Donald Trump faces charges in multiple criminal cases, but the New York hush money trial may be the only one resolved before the 2024 elections. Trump is charged with falsifying business records, which are typically misdemeanors. Prosecutors have elevated the charges to felonies by alleging that the false records were part of an effort to cover up state and federal election law violations. Lead prosecutor Matthew Colangelo argued that the payments made to Stormy Daniels amounted to "a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election."