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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Donald Trump sentenced in NYC hush money case as president-elect formally becomes convicted felon
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning to “unconditional discharge” marking an official end to the case that involved hush money payments to a porn star and formally
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.
Divided Supreme Court clears way for Trump's criminal sentencing in NY hush money case
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.
N.Y. appellate judge allows Trump's Friday hush money sentencing to go forward
A New York appeals court judge Tuesday denied Donald Trump's bid for an emergency order halting the president-elect's scheduled sentencing Friday on criminal charges in the hush money case.
Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to stop the sentencing, citing the conservative majority’s explosive immunity opinion.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Delay Sentencing in His New York Hush Money Case
A sharply divided Supreme Court has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
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 ...
A Judge Finally Faced Down Donald Trump’s Disdain for the Legal System
Donald J. Trump came to an end Friday with a sentence of “unconditional discharge.” There will be no jail time, home ...
Trump at sentencing hearing: ‘I’m totally innocent’
President-elect Trump refused to take accountability for his hush money criminal conviction at his sentencing Friday, telling ...
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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 ...