Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump is an American political figure and the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
ExtremismLedger documents Trump in connection with efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election and the events culminating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Election
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack concluded that Trump pursued what it described as a multi-part plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The Committee documented:
- Repeated promotion of false election-fraud claims
- Pressure on state officials
- Efforts involving alternate electoral slates
- Pressure on Vice President Mike Pence concerning the electoral count
- Efforts to mobilize supporters in Washington on January 6
The Committee concluded that Trump was the central cause of the events of January 6.
Source: House January 6 Committee Final Report — GovInfo
Fourteenth Amendment Litigation
Trump also became the subject of litigation under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he had engaged in insurrection and was disqualified from the state's presidential primary ballot.
In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed that judgment on the ground that individual states do not have authority to enforce Section 3 against federal candidates. The Court did not independently decide whether Trump had engaged in insurrection.
Source: Trump v. Anderson — U.S. Supreme Court
ExtremismLedger Record
This page serves as a biographical index to separately sourced ExtremismLedger records involving Trump, including:
- Incidents
- Claims
- Relationships
- Organizations
- Legal proceedings
- Supporting sources
Editorial note: Inclusion in ExtremismLedger does not itself constitute a finding of criminal guilt. Individual records should distinguish allegations, charges, adjudicated findings, documented conduct, and criminal convictions according to their evidentiary status.