When you lie down with dogs, you’re bound to get fleas.

Rudolph Giuliani’s devotion to Donald Trump – or perhaps the ‘easy money ethos’ Trump had always represented – has him scratching his hind quarters of late.

The sweet, aromatic nectar of treason and supplication… https://t.co/AXGjzg7CGr

— Todd Halterman (@ToddHalterman) April 29, 2021

List of lawsuits involving Donald Trump

This article is about lawsuits arising out of Donald Trump’s actions as president.

For the legal affairs in his personal and business life, see Legal affairs of Donald Trump.

The following is a list of notable lawsuits involving former United States President Donald Trump. The list excludes cases that name Trump as legal formality in his capacity as President, such as habeas corpus requests.

Lawsuit alleging violations of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump[11]
CNN v. Trump
U.S. WeChat Users Alliance v. Trump
Lawsuit alleging violations of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (the DACA lawsuit)
New York v. Trump (another DACA lawsuit)
Vidal v. Nielsen (another DACA lawsuit)
Lawsuit alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Stone v. Trump
Lawsuits alleging violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the United States Constitution
CREW v. Trump
D.C. and Maryland v. Trump[12][13][14]
Blumenthal v. Trump[15]
U.S. Constitutional case law lawsuit filed by the United States House Committee on the Judiciary to compel the testimony of former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn, Jr. under subpoena.
In re: Don McGahn
Lawsuits around executive orders and presidential proclamations and memorandums Edit
Legal challenges to Executive Order 13768, regarding sanctuary cities
City and County of San Francisco v. Trump
City of Chelsea v. Trump[16]
Legal challenges to Executive Order 13769, regarding temporary immigration restrictions
Aziz v. Trump
Darweesh v. Trump
Doe v. Trump
Louhghalam v. Trump
Mohammed v. United States
Sarsour v. Trump
Washington v. Trump
Legal challenges to Executive Order 13780, a revised order on temporary immigration restrictions
Hawaii v. Trump
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
Washington v. Trump
Legal challenges to Temporary Protected Status changes
Bhattarai v. Nielsen[17]
Ramos v. Nielsen[18]
Legal challenge to Presidential Proclamation “Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States” (“Proclamation”) 83 Fed. Reg. 57,661, which expressly invokes 8 U.S.C. § 1182
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump[19]
Lawsuits around TikTok
TikTok v. Trump [20]
Lawsuits regarding Presidential Memorandum on Military Service by Transgender Individuals by Donald Trump (August 25, 2017)
Jane Doe v. Trump[21]
Stone v. Trump
Karnoski v. Trump
Stockman v. Trump[22]
Lawsuits around legal violations Edit
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Lawsuit alleging violations of compliance with a grand jury empaneled by Robert Mueller in the Special Counsel investigation
In re Grand Jury Subpoena
Lawsuit alleging violations of the Presidential Records Act of 1978, 44 U.S.C. §§ 2201–2207
CREW and National Security Archive v. Trump and EOP
Lawsuits challenging Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity alleging violations of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
ACLU v. Trump and Pence
Joyner v. Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
NAACP v. Trump
Lawsuit alleging violation of 12 U.S.C. § 5491(b)(5)(B), a component of the Dodd–Frank Act of 2010
English v. Trump
Lawsuit requesting grand jury materials from the Special Counsel investigation by Robert Mueller
In re Application of the Committee on the Judiciary
New York state lawsuit against the Trump administration for its policy to exclude New Yorkers from enrolling in federal Trusted Traveler programs.[23]
Lawsuit alleging Freedom of Information Act violations regarding redaction of The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton[24]
Legal Eagle, LLC v. National Security Council Records Access and Information Security Management Directorate
Lawsuits around the United States Census Edit
Regarding the 2020 United States Census[25][26]
Department of Commerce v. New York
New York Immigration Coalition v. United States Department of Commerce
Lawsuits around Trump political campaigns Edit
Lawsuit alleging that the Trump Campaign used mass, unsolicited communication of promotional messages that the plaintiffs did not consent to receive[27]
Thorne v. Donald J Trump for President Inc.
Lawsuit alleging Russian interference in the 2016 Federal Elections, the Trump campaign was accused of engaging in a racketeering enterprise in conjunction with Russia and WikiLeaks
Democratic National Committee v. Russian Federation (dismissed)
Lawsuit regarding a pattern of persistent illegal conduct, occurring over more than a decade, that includes extensive unlawful political coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing transactions to benefit Mr. Trump’s personal and business interests, and violations of basic legal obligations for non-profit foundations
State of New York v. The Trump Foundation[28]
Lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged Trump’s security team assaulted them during a 2015 peaceful protest based around Trump’s campaign comments about Black Lives Matter and Mexican immigrants
Galicia v. Trump[29]
Lawsuit alleging Trump encouraged an atmosphere of violence and anti-Trump protesters were subjected to attacks and racial slurs being led out of a campaign rally in 2016
Nwanguma v. Trump[30]
Lawsuit alleging that Trump and the Republican National Committee colluded to prevent any competition to Trump’s re-election campaign.
Roque De La Fuente v. Trump & Republican National Committee [31][32][33]
Roger Stone (Roger J. Stone Jr.) found guilty by a jury in November 2019 of on obstruction of a congressional investigation, five counts of making false statements to Congress, and tampering with a witness in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[34][35] He was later sentenced to 40 months in prison.[36][37]
Lawsuits around sexual misconduct and assault Edit
Further information: Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations
Lawsuit by Katie Johnson which alleges that Trump and Jeffrey Epstein sexually and physically abused her under threats to physically harm her and her family while a 13-year-old minor from June–September 1994
Katie Johnson v. Donald J Trump and Jeffrey E Epstein[38] (dismissed)
Lawsuit by Jane Doe which alleges Trump and Epstein engaged in forcible rape, imprisonment and assault while she was 13-year-old minor and another 12-year-old girl in 1994
Jane Doe v. Donald Trump & Jeffrey E Epstein[39] (dismissed by Doe)[40][41]
Lawsuit by former campaign staffer, Alva Johnson, who claims that Trump forcibly kissed her at a rally in Florida in August 2016. The lawsuit also alleges unequal pay standards for her, an African-American woman, compared to others on the team
Johnson v. Trump[42]
Defamation lawsuit raised by Summer Zervos which arose from Trump’s statement that she lied about sexual assault allegations against him
Zervos v. Trump[43]
Defamation lawsuit raised by E. Jean Carroll which arose from Trump’s denials of her accusation that he sexually assaulted her more than 20 years ago damaged her reputation
Carroll v. Trump[44]
Lawsuits around financial manipulation and employee payment Edit
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Lawsuit alleging violations of employee payment regarding not paying him for “thousands of hours of overtime” to which he was legally entitled during his more than two decades of service
Cintron v. Trump Organization[45][46]
Lawsuit alleging that Trump and his adult children had made a large amount of money by encouraging unsophisticated investors to join fraudulent schemes
Doe et al. v. Trump Corp. et al.[47]
Lawsuits around environmental concerns Edit
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Further information: Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration
Lawsuit brought by Our Children’s Trust using the public trust doctrine to address the effects of global warming.[48][49]
Juliana v. United States
League of Conservation Voters lawsuit challenging Trump’s attempt to undo a ban on oil and gas drilling in certain areas of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. District court ruled that Trump overstepped his constitutional authority and violated federal law.[50] Appeal ongoing.
League of Conservation Voters v. Trump
Lawsuits around COVID-19 Edit
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Lawsuit brought against Trump’s alleged denial of stimulus checks to spouses of undocumented immigrants[51][52][53]
John Doe v. Trump
Lawsuits around false 2020 election fraud claims Edit
Main articles: Pre-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election and Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election
Trump and his team filed dozens of false and frivolous lawsuits regarding the procedures in the 2020 presidential election and Joe Biden’s victory. Georgia Cobb County and DeKalb County filed lawsuits to recover costs associated with frivolous lawsuits.[54]

In March 2021, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) for their actions on the day the U.S. Capitol was stormed.[55]

In March 2021, two Capitol Police Officers filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump[56]

All current pending prosecution Edit
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Pending prosecution of former Paul Manafort associate Gregory B. Craig for lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia[35]
Pending criminal prosecution of Paul Manafort on state mortgage fraud charges by the New York County District Attorney[35]
Orestes Fintiklis, majority owner of former-Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama regarding tax evasion.[57][58][59][60]
Doe et al. v. Trump_Corp. et al., a lawsuit alleging racketeering by Trump and some of his adult children through various Trump-associated organizations.[61]