Highlights: Judge sentences Trump to 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case
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.
Trump is sentenced in hush money case, calls it a ‘very terrible experience’
President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters via AP, Pool) AP
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.
Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it 'despicable'
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 while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
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.
Trump to be sentenced for New York "hush money" crimes, a historic first
Lago home Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced for his crimes in the New York "hush money" case and released with no restrictions.Justice Juan Merchan followed through on a promise made one week ago to give Trump a sentence of unconditional discharge,
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 avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing
A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an "unconditional discharge," bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence means the incoming president has been spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine.
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.
Trump spared jail at hush money sentencing, days before inauguration
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a case that for a time overshadowed his bid to retake the White House.
Trump Defiant After Receiving Sentence, But No Penalty, for Criminal Conviction
The judge’s ruling means that Trump will not be fined, will not receive jail time and will not be given probation. But he will be the first convicted felon to take office as president.
Donald Trump Gets No Jail Time Or Fine As Judge Sentences Him To “Unconditional Discharge” In New York Hush Money Case
President-elect Donald Trump will enter the White House this month as a felon, but will serve no jail time under a sentence ...
Trump is sentenced in his hush-money case, but the judge declines to impose any punishment
The punishment-free judgment marks a quiet end to an extraordinary case that for the first time put a former president and ...
Raskin asks Alito to recuse himself from Trump case after phone call between the two
Top House Judiciary Committee Democrat urges Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump hush money ...