Trump sentencing: Judge gives Trump 'unconditional discharge' to respect presidency
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation, but cementing his status as a convicted felon just 10 days before he takes the oath of office for his second term.
Trump sentenced to penalty-free 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case
The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York state law but will face no further penalties.
Trump becomes first ex-president sentenced for criminal conviction: recap
Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.
Trump becomes first U.S. president sentenced as a felon
The judge, as expected, imposes no penalty. The outcome in Trump's felony case cements his conviction but frees him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of jail or a fine.
Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing
The charges related to payments Trump’s company made to a lawyer, Michael Cohen, to reimburse him for paying off porn actor Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 Republican presidential campaign.
Supporters, protesters share thoughts on President Trump's criminal sentencing: Video
Supporters and protesters share thoughts on Donald Trump's sentencing outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on Jan. 10, 2025.
At Trump's Sentencing, a Measured Judge Confronts a President-Elect
On Friday, a New York judge imposed a sentence that ensures Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to enter the White House when he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It was a brief and relatively calm final encounter of Trump's relationship with Justice Juan Merchan over 21 months and featured accusations of political bias from the former and stern dressings-down from the latter.
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