We did it, America! We finally put a convicted felon in the White House. Donald Trump was sentenced Friday for falsifying business records.
President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced today at 9:30 a.m. ET in the New York hush-money case, becoming the first U.S. president to face criminal sentencing while preparing to take office. Trump is expected to receive an unconditional discharge, meaning the conviction will stand without additional penalties such as jail time.
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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.
Follow live updates and the latest news coverage as Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.
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.
The judge handed down a sentence of unconditional discharge, which carries no punishment.
Trump did not have to be present in court for the sentencing, but appeared by video from Mar-a-Lago, sitting next to his attorney. “This defendant… has placed officers of the court in harm’s way.” During the brief hearing,
President-elect Donald Trump is facing sentencing for his New York hush money conviction after the nation's highest court refused to intervene.
President-elect Donald Trump received the first ever criminal sentencing for a former or incoming U.S. president on Friday, an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump will get no prison time or probation as he prepares to enter the White House for a second time on Jan. 20.