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Live updates: 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.
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Trump becomes first ex-president sentenced for criminal conviction: live updates
Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.
Trump is sentenced in New York criminal case
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.
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Trump sentencing live updates: Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge
Judge Juan Merchan has signaled his intention to sentence Trump to an " unconditional discharge " -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation -- out of respect for the principle of presidential immunity, which takes effect on Jan. 20 once Trump becomes president.
Trump sentenced to no jail time in New York hush money case
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.
Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment
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.
Trump addresses court at hush money sentencing: ‘I am totally innocent’
Some criminal defendants use the opportunity to address the court to express remorse. The president-elect did no such thing.
A timeline of Trump's "hush money" trial from inside court
President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced in his New York "hush money" trial. Here's what happened with the case.
What Trump’s unconditional discharge sentence means in the hush money case
Justice Juan Merchan’s sentence of unconditional discharge for Trump carries no jail time, probation or fines. Trump had faced up to four years in prison.
At sentencing, Trump says hush money case has been a 'terrible experience'
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,
Trump becomes first ex-president sentenced for criminal conviction in hush money case
Donald Trump will face no prison time or probation but did become the first former president sentenced for a criminal conviction.
'A sad day for this country': Defence attorney on Trump’s Hush money conviction
Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge for his hush-money conviction involving a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels ...
Trump Loses Bid to Block Friday Sentencing
At the core of Blanche’s argument lay two points: that the Supreme Court had ruled that Trump was immune over the summer, and ...
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“Trump’s Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him.”
NYT: In many ways, the letter that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s criminal defense lawyers sent to the Justice Department this week was a display of legal and political bombast. The lawyers, Todd ...
Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency stay in criminal case
Forcing President Trump to prepare for a criminal sentencing in a felony case while he is preparing to lead the free world ...
Daily Briefing: A president-elect to be sentenced
Despite his best efforts to stall proceedings, Donald Trump will be handed a sentence. Here is the news to know on Friday.