The federal 2020 election case against Trump, from its new indictment to its end
Gone quiet · last story Jan 14, 2025
What this arc covers
The federal case charging Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election: its return to Judge Tanya Chutkan after the Supreme Court's immunity ruling, the special counsel's new indictment in August 2024, the filings that laid out the evidence, the cancellation of deadlines after Trump won the election, the prosecutor's dropping of the federal cases, and the release of the special counsel's final report in January 2025.
Earliest story we hold Aug 2, 2024 · 17 stories · 111 independent sources (counted once each) · 165 days
Part of Trump's criminal cases
- The Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that presidents have immunity for official actsJan 8 – Aug 27, 2024
- The Georgia election case against Trump, from Fani Willis's removal to its endJan 9, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026
- The federal classified documents case against Trump and its dismissalFeb 12, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026
- Trump's New York hush money case and his conviction on 34 felony countsFeb 14, 2024 – Aug 28, 2026
- The federal 2020 election case against Trump, from its new indictment to its endThis arcAug 2, 2024 – Jan 14, 2025
- Jack Smith after the Trump cases: his reports, the probes of him and his testimonyNov 13, 2024 – Sep 28, 2026
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Jan 142025Special Counsel's final report on Trump's presidential election interference case released60 articles · 31 independent sources8 left, 12 center, 7 right
Nov 25– 262024Prosecutor drops federal cases against Trump98 articles · 58 independent sources15 left, 17 center, 17 right
Nov 8– 92024Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win32 articles · 22 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Aug 27 – 28, 2024Trump election case sees new indictment134 articles · 67 independent sources
- Oct 1 – 3, 2024Trump claims new Jack Smith filing is election interference. Here's how it became public.50 articles · 31 independent sources
- Nov 8 – 9, 2024Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win32 articles · 22 independent sources
- Nov 25 – 26, 2024Prosecutor drops federal cases against Trump98 articles · 58 independent sources
- Jan 14, 2025Special Counsel's final report on Trump's presidential election interference case released60 articles · 31 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 131 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 83 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 95 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 58 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
31% left · 47% center · 22% right of 111 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 17 stories.
Every storyoldest first
August 2024
Aug 2– 4Judge in Trump's federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution27 articles · 20 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right- Aug 2Judge Chutkan could jumpstart Trump election interference case now that it’s back in her court6 articles · 6 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Aug 9Special counsel Jack Smith asks judge to delay next steps in Trump election interference case22 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 4 right
- Aug 27– 28Trump election case sees new indictment134 articles · 67 independent sources9 left, 16 center, 12 right
September 2024
Sep 5Trump election subversion case back in court as judge holds hearing that could set its path forward11 articles · 11 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right- Sep 5Courtroom clash in Trump’s election interference case at a hearing that could set the path ahead19 articles · 15 independent sources7 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Sep 23– 27Jack Smith's evidence update as judge sets deadline for Trump10 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Sep 26– 27Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case19 articles · 15 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 2 right
October 2024
Oct 1– 3Trump claims new Jack Smith filing is election interference. Here's how it became public.50 articles · 31 independent sources7 left, 7 center, 6 right- Oct 17– 18Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case9 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Oct 24– 25Trump's lawyers seek dismissal of federal election case, call special counsel illegally appointed7 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 4 right
November 2024
Nov 6– 7Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win29 articles · 21 independent sources3 left, 7 center, 2 right- Nov 6DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office10 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Nov 7– 8Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump's election interference criminal trial13 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 5 right
- Nov 8– 9Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win32 articles · 22 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Nov 25– 26Prosecutor drops federal cases against Trump98 articles · 58 independent sources15 left, 17 center, 17 right
January 2025
Jan 14Special Counsel's final report on Trump's presidential election interference case released60 articles · 31 independent sources8 left, 12 center, 7 right