A guide to Donald Trump's four criminal cases

The 78-year-old is the first former president in US history to be criminally convicted, having been found guilty of falsifying business records.

A few weeks later, the US Supreme Court ruled he had partially immunity in perhaps the most serious case he faces - that he tried to overturn the 2020 election result.

So what might happen next in his four criminal cases and what's at stake as he seeks to return to the White House?

What's it about?

Whether Trump illegally conspired to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

Federal prosecutors allege he pressured officials to reverse the results, knowingly spread lies about election fraud and sought to exploit the Capitol riot on 6 January 2021 to delay the certification of Mr Biden's victory and stay in power.

He's been charged with four criminal counts, including conspiracy to defraud the US and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.

Some had speculated he would be charged with insurrection, or aiding insurrection, but that is not one of the charges.

He has denied wrongdoing and claimed the Biden administration is behind the prosecution.

When's the trial?

It doesn't look like it will happen any time soon.

Trump launched an appeal in this case, claiming he had broad immunity from prosecution as president, due to a 1982 precedent that recognised immunity in civil cases.

Lower courts rejected Trump's claim but the Supreme Court has now ruled that Trump has limited immunity for official acts he carried out as president.

A lower district court will now decide which of the charges Trump faces in this federal indictment can and cannot be deemed official.

There is a strong chance some of the charges may not survive.

If Trump wins re-election, he could in theory pardon himself or order all these charges to be dismissed.

Could Trump go to prison?

Penalties for the charges include:

Conspiracy to defraud the US is punishable by a fine or up to five years in prison

Obstructing an official proceeding is punishable by a fine or up to 20 years in prison

Conspiracy against rights is punishable by a fine or not more than 10 years in prison, or both

But there are logistical, security and political questions around whether Trump would actually serve time in jail even if convicted.

A conviction at trial would take the US into uncharted territory.

What's it about?

A payment made to the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.

Ms Daniels was paid $130,000 (£103,000) to keep quiet about her claim that she had sex with Trump, which he denies.

Providing so-called hush-money is not illegal.

Instead, this case was more technical and centred on how Trump's former lawyer, who paid Ms Daniels, had his reimbursement recorded as legal fees in Trump's accounts.

What happened at trial?

The prosecution's key witness was ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, who testified that his former boss knew about the elaborate scheme to disguise the payment.

In days of heated cross-examination, Trump's lawyers sought to undermine Cohen and paint him as an unreliable witness and convicted liar.

The jurors deliberated over two days before finding the former president guilty of all 34 counts of fraud under campaign finance laws.

Trump has said the case is politically motivated.

His lawyers are requesting the conviction be overturned, citing the Supreme Court immunity ruling, according to a letter seen by US media including the BBC's partner network, CBS News.

Each of the charges carries a maximum of four years in prison, although a judge could sentence Trump to probation later this month.

Legal experts told the BBC they think it is unlikely Trump will be jailed and that a fine is the more likely outcome.

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What Trump's conviction means for election

What's it about?

Trump and some 18 other defendants are accused of criminally conspiring to overturn his very narrow defeat in the state of Georgia in the 2020 election.

The racketeering investigation, led by Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, was sparked in part by a leaked phone call in which the former president asked the state's top election official to "find 11,780 votes".

Trump was hit with 13 criminal counts, subsequently reduced to 10. They include one alleged violation of Georgia's Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (Rico).

The former president has pleaded not guilty.

When's the trial?

A date has not been set. The timeline has been complicated by an effort by Trump and his allies to disqualify Ms Willis because of her romantic relationship with a man she hired to work on the case.

An appeals court has tentatively set a date of 4 October to hear oral arguments in the bid to have Ms Willis removed.

The racketeering charge carries a maximum 20-year jail sentence.

Georgia prosecutors would need to prove that there was a pattern of corruption from Trump and his co-defendants aimed at overturning the election result in order to bring a conviction.

As for making false statements, that carries a penalty of between one to five years in prison or a fine.

Whether Trump mishandled classified documents by taking them from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago residence after he left office.

It's also about whether he obstructed the FBI's efforts to retrieve the files, as well as the criminal investigation into his handling of them.

The majority of the counts are for the wilful retention of national defence information, which falls under the Espionage Act.

There are then eight individual counts, which include conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record and making false statements. Trump has pleaded not guilty on all counts.

When's the trial?

The judge overseeing the case has cancelled the trial date - originally set for 20 May - and has not immediately rescheduled.

She cited the several pre-trial motions still pending as the reason for the delay, calling it "imprudent" to begin without settling the various legal matters.

Trump and his lawyers want it put off until after the November presidential election, meaning the judge's delay works to their advantage.

These charges could, in theory, lead to substantial prison time if Trump is convicted.

Looking at the letter of the law, the counts under the Espionage Act each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years. Other counts, related to conspiracy and withholding or concealing documents, each carry maximum sentences of 20 years.

But the logistics of jailing a former president mean a conventional prison sentence is seen as unlikely by many experts.

-bbc