During the sentencing, Justice Juan Merchan said he was keenly aware of the unique set of circumstances before him and the ...
Here's what is means when a court grants an unconditional discharge, as happened with President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case Jan. 10.
Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing in New York, a state judge has said he plans for a no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge, but what exactly is it?
With just 10 days remaining before his inauguration, Trump will become the first U.S. president to take office with a criminal conviction on his record.
According to New York State law, an unconditional discharge means that Trump will have the felonies on his official record but will not face jail time, fines or probation for his actions. However, it ...
Donald Trump was sentenced an "unconditional discharge" by Judge Juan Merchan on Friday in his hush money case, and will enter office as a felon.
Donald Trump received a sentence Friday of "unconditional discharge" as punishment for his felony convictions in the state of ...
Donald Trump will become president as a convicted felon for 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide hush money. Here's what that means.
The judge in President-elect Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money case indicated Friday that he intends to sentence ...
The president-elect's sentence allows the guilty verdict to stand — but it is highly unusual for this type of crime.
Trump was present for his sentencing on January 10, 2025, eight months after he was convicted in his hush money trial.
A brief explainer on what an "unconditional discharge" is after Donald Trump was sentenced to one in his New York hush money ...