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 rela
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.
Unconditional discharge: What Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing really means
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in relation to his Manhattan hush money case, cementing his legacy as America’s first convicted felon to assume the presidency.
Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. The judge talked for seven. In the end, the first criminal court sentencing of a former or future president took little more than half an hour.
What is unconditional discharge? What the hush money sentencing means for Trump
President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have to go to jail, pay a fine or perform community service as a result of his New York hush money conviction. A judge ended the case Friday with a sentence of an unconditional discharge, closing the case with no punishment.
New York Judge Juan Merchan made Donald Trump sentencing audio available
New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing in the criminal cas
Trump's sentencing ends with no punishment, as judge wishes him 'godspeed' in his second term in office
After months of delay, Donald Trump's criminal case is finally closed. For a breezily-paced half hour, the president-elect listened and watched via video from Mar-a-Lago as a Manhattan prosecutor decried his "dangerous rhetoric" and his defense lawyer promised to appeal the case.
Trump claims unfair treatment at sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump maintained on Jan. 10 his contention that the election-year case which resulted in 34 felony charges was politically motivated and without merit.
New York judge gives Trump an unconditional discharge sentence, but a felon label
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge.’’ His conviction stands, but with no more penalties.
Trump receives no punishment for hush money conviction
Donald Trump was not punished for his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, bringing a lackluster end to the legal saga that will make him the country’s first felon-turned-president. At a sentencing hearing on Friday,
The Latest: Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment
President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment
What We Know About Trump’s Sentencing
Donald J. Trump’s sentencing will allow him to begin mounting a formal appeal, which could take months or years.
Takeaways from the sentencing hearing of Donald Trump
Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and ...
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Trump’s Sentencing Marks the End of a Saga That Helped Him Get Reelected
This’ll be among the least suspenseful of all sentencings. Judge Juan Merchan has announced in advance — quite pragmatically, ...
Five Takeaways from Trump’s Criminal Sentencing
Friday’s punishment was largely symbolic, but it ensured that Donald J. Trump would become America’s first felon president.
Trump to endure embarrassment of criminal sentencing after last-ditch Supreme Court appeal fails
The defeat at the Supreme Court was a rare reversal for Trump’s strategy of seeking to delay his criminal cases with multiple ...
Trump sentencing: What is an unconditional discharge?
Here's what is means when a court grants an unconditional discharge, as happened with President-elect Donald Trump's hush ...
Trump's sentencing hearing also spared him from asking for mercy
By the time he appeared virtually in Merchan’s courtroom Friday morning, Trump knew full well that he would face no real ...
Trump Can Vote After Sentencing But Loses Gun Rights and Must Submit DNA Sample
A judge ended the case Friday with a sentence of an unconditional discharge, closing the case with no punishment ...