Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment, an outcome that cements his conviction but frees him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
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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.
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Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to an adult-film actress shortly before the 2016 election.
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.
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Judge sentencing Trump in historic New York criminal case
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Trump sentenced in hush money case, will not face jail or probation
Donald Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records. He was sentenced Friday in a New York court.
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President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene
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President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced today in the New York hush money case. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
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President-elect Donald Trump said Jan. 9 that the Supreme Court's decision not to halt the sentencing in his hush money case was a “fair decision.”
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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.
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Trump says this was a case Alvin Bragg did not want to bring, as the DA stared straight ahead expressionless, watching the ...
Donald Trump spared jail or fine as judge sentences him in historic NY case
The US president-elect was convicted for falsifying business records relating to a payment made to adult-film star Stormy ...
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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 ...