he could have won at trial, but he said that as president he did not have time and wanted to focus on the country.
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Trump and WWE wrestlers Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bobby Lashley get ready to shave Vince McMahon's head after McMahon lost the main event of the night â "Hair vs. Hair" â between McMahon and Trump in 2007. Trump has close ties with the WWE and McMahon, its CEO. After being elected president, Trump picked McMahon's wife, Linda, to serve as the administrator of the Small Business Administration.
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Trump is seen on set during the season finale of "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2009.
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Trump poses with Miss Universe contestants in 2011. Trump had been executive producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants since 1996.
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In June 2015, during a speech from Trump Tower, [Trump announced that he was running for president.](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/politics/donald-trump-2016-announcement-elections/) He said he would [give up "The Apprentice"](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/politics/donald-trump-the-apprentice-presidential-campaign/) to run.
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Trump â flanked by US Sens. Marco Rubio, left, and Ted Cruz â speaks during a CNN debate in March 2016. Trump dominated the GOP primaries and emerged as the presumptive nominee in May of that year.
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Trump delivers a speech at the Republican National Convention in July 2016, accepting the party's nomination for president. "I have had a truly great life in business," he said. "But now, my sole and exclusive mission is to go to work for our country â to go to work for you. It's time to deliver a victory for the American people."
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Trump faces Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in [the first presidential debate,](http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/26/politics/gallery/first-presidential-debate/index.html) which took place in Hempstead, New York, in September 2016.
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Trump walks on stage with his family after he was declared the election winner in November 2016. "Ours was not a campaign, but rather, an incredible and great movement," he told his supporters in New York.
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Two days after winning the election, Trump meets with President Barack Obama at the White House. Three days after mocking Trump as unfit to control the codes needed to launch nuclear weapons, Obama told his successor that he wanted him to succeed and would do everything he could to ensure a smooth transition. "As I said last night, my No. 1 priority in the next two months is to try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful," [Obama said.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/donald-trump-obama-paul-ryan-washington/index.html)
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Trump [shares a meal in New York](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/donald-trump-mitt-romney-jean-georges/) with Mitt Romney in November 2016. Trump and his transition team were in the process of filling high-level positions for the new administration, and Romney was reportedly in the running for secretary of state. That job ended up going to Rex Tillerson.
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Trump arrives for his inauguration ceremony in January 2017.
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The new president kisses the first lady as they dance at one of [three inaugural balls.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/gallery/2017-inaugural-balls/) The president, known for his affinity of over-the-top gold fixtures, [went for classic Americana](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/inaugural-ball-melania-trump-fashion-2017/) with a touch of retro glitz.
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Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a White House reception in January 2017. [Trump fired Comey](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/james-comey-fbi-trump-white-out/index.html) a few months later, sweeping away the man who was responsible for the FBI's investigation into whether members of Trump's campaign team colluded with Russia in its election interference. The Trump administration attributed Comey's dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.
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Trump [has a phone conversation](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/trump-calls-putin-world-leaders/index.html) with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of several world leaders he talked to after taking office. Joining Trump in the Oval Office, from left, were Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior adviser Steve Bannon, press secretary Sean Spicer and national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/Newscom
Trump points at Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States, while hosting Kislyak and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, at the White House in May 2017. [The meeting with Lavrov](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/trump-lavrov-tillerson-meeting/index.html) was the highest-level encounter between the US administration and Moscow since Trump's inauguration.
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From right, President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attend an inauguration ceremony for the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. The facility is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [See more photos from Trump's first foreign tour in May 2017](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/20/politics/gallery/trump-first-foreign-trip/index.html)
Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Council/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Pope Francis stands with Trump and his family during [a private audience at the Vatican](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/politics/pope-trump-meeting/index.html) in May 2017. Joining the president were his wife and his daughter Ivanka.
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Trump [looks up at the sky](http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/21/politics/trump-solar-eclipse/index.html) during the total solar eclipse in August 2017. He eventually put on protective glasses as he watched the eclipse with his wife and their son from the White House South Portico.
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Trump gestures during [his State of the Union address](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/01/politics/state-of-the-union-cnnphotos/) in January 2018. Trump declared that the "state of our union is strong because our people are strong. Together, we are building a safe, strong and proud America."
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Trump holds his notes while hosting a [listening session with student survivors](https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/trump-listening-sessions-parkland-students/index.html) of mass shootings, their parents and teachers in February 2018. The [visible points included prompts](https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/trump-parkland-notecard/index.html) such as "1. What would you most want me to know about your experience?" "2. What can we do to help you feel safe?" and "5. I hear you."
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Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron walk to the Oval Office before a meeting at the White House in April 2018. Speaking before US lawmakers from both the Senate and the House, [Macron pressed the United States to engage more in global affairs,](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/politics/france-president-emmanuel-macron-joint-address-congress/index.html) contrasting with the steps the Trump White House has taken toward isolationism since he came into office.
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Three Americans [released by North Korea](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/politics/trump-north-korea-freed-americans/index.html) are welcomed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland by Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in May 2018. Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony Kim, were freed while [Pompeo was visiting North Korea](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/mike-pompeo-north-korea-prisoners-tick-tock/index.html) to discuss Trump's upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Tom Brenner/The New York Times/Redux Pictures
In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with a seated Trump as they are surrounded by other leaders at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, in June 2018. According to two senior diplomatic sources, [the photo was taken](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/politics/g7-photo/index.html) when there was a difficult conversation taking place regarding the G7's communique and several issues the United States had leading up to it.
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Trump sits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during [their historic summit in Singapore](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/06/politics/trump-kim-summit-cnnphotos/index.html) in June 2018. It was the first meeting ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader. At the end of the summit, they signed a document in which they agreed "to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." In exchange, Trump agreed to "provide security guarantees" to North Korea.
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A close-up of Trump's shirt cuff reads "45" as he speaks during a Cabinet meeting in June 2018.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux Pictures
Trump announced in July 2018 that Brett Kavanaugh, foreground, was his choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired at the end of the month. Kavanaugh, who once clerked for Kennedy, [was confirmed](https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/06/politics/kavanaugh-final-confirmation-vote/index.html) in October 2018.
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Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspect a guard of honor during [Trump's visit to Windsor Castle](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/07/politics/trump-europe-trip-cnnphotos/) in July 2018.
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Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of [their summit](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/07/politics/trump-putin-summit-cnnphotos/) in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2018. Afterward, Trump said he believed it had significantly improved relations between the two countries. "Our relationship has never been worse than it is now. However, that changed as of about four hours ago. I really believe that," Trump said during a joint news conference. The Putin meeting was the last part of Trump's [weeklong trip to Europe.](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/07/politics/trump-europe-trip-cnnphotos/)
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Rapper Kanye West stands up during his Oval Office meeting with Trump in October 2018. West and football legend Jim Brown [had been invited for a working lunch](https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/11/politics/kanye-west-donald-trump-white-house-chicago/index.html) to discuss topics such as urban revitalization, workforce training programs and how best to address crime in Chicago.
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A White House staff member reaches for the microphone held by CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions Trump during a news conference in November 2018. Later that day, in a stunning break with protocol, the White House said that it was [suspending Acosta's press pass](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/07/media/trump-cnn-press-conference/index.html) "until further notice." A federal judge later ordered the White House [to return Acosta's press pass.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/16/media/cnn-trump-lawsuit-hearing/index.html)
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Donald and Melania Trump join former US presidents and their wives at [the state funeral of George H.W. Bush](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/02/politics/gallery/george-h-w-bush-memorials/index.html) in December 2018. In the front row, from left, are the Trumps, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
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Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meet with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at the White House in December 2018. In the meeting, part of which was open to the press, [Trump clashed with Schumer and Pelosi over funding for a border wall](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/politics/trump-pelosi-schumer-meeting-shutdown/index.html) and the threat of a government shutdown. Parts of the federal government did eventually shut down. [The shutdown](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/22/politics/gallery/government-shutdown-december-2018/index.html) lasted a record 35 days.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Pelosi and Pence clap during Trump's State of the Union address in February 2019. Because of the record-long government shutdown, [Trump's speech](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/05/politics/gallery/state-of-the-union-2019/index.html) came a week later than originally planned.
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Trump boards Air Force One in Kenner, Louisiana, in May 2019.
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Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the two [meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/30/world/gallery/trump-kim-north-korea/index.html) in June 2019. Trump briefly stepped over into North Korean territory, becoming the first sitting US leader to set foot in the nation. Trump said he invited Kim to the White House, and both leaders agreed to restart talks after nuclear negotiations stalled.
Shealah Craighead/The White House
Trump officially launched his re-election campaign with a rally in Orlando in June 2019.
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Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in June 2019.
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Trump shares a laugh with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a working breakfast at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, in August 2019.
Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Redux
Melania Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a kiss on the cheek prior to a group photo at the G-7 summit in August 2019. [The photo quickly circulated on social media.](https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/08/27/donald-trump-g7-summit-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn)
Carlos Barria/Reuters
In September 2019, Trump shows an [apparently altered map](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/donald-trump-hurricane-alabama-map/index.html) of Hurricane Dorian's trajectory. The map showed the storm potentially affecting a large section of Alabama. Over the course of the storm's development, Trump erroneously claimed multiple times that Alabama had been in the storm's path.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg watches Trump as he enters the United Nations to speak with reporters in September 2019. Thunberg, 16, [didn't mince words](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/weather/greta-thunberg-unga-climate-speech-intl/index.html) as she spoke to world leaders during the UN Climate Action Summit. She accused them of not doing enough to mitigate climate change: "For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away?" [Trump later mocked Thunberg on Twitter.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/politics/trump-greta-thunberg-climate-change-trnd/index.html)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September 2019. A day earlier, the White House [released a transcript of a conversation](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript/index.html) that Trump had in July with Zelensky. According to the transcript, Trump repeatedly pushed for Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, a former vice president and potential 2020 political rival. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she would be [opening a formal impeachment inquiry on Trump.](http://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/gallery/trump-impeachment-inquiry/index.html) Trump has insisted he did nothing wrong in his phone call with Zelensky, saying there was "no pressure whatsoever." The House [impeached him](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/house-impeachment-vote/index.html) in December, and the Senate [acquitted him](http://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-vote-acquittal/index.html) in February.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi points at Trump during [a contentious White House meeting](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/trump-schumer-pelosi-meltdown/index.html) in October 2019. Democratic leaders were there for a meeting about Syria, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they walked out when Trump went on a diatribe and "started calling Speaker Pelosi a third-rate politician." Pelosi said, "What we witnessed on the part of the president was a meltdown." Trump later tweeted this photo, taken by White House photographer Shealah Craighead, with the caption "Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!" Pelosi then [made it the cover photo](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/nancy-pelosi-trump-twitter-cover-photo/index.html) for her own Twitter account.
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Trump holds his notes while speaking to the media in November 2019. Trump repeatedly said he told Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, that he wanted "nothing" on Ukraine. "I say to the Ambassador in response: I want nothing, I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo," Trump said, reading from notes that appeared to be written in Sharpie. "Tell Zelensky, President Zelensky, to do the right thing."
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Trump holds up a newspaper at the National Prayer Breakfast in February 2020. It was a day after he was acquitted in his impeachment trial.
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Trump looks at a coronavirus model while touring the National Institutes of Health in March 2020.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
A close-up of Trump's notes shows where the word "Corona" was crossed out and replaced with "Chinese" as he speaks about the coronavirus at the White House in March 2020. After consulting with medical experts and receiving guidance from the World Health Organization, CNN determined that the term "Chinese virus" is inaccurate and considered stigmatizing.
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Trump ripped into NBC News' Peter Alexander, seated, during a White House coronavirus briefing in March 2020. Alexander had asked Trump whether he was giving Americans "false hope" by touting unproven coronavirus drugs. Toward the end of the exchange, Alexander cited the latest pandemic statistics showing thousands of Americans are now infected and millions are scared. Alexander asked, "What do you say to Americans who are scared?" Trump shook his head. "I say that you are a terrible reporter," he replied. "That's what I say." The president then launched into a rant against Alexander, NBC and its parent company, Comcast. "You're doing sensationalism," Trump charged.
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Trump hands a pen to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell during a bill-signing ceremony for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act in March 2020.
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Trump leaves the White House Rose Garden following a coronavirus briefing in April 2020. During the briefing, Trump threatened to leave after Playboy correspondent and CNN analyst Brian Karem attempted to ask a question about social distancing. "Quiet. Quiet." Trump said. When Karem continued to ask his question Trump interjected, "If you keep talking, I'll leave and you can have it out with the rest of these people. If you keep talking, I'm going to leave and you can have it out with them. Just a loudmouth." It wasn't the first time Trump had lashed out at a reporter during a coronavirus briefing. [He has vented his frustrations](http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/gallery/trump-white-house-coronavirus-briefings/index.html) on several occasions.
Alex Brandon/AP
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, looks down as Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden in May 2020. Trump was unveiling [Operation Warp Speed,](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/politics/trump-vaccine-effort-coronavirus/index.html) a program aimed at developing a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Trump holds a Bible outside St. John's Episcopal Church during a [photo op](https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/02/mariann-budde-bishop-st-johns-trump-bible-photo-ac360-vpx.cnn) in Washington, DC, in June 2020. Part of the church was set on fire during protests the night before. Before Trump's photo op, police cleared out peaceful protesters with rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bangs.
Patrick Semansky/AP
Trump arrives at [his campaign rally](http://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/gallery/trump-rally-tulsa/index.html) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 2020. It was his first rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and the indoor venue [generated concerns](https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/donald-trump-rally-tulsa-coronavirus/index.html) about the potential spread of the virus. [About 6,200 people showed up](https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/21/politics/trump-rally-tulsa-attendance/index.html) to the BOK Center, which seats 19,199.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Trump arrives at Mount Rushmore for his [Independence Day celebration](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/03/politics/trump-mount-rushmore-fireworks/index.html) in Keystone, South Dakota, in July 2020.
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Trump wears a face mask in July 2020 as [he visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/trump-walter-reed-visit-mask/index.html) in Bethesda, Maryland. This was the first time since the pandemic began that the White House press corps got a glimpse of Trump with a face covering.
Patrick Semansky/AP
Trump plays catch with former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera as he greets youth baseball players on the South Lawn of the White House in July 2020.
Evan Vucci/AP
Trump signs executive orders [extending coronavirus economic relief](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/08/politics/trump-executive-order-stimulus/index.html) in August 2020. It came after Democrats and the White House were unable to reach an agreement on a stimulus bill.
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Supporters look on as Trump delivers remarks at a rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in August 2020.
Tom Brenner/Reuters
Trump is accompanied by the first lady as he arrives for [his nomination acceptance speech](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/politics/gop-convention-donald-trump-joe-biden/index.html) in August 2020. "I stand before you tonight honored by your support, proud of the extraordinary progress we have made together over the last four incredible years, and brimming with confidence in the bright future we will build for America over the next four years," Trump said in his speech, which closed the [Republican National Convention.](http://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/politics/gallery/republican-convention-2020/index.html)
Evan Vucci/AP
Lightning flashes as Trump exits Air Force One in August 2020. He was returning from a campaign rally in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Trump and the first lady pay respects to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020. [The president was booed](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-boos/index.html) as he appeared near the coffin.
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as Trump [introduces her as his Supreme Court nominee](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/26/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-nominee/index.html) in September 2020. [She was confirmed](http://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/politics/gallery/amy-coney-barrett/index.html) a month later by a Senate vote of 52-48.
Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/Reuters
Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden take part in [the first presidential debate](http://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/gallery/biden-trump-first-2020-presidential-debate/index.html) in September 2020. At center is moderator Chris Wallace, who had his hands full as [the debate often devolved into shouting, rancor and cross talk](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/us-election-first-presidential-debate/index.html) that sometimes made it impossible to follow what either candidate was talking about.
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In October 2020, the president tweeted that he and his wife [had tested positive for the coronavirus.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html) He was flown to Walter Reed Medical Center, and he stayed at the hospital for three nights, receiving medical treatment. Trump briefly left the hospital to wave to his supporters from the back of an SUV. A Secret Service agent is seen in the front seat wearing a full medical gown, a respirator mask and a face shield.
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Despite his doctors saying he was "not out of the woods yet," Trump removes his mask for a photo-op upon returning to the White House.
Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Redux
Trump tosses face masks to the crowd as he takes the stage for a campaign rally in Sanford, Florida, in October 2020.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Trump speaks to NBC News' Savannah Guthrie at his town-hall event in Miami in October 2020. Trump and Biden held [separate town halls](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/politics/nbc-abc-dueling-town-halls/index.html) instead of debating each other in a town-hall format. The schedule change came about after Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus. The Commission on Presidential Debates proposed a virtual debate, but Trump refused to take part and Biden went ahead with plans for his own town hall. Trump's campaign later arranged its own town hall â on a different network, during the same hour.
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Trump walks with first lady Melania Trump after a day of campaign rallies in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska in October 2020.
Evan Vucci/AP
Trump speaks at the White House after Election Day came and went without a winner. Trump attacked legitimate vote-counting efforts in [his remarks,](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-results-and-news-11-03-20/h_5764dd91aa615a8ccba8fdd6d13f07d0) suggesting that attempts to tally all ballots amounted to disenfranchising his supporters. He baselessly claimed a fraud was being committed. "Frankly we did win this election," he said, despite millions of votes still outstanding. A few days later, Biden was projected as the actual winner.
Evan Vucci/AP
Trump plays golf in Sterling, Virginia, in November 2020. He was at the course when Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential election.
Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Trump, days after losing the presidential election, [prepares to deliver an update on the administration's coronavirus efforts.](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-us-election-news-11-13-20/h_f0964ca6c285df1896eb4ceb5045eb66) He inched closer to acknowledging he would not be president after January 20, though he stopped well short of recognizing his loss. "This administration will not be doing a lockdown," he said. "Hopefully whatever happens in the future â who knows which administration it will be? I guess time will tell â but I can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown," Trump said in the White House Rose Garden.
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Trump arrives to speak to supporters at a rally in Washington, DC, in January 2021. His speech included calls for his vice president to step outside his constitutional bounds and overturn the results of the election. A short time later, Trump supporters [breached the US Capitol](http://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/gallery/electoral-college-vote-count/index.html) while Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College's votes for president and vice president. The Capitol was put on lockdown and the certification vote was paused after the rioters stormed the building.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Trump talks to the media at the White House one day before [he was impeached for a second time.](http://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/gallery/trump-second-impeachment/index.html) Ten House Republicans joined House Democrats in voting for impeachment, exactly one week after pro-Trump rioters ransacked the US Capitol. The impeachment resolution charged Trump with "incitement of insurrection." [Trump likened the impeachment push to a "witch hunt."](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/politics/donald-trump-riot-impeachment/index.html) He said the speech he gave to his supporters on January 6, the day the Capitol was breached, was "totally appropriate." He was acquitted on February 12, 2021.
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Trump waves goodbye as he boards Marine One for the last time in January 2021.
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Trump acknowledges his children and other family members on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews before heading to Florida and skipping [the inauguration of Joe Biden.](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/gallery/joe-biden-inauguration-photos/index.html) "I will always fight for you," [he said in front of a crowd of family and friends.](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-harris-inauguration-day-2021/h_c7d52b0352ef4bfed902fd3b12d8a24b) "I will be watching. I will be listening, and I will tell you that the future of this country has never been better. I wish the new administration great luck and great success. I think they'll have great success. They have the foundation to do something really spectacular."
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Trump [speaks at a Republican convention](https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/05/politics/donald-trump-north-carolina-speech/index.html) in Greenville, North Carolina, in June 2021. During his speech, Trump baselessly claimed that his election defeat was "the crime of the century."
Travis Dove/The New York Times/Redux
Trump holds [his first post-presidency rally](https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/politics/trump-rally-anthony-gonzalez/index.html) at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, in June 2021.
Gaelen Morse/Reuters
Trump is seen in the reflection of a camera lens as he appears at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in May 2022. Trump â and other GOP leaders who spoke at the event in Houston â [rejected efforts to overhaul gun laws,](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/politics/uvalde-donald-trump-nra-convention/index.html) and they mocked Democrats and activists calling for change.
Mark Abramson/The New York Times/Redux
Trump is seen with former first lady Melania Trump and several other family members as they attend [the funeral of his first wife, Ivana,](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/20/politics/ivana-trump-funeral/index.html) in New York in July 2022.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Trump gestures as he departs Trump Tower in New York in August 2022. He was on his way to the New York attorney general's office, where [he invoked the Fifth Amendment](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/politics/trump-deposition-ny-attorney-general/index.html) at a scheduled deposition. Trump was to be deposed as part of a more than three-year civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization misled lenders, insurers and tax authorities by providing them misleading financial statements.
Julia Nikhinson/AP
Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in November 2022. He announced that he would [seek the Republican presidential nomination](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html) in 2024.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Trump sits with his defense team at his arraignment in New York in April 2023. The former president [pleaded not guilty](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/politics/gallery/trump-indictment/index.html) to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time in history that a current or former US president had been criminally charged. He was convicted in May 2024.
Seth Wenig/Pool/AP
Trump waves to supporters as his motorcade leaves a federal courthouse in Miami in June 2023. Special counsel Jack Smith brought charges against Trump in a case [alleging mishandling of classified documents](https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/trump-indictment-truth-social-classified-documents/index.html). Smith [dropped the case](https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/politics/trump-special-counsel-jack-smith) in November 2024 after Trump was reelected as president. Trump had said he would fire Smith once he retook office, shattering previous norms around special counsel investigations.
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Trump speaks before boarding a plane in Arlington, Virginia, in August 2023.
Alex Brandon/AP
This [booking photo](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/24/politics/trump-mug-shot-analysis/index.html) of Trump was taken in Atlanta in August 2023. Trump was booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia's 2020 election results. [The case was dropped by a Georgia prosecutor](https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/politics/georgia-prosecutor-drops-trump-election-interference-case) in November 2025.
Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Trump attends closing arguments in the civil fraud trial against him, his two adult sons, the Trump Organization and several company executives in January 2024. In September 2023, Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump and his co-defendants [liable for fraud](https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/trump-organization-business-fraud/index.html) for grossly inflating asset valuations on financial statements. The ruling was a significant victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a lawsuit alleging that Trump and his co-defendants committed repeated fraud in inflating assets on financial statements to get better terms on commercial real estate loans and insurance policies.
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, in January 2024. Trump [won the New Hampshire primary](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/politics/trump-new-hampshire-primary/index.html), moving closer to his third straight presidential nomination and a rematch with President Joe Biden in the fall.
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Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in February 2024, after Engoron ordered Trump and his companies to [pay nearly \$355 million in the New York civil fraud case](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-civil-fraud-trial-decision-02-16-24/index.html). Trump is also barred from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in the state for three years.
Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Trump appears with his legal team at the [start of his hush money trial](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-15-24/index.html), the first criminal trial of a former US president, in April 2024.
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Trump leaves the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York after he was found guilty in his hush money trial in May 2024. Trump [was found guilty](https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-verdict/index.html) on 34 charges of falsifying business records, making him the first former president in American history to be convicted of a felony.
Justin Lane/Pool/Reuters
Trump and Biden take part in a [CNN presidential debate](http://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/gallery/photos-cnn-debate-biden-trump/index.html) in June 2024. It was the first time in history that a sitting US president faced a former president in a debate. Biden's poor performance later led to him [withdrawing from the race](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/politics/inside-bidens-exit-from-2024-race/index.html).
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Trump, with blood on his face, raises his fist to the crowd as he is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. [Trump was injured](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/politics/trump-injured-pennsylvania-rally/index.html) in a shooting that the FBI said was an assassination attempt.
Evan Vucci/AP
Trump looks at his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, during the [Republican National Convention](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/politics/gallery/republican-national-convention/index.html) in July 2024, just two days after surviving the assassination attempt.
Will Lanzoni/CNN
A countdown clock over debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis shows how much time Trump has left to answer a question during [his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris](https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/politics/gallery/debate-trump-harris-photos/index.html) in September 2024. Harris became the Democratic Party's nominee not long after [Biden dropped out of the race](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/politics/inside-bidens-exit-from-2024-race/index.html).
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Elon Musk jumps on stage as he joins Trump during a [campaign rally](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/05/politics/trump-returns-to-butler/index.html) in Butler, Pennsylvania, In October 2024. Trump was returning to the same venue where he narrowly survived an [assassination attempt](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/politics/gallery/in-pictures-trump-injured-at-pennsylvania-rally/index.html).
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Trump [works the drive-through line](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/20/politics/mcdonalds-donald-trump-pennsylvania/index.html) as he visits a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, in October 2024.
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Trump speaks at a [campaign rally at New York's Madison Square Garden](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/27/politics/trump-rally-madison-square-garden-vulgar-attacks/index.html) in October 2024.
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Trump speaks from a garbage truck in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in October 2024. [Trump was seizing on a garbled remark by Biden](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/politics/garbage-truck-donald-trump-wisconsin/index.html) that seemed to insult Trump voters as âgarbage.â Biden has personally denied calling Trump supporters âgarbage,â saying his comment on a video call was misinterpreted. The White House, on cleanup duty, insisted the president was only talking about one person, the comedian who called Puerto Rico a âfloating island of garbageâ during the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Trump appears with his wife, Melania, and son Barron on stage at his election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, in November 2024. âI want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president, and your 45th president,â he told supporters.
Will Lanzoni/CNN
[Biden meets with Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/trump-biden-white-house-meeting/index.html) in the Oval Office a few days after the election in November 2024. The two men shook hands in front of the press, and Biden congratulated Trump and promised him a âsmooth transition.â Trump said that while âpolitics is tough,â itâs âa nice world today.â
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Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania holds the Bible during [his inauguration](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/politics/gallery/donald-trump-inauguration/index.html) ceremony in January 2025. The ceremony took place inside the Capitol Rotunda due to [dangerously cold temperatures](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/weather/trump-inauguration-weather-coldest-in-40-years/index.html) in the nationâs capital.
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Trump is joined by Elon Musk and Muskâs 4-year-old son, X, during a [question-and-answer session](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/politics/musk-trump-conflicts-of-interest) inside the White House Oval Office in February 2025. Trump tasked Musk, the worldâs richest man, to lead a sweeping effort to reshape the federal government. Inside the Oval Office, Musk defended his far-reaching moves. âThe people voted for major government reform, and thatâs what the people are going to get,â he said.
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Trump, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky [talk at the Vatican](https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/26/europe/zelensky-trump-talks-pope-funeral-intl/index.html) before the funeral of Pope Francis in April 2025. It was their first face-to-face encounter since [a disastrous White House meeting](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/politics/trump-zelensky-vance-oval-office) two months earlier.
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The Trumps stand together at the end of a parade in Washington, DC, marking the 250th anniversary of the US Army in June 2025. The president had long pushed for [the military parade](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/politics/gallery/trump-parade-military-photos), which was the largest that the nationâs capital had seen in decades.
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Trump addresses the nation at the White House after American warplanes [bombed nuclear sites in Iran](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/21/politics/trump-iran-air-strikes) in June 2025. âOur objective was the destruction of Iranâs nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the worldâs No. 1 state sponsor of terror,â Trump said during his four-minute speech from the White House Cross Hall. Behind Trump, from left, are Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, joins Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, right, on a tour of a migrant detention facility, dubbed [âAlligator Alcatraz,â](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-everglades-migrant-detention-hnk) in Ochopee, Florida, in July 2025. The detention, processing and deportation camp for undocumented migrants is situated in Floridaâs Everglades, the vast expanse of marshes and swamps that covers much of the southern part of the state.
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Trump bangs a gavel after signing a sweeping tax and spending cuts package he called his [âbig, beautiful billâ](https://www.cnn.com/politics/big-beautiful-bill-text-compare-dg) in July 2025.
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Trump [attends the FIFA Club World Cup final](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/sport/donald-trump-club-world-cup-final-chelsea-psg-spt) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in July 2025. Trump helped present medals to players after the match, and he handed the winnerâs trophy to Chelsea captain Reece James.
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Trump tours the renovation site of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, in July 2025. He was joined by US Sen. Tim Scott, left, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, right. The long-simmering clash between Trump and Powell [was on full public display during the tour](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/politics/trump-powell-federal-reserve-visit-renovation).
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Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, during [a summit about Ukraine](https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/politics/takeaways-trump-putin-summit-alaska) in August 2025. âThereâs no deal until thereâs a deal,â Trump pronounced after the meeting, before he and Putin departed the stage without answering questions.
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Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House Oval Office in August 2025. Zelensky and seven other European leaders made [a short-notice visit](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-zelensky-russia-putin-08-18-25) on the heels of Trump's Alaska summit with Putin.
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Trump meets with law enforcement and members of the military in Washington, DC, in August 2025. Trump had placed the Washington, DC, police department â[under direct federal control](https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/politics/trump-federalized-dc-police-now-what)â and deployed National Guard troops to the nationâs capital.
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Trump and his Cabinet are reflected in a mirror while meeting at the White House in August 2025.
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Trump and Britain's King Charles III inspect the honor guard at Windsor Castle during Trump's [state visit](https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/trump-uk-state-visit-09-17-2025-intl) to the United Kingdom in September 2025. It was Trumpâs second state visit to the UK, [which is a rarity](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/politics/uk-state-visit-trump). Typically, second-term US presidents arenât afforded the pomp of another state visit.
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Trump holds a handwritten note that was handed to him by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a [roundtable discussion about Antifa](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/politics/antifa-white-house-roundtable) in October 2025. Trump paused the meeting at the White House to [make an announcement](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/world/video/trump-handed-gaza-note-during-roundtable-digvid): âI was just given a note by the Secretary of State saying that weâre very close to a deal in the Middle East and theyâre going to need me pretty quickly,â referring to a ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas.
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Trump dances after speaking to troops aboard the USS George Washington in October 2025.
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Trump shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping following their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October 2025. The two leaders met for the first time in six years, looking to [resolve frictions in the volatile relationship between the worldâs two largest economies and rival superpowers](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/asia/us-china-trump-xi-meet-south-korea-intl-hnk).
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Trump speaks at the American Business Forum in Miami in November 2025.
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Donald Trump waits to speak at a 9/11 memorial service in 2017.
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Trump at age 4. He was born in 1946 to Fred and Mary Trump in New York City. His father was a real estate developer.
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## Personal
**Birth date:** June 14, 1946
**Birth place:** New York, New York
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**Birth name:** Donald John Trump
**Father:** Fred Trump, real estate developer
**Mother:** Mary (Macleod) Trump
**Marriages:** [Melania (Knauss) Trump](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/melania-trump-fast-facts/) (January 22, 2005-present); Marla (Maples) Trump (December 1993-June 1999, divorced); Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump (1977-1990, divorced)
**Children:** with Melania Trump: Barron; with Marla Maples: Tiffany; with Ivana Trump: Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr.
**Education:** Attended Fordham University; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, B.S. in Economics, 1968
## Other Facts
As Trump evolved from real estate developer to reality television star, he turned his name into a brand. Licensed Trump products have included board games, steaks, cologne, vodka, furniture and menswear.
He has portrayed himself in cameo appearances in movies and on television, including âZoolander,â âSex and the Cityâ and âHome Alone 2: Lost in New York.â
Trumpâs slogan, [âMake America Great Again,â](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/politics/gallery/tbt-campaign-buttons/) was first used by [Ronald Reagan](http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/10/us/ronald-reagan-fast-facts/) while he was running against [President Jimmy Carter.](http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/us/jimmy-carter---fast-facts/)
For details on investigations into alleged [Russian meddling](http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/us/2016-presidential-campaign-hacking-fast-facts/index.html) in the 2016 election, visit [2016 Presidential Election Investigation Fast Facts.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/us/2016-presidential-election-investigation-fast-facts/index.html)
## Timeline
**1970s -** After college, works with his father on apartment complexes in Queens and Brooklyn.
**1973 -** Trump and his father are named in a Justice Department lawsuit alleging Trump property managers violated the Fair Housing Act by turning away potential African American tenants. The Trumps deny the company discriminates and file a \$100 million countersuit, which is later dismissed. The case is settled in 1975, and the Trumps agree to provide weekly lists of vacancies to Black community organizations.
**1976 -** Trump and his father partner with the Hyatt Corporation, purchasing the Commodore Hotel, an aging midtown Manhattan property. The building is revamped and opens four years later as the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The project kickstarts Trumpâs career as a Manhattan developer.
**1983-1990 -** He builds/purchases multiple properties in New York City, including Trump Tower and the Plaza Hotel, and also opens casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including the Trump Taj Mahal and the Trump Plaza. Trump buys the New Jersey Generals football team, part of the United States Football League, which folds after three seasons.
**1985 -** Purchases Mar-a-Lago, an oceanfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida. It is renovated and opens as a private club in 1995.
**1987 -** Trumpâs first book, âTrump: The Art of the Deal,â is published. The Donald J. Trump Foundation is established in order to donate a portion of profits from book sales to charities.
**1990 -** Nearly \$1 billion in personal debt, [Trump reaches an agreement with bankers allowing him to avoid declaring personal bankruptcy.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/politics/donald-trump-atlantic-city-finances/)
**1991 -** The Trump Taj Mahal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
**1992 -** The Trump Plaza and the Trump Castle casinos file for bankruptcy.
**1996 -** Buys out and becomes executive producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
**October 7, 1999 -** [Tells CNNâs Larry King that he is going to form a presidential exploratory committee](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/08/trump.transcript/) and wants to challenge Pat Buchanan forthe Reform Party nomination. On February 14, 2000, he says that he is abandoning his bid for the presidency, blaming discord within the Reform Party.
**January 2004 -** âThe Apprentice,â a reality show featuring aspiring entrepreneurs competing for Trumpâs approval, premieres on NBC.
**November 21, 2004 -** Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
**2005 -** Establishes Trump University, which offers seminars in real estate investment.
**February 13, 2009 -** Announces his resignation from his position as chairman of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Days later, the company files for bankruptcy protection.
**March 17, 2011 -** During an interview on ABCâs âGood Morning America,â Trump questions whether [President Barack Obama](http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/26/us/barack-obama---fast-facts/index.html) was born in the United States.
**June 16, 2015 -** [Announces](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/politics/donald-trump-2016-announcement-elections/) that he is running for president during a speech at Trump Tower. He pledges to implement policies that will boost the economy and says he will get tough on immigration. âWhen Mexico sends its people, theyâre not sending their bestâŠTheyâre sending people who have lots of problems,â Trump says. âTheyâre bringing drugs, theyâre bringing crime, theyâre rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.â
**June 28, 2015 -** Says heâs [giving up the TV show âThe Apprenticeâ](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/politics/donald-trump-the-apprentice-presidential-campaign/) to run for president.
**June 29, 2015 -** [NBCUniversal says it is cutting its business ties to Trump](http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/29/media/donald-trump-nbc-ends-relationship/) and wonât air the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants because of âderogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants.â
**July 8, 2015 -** In an interview with CNNâs Anderson Cooper, [Trump says he âcanât guaranteeâ all of his employees have legal status](http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/08/politics/donald-trump-illegal-immigrant-workers/index.html) in the United States. This is in response to questions about [a Washington Post report](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/they-say-they-arrived-in-the-us-illegally-now-theyre-working-on-trumps-dc-hotel/2015/07/06/9a785116-20ec-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html) about undocumented immigrants working at the Old Post Office construction site in Washington, DC, which Trump is converting into a hotel.
**August 6, 2015 -** During [the first 2016 Republican debate](http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/politics/donald-trump-republican-debate/), Trump is questioned about a third party candidacy, his attitude towards women and his history of donating money to Democratic politicians. He tells moderator Megyn Kelly of Fox News he feels he is being mistreated. The following day, Trump tells CNNâs Don Lemon that [Kelly was singling him out for attack](https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/08/politics/donald-trump-cnn-megyn-kelly-comment/index.html), âYou could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.â
**September 11, 2015 -** [Trump announces he has purchased NBCâs half of the Miss Universe Organization](http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/media/donald-trump-miss-universe/), which organizes the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
**December 7, 2015 -** Trumpâs campaign puts out a press release calling for a [âcomplete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our countryâs representatives can figure out what is going on.â](http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/politics/donald-trump-muslim-ban-immigration/index.html)
**May 26, 2016 -** [Secures enough delegates to clinch the Republican Party nomination.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/26/politics/donald-trump-has-delegates-to-clinch-gop-nomination/index.html)
**July 16, 2016 -** Introduces [Indiana Governor Mike Pence](https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/us/mike-pence-fast-facts/index.html) as his [running mate.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/16/politics/donald-trump-mike-pence-campaign-trail/)
**July 19, 2016 -** [Becomes the Republican Party nominee for president.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/19/politics/donald-trump-republican-nomination-2016-election/)
**October 1, 2016 -** [The New York Times reports Trump declared a \$916 million loss in 1995 which could have allowed him to legally skip paying federal income taxes for years.](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/donald-trump-taxes-report-hillary-clinton/index.html) The report is based on a financial document mailed to the newspaper by an anonymous source.
**October 7, 2016 -** [Unaired footage from 2005 surfaces of Trump talking about trying to have sex with a married woman and being able to grope women.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/donald-trump-women-vulgar/) In footage obtained by The Washington Post, Trump is heard off-camera discussing women in vulgar terms during the taping of a segment for âAccess Hollywood.â In a taped response, Trump declares, âI said it, I was wrong and I apologize.â
**October 9, 2016 -** During the second presidential debate, CNNâs Cooper asks Trump about his descriptions of groping and kissing women without their consent. Trump denies that he has ever engaged in such behavior and declares the comments were âlocker room talk.â [After the debate, 11 women step forward to claim that they were sexually harassed or sexually assaulted by the real estate developer.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/politics/trump-women-accusers/) Trump says the stories arenât true.
**November 8, 2016 -** [Elected president](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/08/politics/election-day-2016-highlights/index.html) of the United States. [Trump will be the first president who has never held elected office,](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/politics/donald-trump-businessmen-presidents-history/) a top government post or a military rank.
**November 18, 2016 -** [Trump agrees to pay \$25 million to settle three lawsuits against Trump University](http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/18/news/trump-university-settlement/).
**December 24, 2016 -** [Trump says he will dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation âto avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President.â](http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/24/politics/trump-says-hell-dissolve-foundation/index.html) A spokeswoman for the New York Attorney Generalâs Office says that the foundation cannot legally close until investigators conclude their probe of the charity.
**January 10, 2017 -** [CNN reports that intelligence officials briefed Trump on a dossier](https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.html) that contains allegations about his campaignâs ties to Russia and unverified claims about his personal life. The author of the dossier is a former British spy who was hired by a research firm that had been funded by both political parties to conduct opposition research on Trump.
**January 20, 2017 -** Takes the oath of office from [Chief Justice John Roberts](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/john-g-roberts-fast-facts/index.html) during an inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.
**January 27, 2017 -** [Trump signs an executive order halting all refugee arrivals for 120 days and banning travel to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/immigration-crisis-what-we-know/) Additionally, refugees from Syria are barred indefinitely from entering the United States.
**February 13, 2017 -** [Trumpâs national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigns](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-white-house-national-security-adviser/index.html) amid accusations he lied about his communications with Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak. [Flynn later pleads guilty to lying to the FBI.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/michael-flynn-charged/index.html)
**May 3, 2017 -** [FBI Director James Comey](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/us/james-comey-fast-facts/index.html) confirms that [there is an ongoing investigation](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/comey-senate-hearing-highlights/index.html) into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Less than a week later, [Trump fires Comey](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/james-comey-fbi-trump-white-out/index.html). The Trump administration attributes Comeyâs dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clintonâs email server.
**May 2017 -** Shortly after Trump fires Comey, the FBI opens an investigation into whether Trump âhad been working on behalf of Russia against American interests,â citing former law enforcement officials and others the paper said were familiar with the probe.
**May 17, 2017 -** [Former FBI Director Robert Mueller](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/us/robert-mueller-fast-facts/index.html) is appointed as [special counsel to lead the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including potential collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russian officials.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller/index.html) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein makes the appointment because [Attorney General Jeff Sessions](https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/us/jeff-sessions-fast-facts/index.html) recused himself [from investigations into Trumpâs campaign.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/special-counsel-jeff-sessions-recusal/index.html)
**May 19, 2017 -** [Departs on his first foreign trip as president.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/politics/donald-trump-foreign-trip-preview/index.html) The nine-day, five-country trip includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, [the Vatican,](https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/vatican-fast-facts/index.html) [a NATO](https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/world/nato-fast-facts/index.html) summit in Brussels and a G7 summit in Sicily.
**June 1, 2017 -** [Trump proclaims that the United States is withdrawing](https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/trump-paris-climate-decision/index.html) from the Paris climate accord but adds that he is open to renegotiating aspects of the environmental agreement, [which was signed by 175 countries in 2016.](https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/opinions/sutter-paris-agreement-whats-next/index.html)
**July 7, 2017 -** Meets [Russian President Vladimir Putin](http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/03/world/europe/vladimir-putin---fast-facts/index.html) in person for the first time, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany.
**August 8, 2017 -** [In response to nuclear threats from North Korea,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/north-korea-missile-ready-nuclear-weapons/index.html) Trump warns that Pyongyang will âface fire and fury like the world has never seen.â Soon after Trumpâs comments, North Korea issues a statement saying it is âexamining the operational planâ to strike areas around the US territory of Guam.
**August 15, 2017 -** After a violent clash between neo-Nazi activists and counterprotesters leaves one dead in Charlottesville, Virginia, [Trump holds an impromptu press conference in the lobby of Trump Tower and declares that there were âfine peopleâ on both sides.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/trump-charlottesville-delay/index.html)
**August 25, 2017 -** [Trumpâs first pardon is granted to former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/sheriff-joe-arpaio-donald-trump-pardon/index.html) who was convicted of criminal contempt for disregarding a court order in a racial-profiling case.
**September 5, 2017 -** [The Trump administration announces that it is ending the DACA program,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/politics/daca-trump-congress/index.html) introduced by Obama to protect nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Trump calls on Congress to introduce legislation that will prevent DACA recipients from being deported. Multiple lawsuits are filed opposing the policy in federal courts and [judges delay the end of the program,](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/politics/daca-ruling-new-applications/index.html) asking the government to submit filings justifying the cancellation of DACA.
**September 19, 2017 -** In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump refers to [North Korean leader Kim Jong Un](https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/26/world/asia/kim-jong-un---fast-facts/index.html) as âRocket Manâ and [warns that the United States](http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/politics/donald-trump-un-speech-iran-north-korea/index.html) will âtotally destroy North Koreaâ if forced to defend itself or its allies.
**September 24, 2017 -** [The Trump administration unveils a third version of the travel ban,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/24/politics/trump-travel-restrictions/index.html) placing restrictions on travel by certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. (Chad is later removed after meeting security requirements.) [One day before the revised ban is set to take effect,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/17/politics/travel-ban-3-0-blocked/index.html) it is blocked nationwide by a federal judge in Hawaii. [A judge in Maryland issues a similar ruling.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/second-federal-judge-blocks-trump-travel-ban/index.html) On December 4, [the Supreme Court](https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/us/u-s-supreme-court-fast-facts/index.html) rules that the [revised travel ban can take effect pending appeals.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/supreme-court-travel-ban/index.html) On June 26, 2018, the[Supreme Court upholds the Trump administrationâs travel ban in a 5-4 ruling along party lines.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/travel-ban-supreme-court/index.html)
**December 6, 2017 -** [Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israelâs capital](http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/politics/president-donald-trump-jerusalem/index.html) and announces plans to relocate the US Embassy there.
**January 11, 2018 -** [During a White House meeting on immigration reform,](http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/immigrants-shithole-countries-trump/index.html\)) Trump reportedly refers to Haiti and African nations as âshithole countries.â
**January 12, 2018 -** The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump [allegedly had an affair with a porn star named Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/porn-star-trump-lawyer/index.html) The newspaper states that Trumpâs personal attorney, Michael Cohen, arranged a \$130,000 payment for a nondisclosure agreement weeks before Election Day in 2016. Trump denies the affair occurred. In March, [Clifford sues Trump seeking to be released from the NDA](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-lawsuit/index.html). In response, Trump and his legal team agree outside of court not to sue or otherwise enforce the NDA. The suit is dismissed. [A California Superior Court judge orders Trump to pay \$44,100 to Clifford](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/politics/stormy-daniels-trump-judge-order/index.html), to reimburse her attorneysâ fees in the legal battle surrounding her nondisclosure agreement.
**March 13, 2018 -** [Trump announces in a tweet](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/politics/rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state/index.html) that he has fired [Secretary of State Rex Tillerson](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/us/rex-tillerson-fast-facts/index.html) and will nominate [CIA Director Mike Pompeo](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/us/mike-pompeo-fast-facts/index.html) as Tillersonâs replacement.
**March 23, 2018 -** [The White House announces that it is adopting a policy, first proposed by Trump via tweet in July 2017, banning most transgender individuals from serving in the military.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/transgender-white-house/index.html)
**April 13, 2018 -** [Trump authorizes joint military strikes in Syria with the UK and France after reports the government used chemical weapons on civilians in Douma.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/trump-us-syria/index.html)
**May 7, 2018 -** [The Trump administration announces a âzero toleranceâ policy for illegal border crossings.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/illegal-immigration-border-prosecutions-families-separated/index.html)
**May 8, 2018 -** [Trump announces that the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/08/politics/donald-trump-iran-deal-announcement-decision/index.html)
**May 31, 2018 -** [The Trump administration announces it is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union.](http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/news/economy/united-states-steel-aluminum-tariffs/index.html)
**June 12, 2018 -** [Trump meets Kim in person for the first time during a summit in Singapore.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/asia/singapore-summit-highlights-intl/index.html) They sign a four-point statement that broadly outlines the countriesâ commitment to a peace process. The statement contains a pledge by North Korea to âwork towardsâ complete denuclearization but [the agreement does not detail how the international community will verify that Kim is ending his nuclear program.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/12/politics/read-full-text-of-trump-kim-signed-statement/index.html)
**June 14, 2018 -** [The New York attorney general sues the Trump Foundation, alleging that the nonprofit run by Trump and his three eldest children violated state and federal charity law.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/politics/new-york-lawsuit-trump-foundation/index.html)
**July 16, 2018 -** [During a joint news conference with Putin](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/donald-trump-putin-helsinki-summit/index.html) in Helsinki, Trump declines to endorse the US governmentâs assessment that Russia interfered in the election, saying he doesnât âsee any reason whyâ Russia would be responsible. [The next day, Trump clarifies his remark](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/politics/white-house-mood-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-news-conference/index.html), âThe sentence should have been, âI donât see any reason why it wouldnât be Russia.â He says he accepts the intelligence communityâs conclusion that Russia meddled in the election but adds, âIt could be other people also.â
**August 21, 2018 -** [Cohen pleads guilty to eight federal charges, including two campaign finance violations](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/michael-cohen-trump-lawyer-plea-deal-fbi/index.html). In court, he says that he orchestrated payments to silence women âin coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office.â On the same day, [Trumpâs former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort is convicted on eight counts of federal financial crimes.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/paul-manafort-trial-jury/index.html)
**November 20, 2018 -** [Releases a statement backing Saudi Arabia](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/top-republicans-slam-trump-saudi-arabia-khashoggi/index.html) in the wake of the murder of Washington Post journalist [Jamal Khashoggi,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-fast-facts/index.html) a Virginia resident, killed in October at a Saudi consulate in Turkey. Khashoggi was a frequent critic of the Saudi regime. The Saudis initially denied any knowledge of his death, but then later said a group of rogue operators were responsible for his killing.
**December 18, 2018 -** [The Donald J. Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/trump-foundation-dissolve/index.html) according to a document filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. [The agreement](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/documents-dissolving-trump-charitable-foundation/index.html) allows the New York attorney generalâs office to review the recipients of the charityâs assets.
**December 22, 2018 -** A[partial government shutdown](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/politics/economic-adviser-government-shutdown-vacation/index.html) begins after Trump demands lawmakers allocate \$5.7 billion in funding for a border wall before agreeing to sign a federal funding package. On January 25, 2019, the [government shutdown ends when Trump signs a short-term spending measure,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/politics/congress-reopens-government-shutdown/index.html) providing three weeks of stopgap funding while lawmakers work on a border security compromise. The bill does not include any wall funding.
**February 15, 2019 -** [Trump declares a national emergency to allocate funds to build a wall on the border with Mexico.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politics/donald-trump-border-national-emergency-immigration/index.html) The same day, Trump signs a border security measure negotiated by Congress, with [\$1.375 billion set aside for barriers,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/politics/donald-trump-wall-funding-bill/index.html) averting another government shutdown.
**March 22, 2019 -** Mueller [ends his investigation](https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/22/politics/robert-mueller-report/index.html) and delivers his report to Attorney General William Barr. A senior Justice Department official tells CNN that there will be no further indictments. On March 24, Barr releases a letter [summarizing the principal conclusions](https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/politics/mueller-report-release/index.html) from Muellerâs investigation. According to Barr, the evidence was not sufficient to establish that members Trumpâs campaign tacitly engaged in a criminal conspiracy with the Russian government to interfere with the election.
**April 18, 2019 -** A redacted version of the [Mueller report](https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf) is released. [The first part of the 448-page document](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/robert-mueller-report-public/index.html) details the evidence gathered by Muellerâs team on potential conspiracy crimes and explains their decisions not to charge individuals associated with the campaign. The second part of the report outlines ten episodes involving possible obstruction of justice by the President. According to the report, Muellerâs decision not to charge Trump was rooted in Justice Department guidelines prohibiting the indictment of a sitting president. Mueller writes that he would have cleared Trump if the evidence warranted exoneration.
**June 12, 2019 -** Trump says he may be [willing to accept information about political rivals from a foreign government](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/politics/donald-trump-abc-political-dirt-foreign-country-rivals/index.html) during an interview on ABC News, declaring that heâs willing to listen and wouldnât necessarily call the FBI.
**June 16, 2019 -** [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/01/world/meast/benjamin-netanyahu---fast-facts/index.html) unveils a sign at the [proposed site of a Golan Heights](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/trump-heights-golan-settlement-us-israel-scli-intl/index.html) settlement to be named Trump Heights.
**June 18, 2019 -** Trump holds a rally in Orlando to [publicize the formal launch of his reelection campaign.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/politics/trump-orlando-rally-reelection/index.html)
**June 30, 2019 -** [Trump becomes the first sitting US president to enter North Korea.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/29/politics/kim-jong-un-donald-trump-dmz-north-korea/index.html) He takes 20 steps beyond the border and shakes hands with Kim.
**July 25, 2019 -** Trump speaks on the phone with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky](http://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/europe/volodymyr-zelensky-fast-facts/index.html). Trump asks Zelensky for a âfavor,â encouraging him to speak with Giuliani about investigating Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Bidenâs son. In the days before the call, [Trump blocked nearly \$400 million in military and security aid to Ukraine.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid-call/index.html)
**August 12, 2019 -** A whistleblower files a complaint pertaining to Trumpâs conduct on the Zelensky call.
**September 11, 2019 -** [The Trump administration lifts its hold on military aid for Ukraine.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/politics/ukraine-foreign-aid-white-house/index.html)
**September 24, 2019 -** [House Speaker Nancy Pelosi](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/nancy-pelosi-fast-facts/index.html) announces the beginning of [an impeachment inquiry](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-09-24-2019/index.html) related to the [whistleblower complaint.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/politics/whistleblower-timeline-ukraine-team-trump/index.html)
**September 25, 2019 -** The White House [releases notes](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript-call/index.html) from the July 25 [call between Trump and Zelensky.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript/) The readout contains multiple references to Giuliani and Barr. In response, the Justice Department [issues a statement](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-impeachment-inquiry-09-25-2019/h_619f3c67775916f27e22898fbed210f2) that says Barr didnât know about Trumpâs conversation until weeks after the call. Further, the attorney general didnât talk to the President about having Ukraine investigate the Bidens, according to the Justice Department. On the same day as the notes are released, Trump and Zelensky meet in person for the first time on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. During a joint press conference after the meeting, both men deny that Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Biden in exchange for aid.
**September 26, 2019 -** The House releases a declassified version of the [whistleblower complaint](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/politics/read-whistleblower-complaint-trump-ukraine/index.html). According to the complaint, [officials at the White House](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/politics/whistleblower-complaint-released/index.html) tried to âlock downâ records of Trumpâs phone conversation with Zelensky. The complaint also alleges that Barr played a role in the campaign to convince Zelensky that Biden should be investigated.
**September 27, 2019 -** [Pompeo is subpoenaed by House committees](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/politics/pompeo-congressional-subpoena-ukraine/index.html) over his failure to provide documents related to Ukraine. [Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, resigns.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/politics/kurt-volker-resigns/index.html) He was named in the whistleblower complaint as one of the State Department officials who helped Giuliani connect with sources in Ukraine.
**October 3, 2019 -** Speaking to reporters outside the White House, [Trump says both Ukraine and China](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-china-investigate-2020/index.html) should investigate alleged corruption involving Biden and his son. [CNN reports](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/trump-biden-call-xi-secure-server/index.html) that the President had brought up Biden and his family during a June phone call with [Xi Jinping.](https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/04/world/asia/xi-jinping---fast-facts/index.html) In that call, Trump discussed the political prospects of Biden as well as [Elizabeth Warren.](https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/09/us/elizabeth-warren-fast-facts/index.html) Notes documenting the conversation were placed on a highly secured server where the transcript from the Ukraine call was also stored.
**October 6, 2019 -** After Trump speaks on the phone with [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,](https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/26/middleeast/recep-tayyip-erdogan-fast-facts/index.html) the White House announces that US troops [will move out of northern Syria to make way for a planned Turkish military operation.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/politics/white-house-turkey-syria-intl-hnk/index.html) The move marks a major shift in American foreign policy and effectively gives Turkey the green light to attack [US-backed Kurdish forces,](https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/18/world/kurdish-people-fast-facts/index.html) a partner in the fight against ISIS.
**October 31, 2019 -** Trump says via Twitter that he is [changing his legal residency from New York to Florida,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/politics/trump-florida-resident/index.html) explaining that he feels he is treated badly by political leaders from the city and state.
**November 7, 2019 -** [A judge orders Trump to pay \$2 million to settle a lawsuit](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/politics/trump-settlement-trump-foundation-new-york/index.html) against his charity filed by the New York state attorney general. According to the suit, Trump breached his fiduciary duty by allowing his presidential campaign to direct the distribution of donations. In a statement, Trump accuses the attorney general of mischaracterizing the settlement for political purposes.
**November 13, 2019 -** [Public impeachment hearings begin](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-hearing/index.html) and [Trump meets Erdogan at the White House.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/politics/trump-erdogan-republican-senators/index.html)
**November 20, 2019 -** [During a public hearing,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/gordon-sondland-hearing-takeaways/index.html) US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland says he worked with Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine at the âexpress direction of the President of the United States.â
**December 10, 2019 -** [House Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/politics/impeachment-articles-announced/index.html) one for abuse of power and one for obstruction of Congress. On December 13, the House Judiciary Committee [approves the two articles of impeachment in a party line vote](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/13/politics/house-judiciary-committee-impeachment-vote/index.html).
**December 18, 2019 -** [The House of Representatives votes to impeach Trump](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/politics/house-impeachment-vote/), charging a president with high crimes and misdemeanors for just the third time in American history.
**January 24, 2020 -** [Makes history as the first President to attend the annual March for Life rally](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/trump-march-for-life/index.html). Trump reiterates his support for tighter [abortion](https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/health/abortion-fast-facts/index.html) restrictions.
**January 29, 2020 -** [Trump signs the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement into law](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/donald-trump-usmca-trade-deal/index.html), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement.
**January 31, 2020 -** [The Trump administration announces an expansion of the travel ban](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/politics/trump-administration-travel-ban-six-new-countries/index.html) to include six new countries. Immigration restrictions will be imposed on: Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar (known as Burma), with exceptions for immigrants who have helped the United States.
**February 5, 2020 -** [The Senate votes to acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-vote-acquittal/index.html) Sen. [Mitt Romney](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/us/mitt-romney-fast-facts/index.html) is the sole Republican to vote to convict on the charge of abuse of power, joining with all Senate Democrats in a 52-48 not guilty vote. On the obstruction of Congress charge, the vote falls along straight party lines, 53-47 for acquittal.
**May 29, 2020 -** [Trump announces](http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/politics/donald-trump-world-health-organization/index.html) that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization.
**July 10, 2020 -** [Trump commutes the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/trump-stone-prison-clemency/index.html), who was convicted of crimes that included lying to Congress in part, prosecutors said, to protect the President.
**October 2, 2020 -** Trump announces that he has [tested positive for coronavirus.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html) Later in the day, Trump is transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He [returns to the White House on October 5.](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/10/politics/trump-covid-battle/)
**November 7, 2020 -** Days after the presidential election on November 3, [CNN projects Trump loses his bid for reelection to Biden.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/politics/joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election/index.html)
**November 25, 2020 -** Trump announces in a tweet that he has [granted Michael Flynn a âfull pardon,â](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/25/politics/trump-pardon-michael-flynn/index.html) wiping away the guilty plea of the intelligence official for lying to the FBI.
**December 23, 2020 -** [Announces 26 new pardons](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/23/politics/trump-pardons-stone-manafort-kushner/index.html), including for Stone, Manafort and son-in-law Jared Kushnerâs father, Charles.
**January 6, 2021** **\-** Following [Trumpâs rally and speech](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/donald-trump-dangerous-capitol-riot/index.html) at the White House Ellipse, [pro-Trump rioters](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/us-capitol-lockdown/index.html) storm the [US Capitol](https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/us/u-s-capitol-fast-facts/index.html) as members of Congress meet to certify the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election. A total of five people die, including a Capitol Police officer.
**January 13, 2021 -** The [House votes to impeach Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-vote-impeachment/index.html) for âincitement of insurrection.â He is the only president to be impeached twice.
**January 20, 2021 -** Trump issues a total of 143 [pardons and commutations](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/trump-pardons-commutations-list/index.html) that include his onetime political strategist, Steve Bannon, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers. He then receives a [military-style send-off from Joint Base Andrews on Inauguration morning](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/trump-leaving-white-house-farewell-address/index.html), before heading home to Florida.
**February 13, 2021 -** [The US Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment trial,](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-day-5-vote/index.html) voting that Trump is not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riots at the US Capitol. The vote is 43 not guilty to 57 guilty, short of the 67 guilty votes needed to convict.
**July 1, 2021 -** [New York prosecutors charge the Trump Organization](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/01/politics/trump-organization-allen-weisselberg/index.html) and Trump Payroll Corporation with 10 felony counts and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg with 15 felony counts in connection with an alleged tax scheme stretching back to 2005. Trump himself is not charged. On December 6, 2022, [both companies are found guilty on all charges](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html).
**July 7, 2021 -** Trump files [a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting Facebook and Zuckerberg](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/tech/trump-zuckerberg-dorsey-lawsuit/index.html). On January 29, 2025, Trump [signs a settlement agreement ending the lawsuit](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/business/trump-meta-settlement/index.html) that, according to a preliminary draft, requires the company to pay out roughly \$25 million.
**May 3, 2022 -** The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee [agree to pay a total of \$750,000 to settle](https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Trump-PIC-Consent-Motion-Settlement-Order.pdf) with the Washington, DC, attorney generalâs office [over allegations they misspent money raised for former President Donald Trumpâs inauguration.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/trump-organization-inauguration-funds/index.html)
**June 9-July 21, 2022 -** [The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol holds eight hearings](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/politics/house-january-6-committee-evidence-breakdown/index.html), where it hears from witnesses including top ex-Trump officials, election workers, those who took part in the attack and many others.
**August 8, 2022 -** The [FBI executes a search warrant at Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago resort](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/mar-a-lago-search-warrant-fbi-donald-trump/index.html) in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there.
**August 12, 2022 -** [A federal judge unseals the search warrant and property receipt from the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/politics/search-warrant-receipt-trump-fbi-maralago-key-lines/index.html) The unsealed documents indicate the FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents from its search, including some materials marked as âtop secret/SCIâ â one of the highest levels of classification, and identify three federal crimes that the Justice Department is looking at as part of its investigation: violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records.
**November 15, 2022 -** [Announces](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html) that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
**November 19, 2022 -** [Trumpâs Twitter account, which was banned following the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate), is reinstated after users respond to an online poll posted by Twitter CEO and new owner [Elon Musk](https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/world/elon-musk-fast-facts/index.html). In February 2025, [X agrees to pay to settle a lawsuit from Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/business/x-settlement-musk-trump-jan-6) over Trumpâs deplatforming, [involving a payment of around \$10 million](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/business/youtube-settle-trump-lawsuit).
**December 19, 2022 -** The Jan. 6 insurrection [committee votes to refer Trump to the Department of Justice on at least four criminal charges](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/jan-6-committee-public-meeting/h_ae614c52ad8ef8eced85b7b4a17de066). Four days later the panel releases its final report recommending Trump be barred from holding office again.
**February 9, 2023 -** [Trumpâs Facebook and Instagram accounts are restored](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/tech/trump-facebook-instagram-restored/index.html) following a two-year ban in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, a Meta spokesperson confirms to CNN. On March 17, 2023, [YouTube restores](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/tech/youtube-restoring-trump-channel/index.html) Trumpâs channel. In September 2025, [YouTube agrees to pay \$24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/business/youtube-settle-trump-lawsuit) following his suspension.
**March 30, 2023 -** [A grand jury in New York votes to indict Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html), the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges.
**April 4, 2023 -** Surrenders and is placed under arrest before [pleading not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/politics/donald-trump-arraignment-new-york/index.html) of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court. Prosecutors allege that Trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election through a hush money scheme with payments made to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with Trump. He has denied the affairs.
**May 9, 2023 -** [A Manhattan federal jury finds Trump sexually abused former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuit-battery-defamation-verdict/index.html) in the spring of 1996 and awards her \$5 million for battery and defamation. On January 26, 2024, [a jury says that Trump should pay Carroll \$83.3 million in damages](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/26/politics/takeaways-jury-verdict-trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial), the second time over the past year that a jury has awarded Carroll millions of dollars in damages from Trump for his defamatory statements disparaging her and denying her rape allegations. On August 7, 2023, a [federal judge dismisses](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/index.html) Trumpâs counter defamation lawsuit against Carroll. Trump sued Carroll based on her response to questions posed on CNN. Carroll was asked about the verdict finding Trump sexually abused Carroll, but did not rape her as defined under New York law and as she alleged. Carroll said, âOh, yes he did.â
**May 15, 2023 -** A [report by special counsel John Durham is released](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/politics/john-durham-report-fbi-trump-released/index.html). In it he concludes that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Trumpâs campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. The report does not recommend any new charges, despite strongly criticizing the agencyâs behavior.
**June 8, 2023 -** Trump[is indicted](https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/trump-indictment-truth-social-classified-documents/index.html) on a total of 37 counts in the special counselâs classified documents probe. In a [superseding indictment](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/06/politics/annotated-trump-indictment-dg/) filed on July 27, [Trump is charged](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-special-counsel/index.html) with one additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts, bringing the total to 40 counts.
**August 1, 2023 - Trump** [is indicted](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/08/politics/annotated-text-copy-trump-indictment-dg/) by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in the 2020 election probe. [Trump is charged](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/donald-trump-indictment-grand-jury-2020-election/index.html) with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
**August 14, 2023 -** [Trump and 18 others are indicted](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/politics/donald-trump-fulton-county-georgia/index.html) by an Atlanta-based grand jury on [state charges](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/08/politics/annotated-trump-indictment-georgia-election-dg/) stemming from their efforts to overturn the former presidentâs 2020 electoral defeat. On November 26, 2025, a Georgia prosecutor [drops the case](https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/politics/georgia-prosecutor-drops-trump-election-interference-case).
**February 23, 2024 -** Judge Arthur Engoron [formally orders](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/23/politics/trump-judgment-civil-fraud-ruling/index.html) Trump to pay \$454 million, \$355 million and roughly \$100 million in interest, [one week after](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-civil-fraud-trial-decision-02-16-24/index.html) he found Trump and his sons liable for fraud in the [civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/trump-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-fraud-lawsuit/index.html). On August 21, 2025, a [New York appeals upholds his liability and tosses the penalty so the case can move forward for further appellate review](https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/politics/trump-civil-trial-trump-organization-appeal).
**May 30, 2024 -** [A Manhattan jury finds Trump guilty of falsifying business records](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-05-30-24/index.html) in connection to a hush money scheme to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about an affair. Trump is the first president in US history to be convicted of a felony. On January 10, 2025,[Trump is sentenced to unconditional discharge](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-sentencing-01-10-25/index.html), which means he will not be imprisoned, fined or face probation, but his conviction still stands, and he will enter office as a convicted felon.
**July 1, 2024 -** The Supreme Court rules that [Trump may claim partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smithâs election subversion case.](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/politics/takeaways-trump-immunity-scotus/index.html)
**July 13, 2024 -** [Trump is injured in a shooting](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/timeline-trump-rally-shooting-dg/index.html) during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in what the FBI says is an assassination attempt. One rally attendee [is killed](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/corey-comperatore-trump-shooting-victim/index.html) and two others are seriously injured.
**July 15, 2024 -** Judge Aileen Cannon [dismisses the classified document case against Trump](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-classified-documents-case-dismissed-07-15-24/index.html). She says the appointment of special counsel Smith violated the Constitution.
**September 15, 2024 -** Trump is playing golf at Trump international Golf Club in West Palm Beach when the [Secret Service spots a man with a rifle along the perimeter of the golf course](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-harris-election-09-15-24/index.html). The suspect flees, but is later detained.
**November 5, 2024 -** [Elected 47th president of the United States](https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election-data-id=2024-PG&election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false), earning 312 electoral college votes.
**December 14, 2024 -** ABC News will pay \$15 million to a âpresidential foundation and museumâ in a [settlement](https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/trump-abc-news-defamation-lawsuit-settle/index.html) reached with Trump in [his defamation suit](https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/media/trump-sues-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos/index.html) against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network also agreed to issue an apology.
**January 17, 2025 -** [Launches a meme coin](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/tech/meme-coins-donald-melania-trump-intl-hnk/index.html), a type of highly volatile cryptocurrency. Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency on January 19.
**January 20, 2025 -** [Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/politics/gallery/donald-trump-inauguration/index.html) by [Chief Justice John Roberts](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/john-g-roberts-fast-facts).
**October 10, 2025 -** [A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/middleeast/trump-ceasefire-israel-hamas-gaza-explainer-intl) goes into effect in Gaza. Trump [announced the agreement](https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-war-10-08-25) in a short Truth Social post on October 8, saying the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire framework would allow for the swift release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces to an agreed point.
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| Readable Markdown | CNN â
Hereâs a look at the life of Donald Trump, the47th presidentof the United States.
**Birth date:** June 14, 1946
**Birth place:** New York, New York
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**Birth name:** Donald John Trump
**Father:** Fred Trump, real estate developer
**Mother:** Mary (Macleod) Trump
**Marriages:** [Melania (Knauss) Trump](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/melania-trump-fast-facts/) (January 22, 2005-present); Marla (Maples) Trump (December 1993-June 1999, divorced); Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump (1977-1990, divorced)
**Children:** with Melania Trump: Barron; with Marla Maples: Tiffany; with Ivana Trump: Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr.
**Education:** Attended Fordham University; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, B.S. in Economics, 1968
As Trump evolved from real estate developer to reality television star, he turned his name into a brand. Licensed Trump products have included board games, steaks, cologne, vodka, furniture and menswear.
He has portrayed himself in cameo appearances in movies and on television, including âZoolander,â âSex and the Cityâ and âHome Alone 2: Lost in New York.â
Trumpâs slogan, [âMake America Great Again,â](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/politics/gallery/tbt-campaign-buttons/) was first used by [Ronald Reagan](http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/10/us/ronald-reagan-fast-facts/) while he was running against [President Jimmy Carter.](http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/us/jimmy-carter---fast-facts/)
For details on investigations into alleged [Russian meddling](http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/us/2016-presidential-campaign-hacking-fast-facts/index.html) in the 2016 election, visit [2016 Presidential Election Investigation Fast Facts.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/us/2016-presidential-election-investigation-fast-facts/index.html)
**1970s -** After college, works with his father on apartment complexes in Queens and Brooklyn.
**1973 -** Trump and his father are named in a Justice Department lawsuit alleging Trump property managers violated the Fair Housing Act by turning away potential African American tenants. The Trumps deny the company discriminates and file a \$100 million countersuit, which is later dismissed. The case is settled in 1975, and the Trumps agree to provide weekly lists of vacancies to Black community organizations.
**1976 -** Trump and his father partner with the Hyatt Corporation, purchasing the Commodore Hotel, an aging midtown Manhattan property. The building is revamped and opens four years later as the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The project kickstarts Trumpâs career as a Manhattan developer.
**1983-1990 -** He builds/purchases multiple properties in New York City, including Trump Tower and the Plaza Hotel, and also opens casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including the Trump Taj Mahal and the Trump Plaza. Trump buys the New Jersey Generals football team, part of the United States Football League, which folds after three seasons.
**1985 -** Purchases Mar-a-Lago, an oceanfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida. It is renovated and opens as a private club in 1995.
**1987 -** Trumpâs first book, âTrump: The Art of the Deal,â is published. The Donald J. Trump Foundation is established in order to donate a portion of profits from book sales to charities.
**1990 -** Nearly \$1 billion in personal debt, [Trump reaches an agreement with bankers allowing him to avoid declaring personal bankruptcy.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/politics/donald-trump-atlantic-city-finances/)
**1991 -** The Trump Taj Mahal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
**1992 -** The Trump Plaza and the Trump Castle casinos file for bankruptcy.
**1996 -** Buys out and becomes executive producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
**October 7, 1999 -** [Tells CNNâs Larry King that he is going to form a presidential exploratory committee](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/08/trump.transcript/) and wants to challenge Pat Buchanan forthe Reform Party nomination. On February 14, 2000, he says that he is abandoning his bid for the presidency, blaming discord within the Reform Party.
**January 2004 -** âThe Apprentice,â a reality show featuring aspiring entrepreneurs competing for Trumpâs approval, premieres on NBC.
**November 21, 2004 -** Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
**2005 -** Establishes Trump University, which offers seminars in real estate investment.
**February 13, 2009 -** Announces his resignation from his position as chairman of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Days later, the company files for bankruptcy protection.
**March 17, 2011 -** During an interview on ABCâs âGood Morning America,â Trump questions whether [President Barack Obama](http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/26/us/barack-obama---fast-facts/index.html) was born in the United States.
**June 16, 2015 -** [Announces](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/politics/donald-trump-2016-announcement-elections/) that he is running for president during a speech at Trump Tower. He pledges to implement policies that will boost the economy and says he will get tough on immigration. âWhen Mexico sends its people, theyâre not sending their bestâŠTheyâre sending people who have lots of problems,â Trump says. âTheyâre bringing drugs, theyâre bringing crime, theyâre rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.â
**June 28, 2015 -** Says heâs [giving up the TV show âThe Apprenticeâ](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/politics/donald-trump-the-apprentice-presidential-campaign/) to run for president.
**June 29, 2015 -** [NBCUniversal says it is cutting its business ties to Trump](http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/29/media/donald-trump-nbc-ends-relationship/) and wonât air the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants because of âderogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants.â
**July 8, 2015 -** In an interview with CNNâs Anderson Cooper, [Trump says he âcanât guaranteeâ all of his employees have legal status](http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/08/politics/donald-trump-illegal-immigrant-workers/index.html) in the United States. This is in response to questions about [a Washington Post report](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/they-say-they-arrived-in-the-us-illegally-now-theyre-working-on-trumps-dc-hotel/2015/07/06/9a785116-20ec-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html) about undocumented immigrants working at the Old Post Office construction site in Washington, DC, which Trump is converting into a hotel.
**August 6, 2015 -** During [the first 2016 Republican debate](http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/politics/donald-trump-republican-debate/), Trump is questioned about a third party candidacy, his attitude towards women and his history of donating money to Democratic politicians. He tells moderator Megyn Kelly of Fox News he feels he is being mistreated. The following day, Trump tells CNNâs Don Lemon that [Kelly was singling him out for attack](https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/08/politics/donald-trump-cnn-megyn-kelly-comment/index.html), âYou could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.â
**September 11, 2015 -** [Trump announces he has purchased NBCâs half of the Miss Universe Organization](http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/media/donald-trump-miss-universe/), which organizes the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
**December 7, 2015 -** Trumpâs campaign puts out a press release calling for a [âcomplete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our countryâs representatives can figure out what is going on.â](http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/politics/donald-trump-muslim-ban-immigration/index.html)
**May 26, 2016 -** [Secures enough delegates to clinch the Republican Party nomination.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/26/politics/donald-trump-has-delegates-to-clinch-gop-nomination/index.html)
**July 16, 2016 -** Introduces [Indiana Governor Mike Pence](https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/us/mike-pence-fast-facts/index.html) as his [running mate.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/16/politics/donald-trump-mike-pence-campaign-trail/)
**July 19, 2016 -** [Becomes the Republican Party nominee for president.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/19/politics/donald-trump-republican-nomination-2016-election/)
**October 1, 2016 -** [The New York Times reports Trump declared a \$916 million loss in 1995 which could have allowed him to legally skip paying federal income taxes for years.](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/donald-trump-taxes-report-hillary-clinton/index.html) The report is based on a financial document mailed to the newspaper by an anonymous source.
**October 7, 2016 -** [Unaired footage from 2005 surfaces of Trump talking about trying to have sex with a married woman and being able to grope women.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/donald-trump-women-vulgar/) In footage obtained by The Washington Post, Trump is heard off-camera discussing women in vulgar terms during the taping of a segment for âAccess Hollywood.â In a taped response, Trump declares, âI said it, I was wrong and I apologize.â
**October 9, 2016 -** During the second presidential debate, CNNâs Cooper asks Trump about his descriptions of groping and kissing women without their consent. Trump denies that he has ever engaged in such behavior and declares the comments were âlocker room talk.â [After the debate, 11 women step forward to claim that they were sexually harassed or sexually assaulted by the real estate developer.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/politics/trump-women-accusers/) Trump says the stories arenât true.
**November 8, 2016 -** [Elected president](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/08/politics/election-day-2016-highlights/index.html) of the United States. [Trump will be the first president who has never held elected office,](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/politics/donald-trump-businessmen-presidents-history/) a top government post or a military rank.
**November 18, 2016 -** [Trump agrees to pay \$25 million to settle three lawsuits against Trump University](http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/18/news/trump-university-settlement/).
**December 24, 2016 -** [Trump says he will dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation âto avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President.â](http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/24/politics/trump-says-hell-dissolve-foundation/index.html) A spokeswoman for the New York Attorney Generalâs Office says that the foundation cannot legally close until investigators conclude their probe of the charity.
**January 10, 2017 -** [CNN reports that intelligence officials briefed Trump on a dossier](https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.html) that contains allegations about his campaignâs ties to Russia and unverified claims about his personal life. The author of the dossier is a former British spy who was hired by a research firm that had been funded by both political parties to conduct opposition research on Trump.
**January 20, 2017 -** Takes the oath of office from [Chief Justice John Roberts](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/john-g-roberts-fast-facts/index.html) during an inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.
**January 27, 2017 -** [Trump signs an executive order halting all refugee arrivals for 120 days and banning travel to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/immigration-crisis-what-we-know/) Additionally, refugees from Syria are barred indefinitely from entering the United States.
**February 13, 2017 -** [Trumpâs national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigns](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-white-house-national-security-adviser/index.html) amid accusations he lied about his communications with Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak. [Flynn later pleads guilty to lying to the FBI.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/michael-flynn-charged/index.html)
**May 3, 2017 -** [FBI Director James Comey](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/us/james-comey-fast-facts/index.html) confirms that [there is an ongoing investigation](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/comey-senate-hearing-highlights/index.html) into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Less than a week later, [Trump fires Comey](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/james-comey-fbi-trump-white-out/index.html). The Trump administration attributes Comeyâs dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clintonâs email server.
**May 2017 -** Shortly after Trump fires Comey, the FBI opens an investigation into whether Trump âhad been working on behalf of Russia against American interests,â citing former law enforcement officials and others the paper said were familiar with the probe.
**May 17, 2017 -** [Former FBI Director Robert Mueller](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/us/robert-mueller-fast-facts/index.html) is appointed as [special counsel to lead the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including potential collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russian officials.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller/index.html) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein makes the appointment because [Attorney General Jeff Sessions](https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/us/jeff-sessions-fast-facts/index.html) recused himself [from investigations into Trumpâs campaign.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/special-counsel-jeff-sessions-recusal/index.html)
**May 19, 2017 -** [Departs on his first foreign trip as president.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/politics/donald-trump-foreign-trip-preview/index.html) The nine-day, five-country trip includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, [the Vatican,](https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/vatican-fast-facts/index.html) [a NATO](https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/world/nato-fast-facts/index.html) summit in Brussels and a G7 summit in Sicily.
**June 1, 2017 -** [Trump proclaims that the United States is withdrawing](https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/trump-paris-climate-decision/index.html) from the Paris climate accord but adds that he is open to renegotiating aspects of the environmental agreement, [which was signed by 175 countries in 2016.](https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/opinions/sutter-paris-agreement-whats-next/index.html)
**July 7, 2017 -** Meets [Russian President Vladimir Putin](http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/03/world/europe/vladimir-putin---fast-facts/index.html) in person for the first time, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany.
**August 8, 2017 -** [In response to nuclear threats from North Korea,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/north-korea-missile-ready-nuclear-weapons/index.html) Trump warns that Pyongyang will âface fire and fury like the world has never seen.â Soon after Trumpâs comments, North Korea issues a statement saying it is âexamining the operational planâ to strike areas around the US territory of Guam.
**August 15, 2017 -** After a violent clash between neo-Nazi activists and counterprotesters leaves one dead in Charlottesville, Virginia, [Trump holds an impromptu press conference in the lobby of Trump Tower and declares that there were âfine peopleâ on both sides.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/trump-charlottesville-delay/index.html)
**August 25, 2017 -** [Trumpâs first pardon is granted to former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/sheriff-joe-arpaio-donald-trump-pardon/index.html) who was convicted of criminal contempt for disregarding a court order in a racial-profiling case.
**September 5, 2017 -** [The Trump administration announces that it is ending the DACA program,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/politics/daca-trump-congress/index.html) introduced by Obama to protect nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Trump calls on Congress to introduce legislation that will prevent DACA recipients from being deported. Multiple lawsuits are filed opposing the policy in federal courts and [judges delay the end of the program,](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/politics/daca-ruling-new-applications/index.html) asking the government to submit filings justifying the cancellation of DACA.
**September 19, 2017 -** In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump refers to [North Korean leader Kim Jong Un](https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/26/world/asia/kim-jong-un---fast-facts/index.html) as âRocket Manâ and [warns that the United States](http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/politics/donald-trump-un-speech-iran-north-korea/index.html) will âtotally destroy North Koreaâ if forced to defend itself or its allies.
**September 24, 2017 -** [The Trump administration unveils a third version of the travel ban,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/24/politics/trump-travel-restrictions/index.html) placing restrictions on travel by certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. (Chad is later removed after meeting security requirements.) [One day before the revised ban is set to take effect,](https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/17/politics/travel-ban-3-0-blocked/index.html) it is blocked nationwide by a federal judge in Hawaii. [A judge in Maryland issues a similar ruling.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/second-federal-judge-blocks-trump-travel-ban/index.html) On December 4, [the Supreme Court](https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/us/u-s-supreme-court-fast-facts/index.html) rules that the [revised travel ban can take effect pending appeals.](https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/supreme-court-travel-ban/index.html) On June 26, 2018, the[Supreme Court upholds the Trump administrationâs travel ban in a 5-4 ruling along party lines.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/travel-ban-supreme-court/index.html)
**December 6, 2017 -** [Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israelâs capital](http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/politics/president-donald-trump-jerusalem/index.html) and announces plans to relocate the US Embassy there.
**January 11, 2018 -** [During a White House meeting on immigration reform,](http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/immigrants-shithole-countries-trump/index.html\)) Trump reportedly refers to Haiti and African nations as âshithole countries.â
**January 12, 2018 -** The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump [allegedly had an affair with a porn star named Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/porn-star-trump-lawyer/index.html) The newspaper states that Trumpâs personal attorney, Michael Cohen, arranged a \$130,000 payment for a nondisclosure agreement weeks before Election Day in 2016. Trump denies the affair occurred. In March, [Clifford sues Trump seeking to be released from the NDA](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-lawsuit/index.html). In response, Trump and his legal team agree outside of court not to sue or otherwise enforce the NDA. The suit is dismissed. [A California Superior Court judge orders Trump to pay \$44,100 to Clifford](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/politics/stormy-daniels-trump-judge-order/index.html), to reimburse her attorneysâ fees in the legal battle surrounding her nondisclosure agreement.
**March 13, 2018 -** [Trump announces in a tweet](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/politics/rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state/index.html) that he has fired [Secretary of State Rex Tillerson](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/us/rex-tillerson-fast-facts/index.html) and will nominate [CIA Director Mike Pompeo](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/us/mike-pompeo-fast-facts/index.html) as Tillersonâs replacement.
**March 23, 2018 -** [The White House announces that it is adopting a policy, first proposed by Trump via tweet in July 2017, banning most transgender individuals from serving in the military.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/transgender-white-house/index.html)
**April 13, 2018 -** [Trump authorizes joint military strikes in Syria with the UK and France after reports the government used chemical weapons on civilians in Douma.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/trump-us-syria/index.html)
**May 7, 2018 -** [The Trump administration announces a âzero toleranceâ policy for illegal border crossings.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/illegal-immigration-border-prosecutions-families-separated/index.html)
**May 8, 2018 -** [Trump announces that the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/08/politics/donald-trump-iran-deal-announcement-decision/index.html)
**May 31, 2018 -** [The Trump administration announces it is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union.](http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/news/economy/united-states-steel-aluminum-tariffs/index.html)
**June 12, 2018 -** [Trump meets Kim in person for the first time during a summit in Singapore.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/asia/singapore-summit-highlights-intl/index.html) They sign a four-point statement that broadly outlines the countriesâ commitment to a peace process. The statement contains a pledge by North Korea to âwork towardsâ complete denuclearization but [the agreement does not detail how the international community will verify that Kim is ending his nuclear program.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/12/politics/read-full-text-of-trump-kim-signed-statement/index.html)
**June 14, 2018 -** [The New York attorney general sues the Trump Foundation, alleging that the nonprofit run by Trump and his three eldest children violated state and federal charity law.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/politics/new-york-lawsuit-trump-foundation/index.html)
**July 16, 2018 -** [During a joint news conference with Putin](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/donald-trump-putin-helsinki-summit/index.html) in Helsinki, Trump declines to endorse the US governmentâs assessment that Russia interfered in the election, saying he doesnât âsee any reason whyâ Russia would be responsible. [The next day, Trump clarifies his remark](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/politics/white-house-mood-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-news-conference/index.html), âThe sentence should have been, âI donât see any reason why it wouldnât be Russia.â He says he accepts the intelligence communityâs conclusion that Russia meddled in the election but adds, âIt could be other people also.â
**August 21, 2018 -** [Cohen pleads guilty to eight federal charges, including two campaign finance violations](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/michael-cohen-trump-lawyer-plea-deal-fbi/index.html). In court, he says that he orchestrated payments to silence women âin coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office.â On the same day, [Trumpâs former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort is convicted on eight counts of federal financial crimes.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/paul-manafort-trial-jury/index.html)
**November 20, 2018 -** [Releases a statement backing Saudi Arabia](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/top-republicans-slam-trump-saudi-arabia-khashoggi/index.html) in the wake of the murder of Washington Post journalist [Jamal Khashoggi,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-fast-facts/index.html) a Virginia resident, killed in October at a Saudi consulate in Turkey. Khashoggi was a frequent critic of the Saudi regime. The Saudis initially denied any knowledge of his death, but then later said a group of rogue operators were responsible for his killing.
**December 18, 2018 -** [The Donald J. Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/trump-foundation-dissolve/index.html) according to a document filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. [The agreement](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/documents-dissolving-trump-charitable-foundation/index.html) allows the New York attorney generalâs office to review the recipients of the charityâs assets.
**December 22, 2018 -** A[partial government shutdown](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/politics/economic-adviser-government-shutdown-vacation/index.html) begins after Trump demands lawmakers allocate \$5.7 billion in funding for a border wall before agreeing to sign a federal funding package. On January 25, 2019, the [government shutdown ends when Trump signs a short-term spending measure,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/politics/congress-reopens-government-shutdown/index.html) providing three weeks of stopgap funding while lawmakers work on a border security compromise. The bill does not include any wall funding.
**February 15, 2019 -** [Trump declares a national emergency to allocate funds to build a wall on the border with Mexico.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politics/donald-trump-border-national-emergency-immigration/index.html) The same day, Trump signs a border security measure negotiated by Congress, with [\$1.375 billion set aside for barriers,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/politics/donald-trump-wall-funding-bill/index.html) averting another government shutdown.
**March 22, 2019 -** Mueller [ends his investigation](https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/22/politics/robert-mueller-report/index.html) and delivers his report to Attorney General William Barr. A senior Justice Department official tells CNN that there will be no further indictments. On March 24, Barr releases a letter [summarizing the principal conclusions](https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/politics/mueller-report-release/index.html) from Muellerâs investigation. According to Barr, the evidence was not sufficient to establish that members Trumpâs campaign tacitly engaged in a criminal conspiracy with the Russian government to interfere with the election.
**April 18, 2019 -** A redacted version of the [Mueller report](https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf) is released. [The first part of the 448-page document](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/robert-mueller-report-public/index.html) details the evidence gathered by Muellerâs team on potential conspiracy crimes and explains their decisions not to charge individuals associated with the campaign. The second part of the report outlines ten episodes involving possible obstruction of justice by the President. According to the report, Muellerâs decision not to charge Trump was rooted in Justice Department guidelines prohibiting the indictment of a sitting president. Mueller writes that he would have cleared Trump if the evidence warranted exoneration.
**June 12, 2019 -** Trump says he may be [willing to accept information about political rivals from a foreign government](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/politics/donald-trump-abc-political-dirt-foreign-country-rivals/index.html) during an interview on ABC News, declaring that heâs willing to listen and wouldnât necessarily call the FBI.
**June 16, 2019 -** [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/01/world/meast/benjamin-netanyahu---fast-facts/index.html) unveils a sign at the [proposed site of a Golan Heights](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/trump-heights-golan-settlement-us-israel-scli-intl/index.html) settlement to be named Trump Heights.
**June 18, 2019 -** Trump holds a rally in Orlando to [publicize the formal launch of his reelection campaign.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/politics/trump-orlando-rally-reelection/index.html)
**June 30, 2019 -** [Trump becomes the first sitting US president to enter North Korea.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/29/politics/kim-jong-un-donald-trump-dmz-north-korea/index.html) He takes 20 steps beyond the border and shakes hands with Kim.
**July 25, 2019 -** Trump speaks on the phone with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky](http://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/europe/volodymyr-zelensky-fast-facts/index.html). Trump asks Zelensky for a âfavor,â encouraging him to speak with Giuliani about investigating Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Bidenâs son. In the days before the call, [Trump blocked nearly \$400 million in military and security aid to Ukraine.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid-call/index.html)
**August 12, 2019 -** A whistleblower files a complaint pertaining to Trumpâs conduct on the Zelensky call.
**September 11, 2019 -** [The Trump administration lifts its hold on military aid for Ukraine.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/politics/ukraine-foreign-aid-white-house/index.html)
**September 24, 2019 -** [House Speaker Nancy Pelosi](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/nancy-pelosi-fast-facts/index.html) announces the beginning of [an impeachment inquiry](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-09-24-2019/index.html) related to the [whistleblower complaint.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/politics/whistleblower-timeline-ukraine-team-trump/index.html)
**September 25, 2019 -** The White House [releases notes](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript-call/index.html) from the July 25 [call between Trump and Zelensky.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript/) The readout contains multiple references to Giuliani and Barr. In response, the Justice Department [issues a statement](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-impeachment-inquiry-09-25-2019/h_619f3c67775916f27e22898fbed210f2) that says Barr didnât know about Trumpâs conversation until weeks after the call. Further, the attorney general didnât talk to the President about having Ukraine investigate the Bidens, according to the Justice Department. On the same day as the notes are released, Trump and Zelensky meet in person for the first time on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. During a joint press conference after the meeting, both men deny that Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Biden in exchange for aid.
**September 26, 2019 -** The House releases a declassified version of the [whistleblower complaint](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/politics/read-whistleblower-complaint-trump-ukraine/index.html). According to the complaint, [officials at the White House](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/politics/whistleblower-complaint-released/index.html) tried to âlock downâ records of Trumpâs phone conversation with Zelensky. The complaint also alleges that Barr played a role in the campaign to convince Zelensky that Biden should be investigated.
**September 27, 2019 -** [Pompeo is subpoenaed by House committees](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/politics/pompeo-congressional-subpoena-ukraine/index.html) over his failure to provide documents related to Ukraine. [Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, resigns.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/politics/kurt-volker-resigns/index.html) He was named in the whistleblower complaint as one of the State Department officials who helped Giuliani connect with sources in Ukraine.
**October 3, 2019 -** Speaking to reporters outside the White House, [Trump says both Ukraine and China](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-china-investigate-2020/index.html) should investigate alleged corruption involving Biden and his son. [CNN reports](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/trump-biden-call-xi-secure-server/index.html) that the President had brought up Biden and his family during a June phone call with [Xi Jinping.](https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/04/world/asia/xi-jinping---fast-facts/index.html) In that call, Trump discussed the political prospects of Biden as well as [Elizabeth Warren.](https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/09/us/elizabeth-warren-fast-facts/index.html) Notes documenting the conversation were placed on a highly secured server where the transcript from the Ukraine call was also stored.
**October 6, 2019 -** After Trump speaks on the phone with [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,](https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/26/middleeast/recep-tayyip-erdogan-fast-facts/index.html) the White House announces that US troops [will move out of northern Syria to make way for a planned Turkish military operation.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/politics/white-house-turkey-syria-intl-hnk/index.html) The move marks a major shift in American foreign policy and effectively gives Turkey the green light to attack [US-backed Kurdish forces,](https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/18/world/kurdish-people-fast-facts/index.html) a partner in the fight against ISIS.
**October 31, 2019 -** Trump says via Twitter that he is [changing his legal residency from New York to Florida,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/politics/trump-florida-resident/index.html) explaining that he feels he is treated badly by political leaders from the city and state.
**November 7, 2019 -** [A judge orders Trump to pay \$2 million to settle a lawsuit](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/politics/trump-settlement-trump-foundation-new-york/index.html) against his charity filed by the New York state attorney general. According to the suit, Trump breached his fiduciary duty by allowing his presidential campaign to direct the distribution of donations. In a statement, Trump accuses the attorney general of mischaracterizing the settlement for political purposes.
**November 13, 2019 -** [Public impeachment hearings begin](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-hearing/index.html) and [Trump meets Erdogan at the White House.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/politics/trump-erdogan-republican-senators/index.html)
**November 20, 2019 -** [During a public hearing,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/gordon-sondland-hearing-takeaways/index.html) US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland says he worked with Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine at the âexpress direction of the President of the United States.â
**December 10, 2019 -** [House Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/politics/impeachment-articles-announced/index.html) one for abuse of power and one for obstruction of Congress. On December 13, the House Judiciary Committee [approves the two articles of impeachment in a party line vote](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/13/politics/house-judiciary-committee-impeachment-vote/index.html).
**December 18, 2019 -** [The House of Representatives votes to impeach Trump](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/politics/house-impeachment-vote/), charging a president with high crimes and misdemeanors for just the third time in American history.
**January 24, 2020 -** [Makes history as the first President to attend the annual March for Life rally](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/trump-march-for-life/index.html). Trump reiterates his support for tighter [abortion](https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/health/abortion-fast-facts/index.html) restrictions.
**January 29, 2020 -** [Trump signs the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement into law](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/donald-trump-usmca-trade-deal/index.html), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement.
**January 31, 2020 -** [The Trump administration announces an expansion of the travel ban](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/politics/trump-administration-travel-ban-six-new-countries/index.html) to include six new countries. Immigration restrictions will be imposed on: Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar (known as Burma), with exceptions for immigrants who have helped the United States.
**February 5, 2020 -** [The Senate votes to acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-vote-acquittal/index.html) Sen. [Mitt Romney](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/us/mitt-romney-fast-facts/index.html) is the sole Republican to vote to convict on the charge of abuse of power, joining with all Senate Democrats in a 52-48 not guilty vote. On the obstruction of Congress charge, the vote falls along straight party lines, 53-47 for acquittal.
**May 29, 2020 -** [Trump announces](http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/politics/donald-trump-world-health-organization/index.html) that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization.
**July 10, 2020 -** [Trump commutes the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/trump-stone-prison-clemency/index.html), who was convicted of crimes that included lying to Congress in part, prosecutors said, to protect the President.
**October 2, 2020 -** Trump announces that he has [tested positive for coronavirus.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html) Later in the day, Trump is transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He [returns to the White House on October 5.](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/10/politics/trump-covid-battle/)
**November 7, 2020 -** Days after the presidential election on November 3, [CNN projects Trump loses his bid for reelection to Biden.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/politics/joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election/index.html)
**November 25, 2020 -** Trump announces in a tweet that he has [granted Michael Flynn a âfull pardon,â](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/25/politics/trump-pardon-michael-flynn/index.html) wiping away the guilty plea of the intelligence official for lying to the FBI.
**December 23, 2020 -** [Announces 26 new pardons](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/23/politics/trump-pardons-stone-manafort-kushner/index.html), including for Stone, Manafort and son-in-law Jared Kushnerâs father, Charles.
**January 6, 2021** **\-** Following [Trumpâs rally and speech](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/donald-trump-dangerous-capitol-riot/index.html) at the White House Ellipse, [pro-Trump rioters](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/us-capitol-lockdown/index.html) storm the [US Capitol](https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/us/u-s-capitol-fast-facts/index.html) as members of Congress meet to certify the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election. A total of five people die, including a Capitol Police officer.
**January 13, 2021 -** The [House votes to impeach Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-vote-impeachment/index.html) for âincitement of insurrection.â He is the only president to be impeached twice.
**January 20, 2021 -** Trump issues a total of 143 [pardons and commutations](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/trump-pardons-commutations-list/index.html) that include his onetime political strategist, Steve Bannon, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers. He then receives a [military-style send-off from Joint Base Andrews on Inauguration morning](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/trump-leaving-white-house-farewell-address/index.html), before heading home to Florida.
**February 13, 2021 -** [The US Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment trial,](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-day-5-vote/index.html) voting that Trump is not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riots at the US Capitol. The vote is 43 not guilty to 57 guilty, short of the 67 guilty votes needed to convict.
**July 1, 2021 -** [New York prosecutors charge the Trump Organization](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/01/politics/trump-organization-allen-weisselberg/index.html) and Trump Payroll Corporation with 10 felony counts and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg with 15 felony counts in connection with an alleged tax scheme stretching back to 2005. Trump himself is not charged. On December 6, 2022, [both companies are found guilty on all charges](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html).
**July 7, 2021 -** Trump files [a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting Facebook and Zuckerberg](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/tech/trump-zuckerberg-dorsey-lawsuit/index.html). On January 29, 2025, Trump [signs a settlement agreement ending the lawsuit](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/business/trump-meta-settlement/index.html) that, according to a preliminary draft, requires the company to pay out roughly \$25 million.
**May 3, 2022 -** The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee [agree to pay a total of \$750,000 to settle](https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Trump-PIC-Consent-Motion-Settlement-Order.pdf) with the Washington, DC, attorney generalâs office [over allegations they misspent money raised for former President Donald Trumpâs inauguration.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/trump-organization-inauguration-funds/index.html)
**June 9-July 21, 2022 -** [The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol holds eight hearings](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/politics/house-january-6-committee-evidence-breakdown/index.html), where it hears from witnesses including top ex-Trump officials, election workers, those who took part in the attack and many others.
**August 8, 2022 -** The [FBI executes a search warrant at Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago resort](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/mar-a-lago-search-warrant-fbi-donald-trump/index.html) in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there.
**August 12, 2022 -** [A federal judge unseals the search warrant and property receipt from the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/politics/search-warrant-receipt-trump-fbi-maralago-key-lines/index.html) The unsealed documents indicate the FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents from its search, including some materials marked as âtop secret/SCIâ â one of the highest levels of classification, and identify three federal crimes that the Justice Department is looking at as part of its investigation: violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records.
**November 15, 2022 -** [Announces](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html) that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
**November 19, 2022 -** [Trumpâs Twitter account, which was banned following the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate), is reinstated after users respond to an online poll posted by Twitter CEO and new owner [Elon Musk](https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/world/elon-musk-fast-facts/index.html). In February 2025, [X agrees to pay to settle a lawsuit from Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/business/x-settlement-musk-trump-jan-6) over Trumpâs deplatforming, [involving a payment of around \$10 million](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/business/youtube-settle-trump-lawsuit).
**December 19, 2022 -** The Jan. 6 insurrection [committee votes to refer Trump to the Department of Justice on at least four criminal charges](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/jan-6-committee-public-meeting/h_ae614c52ad8ef8eced85b7b4a17de066). Four days later the panel releases its final report recommending Trump be barred from holding office again.
**February 9, 2023 -** [Trumpâs Facebook and Instagram accounts are restored](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/tech/trump-facebook-instagram-restored/index.html) following a two-year ban in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, a Meta spokesperson confirms to CNN. On March 17, 2023, [YouTube restores](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/tech/youtube-restoring-trump-channel/index.html) Trumpâs channel. In September 2025, [YouTube agrees to pay \$24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/business/youtube-settle-trump-lawsuit) following his suspension.
**March 30, 2023 -** [A grand jury in New York votes to indict Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html), the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges.
**April 4, 2023 -** Surrenders and is placed under arrest before [pleading not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/politics/donald-trump-arraignment-new-york/index.html) of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court. Prosecutors allege that Trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election through a hush money scheme with payments made to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with Trump. He has denied the affairs.
**May 9, 2023 -** [A Manhattan federal jury finds Trump sexually abused former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuit-battery-defamation-verdict/index.html) in the spring of 1996 and awards her \$5 million for battery and defamation. On January 26, 2024, [a jury says that Trump should pay Carroll \$83.3 million in damages](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/26/politics/takeaways-jury-verdict-trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial), the second time over the past year that a jury has awarded Carroll millions of dollars in damages from Trump for his defamatory statements disparaging her and denying her rape allegations. On August 7, 2023, a [federal judge dismisses](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/index.html) Trumpâs counter defamation lawsuit against Carroll. Trump sued Carroll based on her response to questions posed on CNN. Carroll was asked about the verdict finding Trump sexually abused Carroll, but did not rape her as defined under New York law and as she alleged. Carroll said, âOh, yes he did.â
**May 15, 2023 -** A [report by special counsel John Durham is released](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/politics/john-durham-report-fbi-trump-released/index.html). In it he concludes that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Trumpâs campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. The report does not recommend any new charges, despite strongly criticizing the agencyâs behavior.
**June 8, 2023 -** Trump[is indicted](https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/trump-indictment-truth-social-classified-documents/index.html) on a total of 37 counts in the special counselâs classified documents probe. In a [superseding indictment](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/06/politics/annotated-trump-indictment-dg/) filed on July 27, [Trump is charged](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-special-counsel/index.html) with one additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts, bringing the total to 40 counts.
**August 1, 2023 - Trump** [is indicted](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/08/politics/annotated-text-copy-trump-indictment-dg/) by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in the 2020 election probe. [Trump is charged](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/donald-trump-indictment-grand-jury-2020-election/index.html) with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
**August 14, 2023 -** [Trump and 18 others are indicted](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/politics/donald-trump-fulton-county-georgia/index.html) by an Atlanta-based grand jury on [state charges](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/08/politics/annotated-trump-indictment-georgia-election-dg/) stemming from their efforts to overturn the former presidentâs 2020 electoral defeat. On November 26, 2025, a Georgia prosecutor [drops the case](https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/politics/georgia-prosecutor-drops-trump-election-interference-case).
**February 23, 2024 -** Judge Arthur Engoron [formally orders](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/23/politics/trump-judgment-civil-fraud-ruling/index.html) Trump to pay \$454 million, \$355 million and roughly \$100 million in interest, [one week after](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-civil-fraud-trial-decision-02-16-24/index.html) he found Trump and his sons liable for fraud in the [civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/trump-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-fraud-lawsuit/index.html). On August 21, 2025, a [New York appeals upholds his liability and tosses the penalty so the case can move forward for further appellate review](https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/politics/trump-civil-trial-trump-organization-appeal).
**May 30, 2024 -** [A Manhattan jury finds Trump guilty of falsifying business records](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-05-30-24/index.html) in connection to a hush money scheme to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about an affair. Trump is the first president in US history to be convicted of a felony. On January 10, 2025,[Trump is sentenced to unconditional discharge](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-sentencing-01-10-25/index.html), which means he will not be imprisoned, fined or face probation, but his conviction still stands, and he will enter office as a convicted felon.
**July 1, 2024 -** The Supreme Court rules that [Trump may claim partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smithâs election subversion case.](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/politics/takeaways-trump-immunity-scotus/index.html)
**July 13, 2024 -** [Trump is injured in a shooting](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/timeline-trump-rally-shooting-dg/index.html) during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in what the FBI says is an assassination attempt. One rally attendee [is killed](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/corey-comperatore-trump-shooting-victim/index.html) and two others are seriously injured.
**July 15, 2024 -** Judge Aileen Cannon [dismisses the classified document case against Trump](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-classified-documents-case-dismissed-07-15-24/index.html). She says the appointment of special counsel Smith violated the Constitution.
**September 15, 2024 -** Trump is playing golf at Trump international Golf Club in West Palm Beach when the [Secret Service spots a man with a rifle along the perimeter of the golf course](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-harris-election-09-15-24/index.html). The suspect flees, but is later detained.
**November 5, 2024 -** [Elected 47th president of the United States](https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election-data-id=2024-PG&election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false), earning 312 electoral college votes.
**December 14, 2024 -** ABC News will pay \$15 million to a âpresidential foundation and museumâ in a [settlement](https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/trump-abc-news-defamation-lawsuit-settle/index.html) reached with Trump in [his defamation suit](https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/media/trump-sues-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos/index.html) against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network also agreed to issue an apology.
**January 17, 2025 -** [Launches a meme coin](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/tech/meme-coins-donald-melania-trump-intl-hnk/index.html), a type of highly volatile cryptocurrency. Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency on January 19.
**January 20, 2025 -** [Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/politics/gallery/donald-trump-inauguration/index.html) by [Chief Justice John Roberts](https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/john-g-roberts-fast-facts).
**October 10, 2025 -** [A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/middleeast/trump-ceasefire-israel-hamas-gaza-explainer-intl) goes into effect in Gaza. Trump [announced the agreement](https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-war-10-08-25) in a short Truth Social post on October 8, saying the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire framework would allow for the swift release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces to an agreed point. |
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