Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge for his hush-money conviction involving a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels. Judge Merchan highlighted the unique legal protections for presidents but emphasized their actions do not justify abuse.

Trump’s sentence of an unconditional discharge caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charged with 34 felonies, put on trial for almost two months and convicted by a jury on every count.

Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump on Friday to no jail time, probation, or fines after he was convicted by a jury of falsifying business records.

The criminal case brought against Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg began trial proceedings last April. After juggling courtroom visits in multiple legal cases with campaign rallies, Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts against him by a New York jury on May 30, 2024.

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.

President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced in his New York "hush money" trial. Here's what happened with the case.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said at his sentencing on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star that the case has been a "terrible experience." The hearing,

In the first test of how receptive the court may be to Trump, 4 of the court's 6 conservative members said they would have granted his emergency request.