Former Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann acknowledged that he's happy that the courts remained intact despite Donald Trump's attempts to intimidate his way through the legal process. But he's disappointed that Trump got away without punishment after being found guilty on 34 felony indictments.

Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley and Fox News legal editor Kerri Urbahn explain the latest developments in the New York legal case against President-elect Donald Trump during an appearance on ‘The Faulkner Focus.

Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge for his hush-money conviction involving a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels. Judge Merchan highlighted the unique legal protections for presidents but emphasized their actions do not justify abuse.

Today was the day marked on the whole country’s calendar: the sentencing of President-elect Donald J. Trump. After he was found guilty back in May 2024 on 34 felonies counts, a judge has now handed out the long-awaited sentencing of the 47th president.

Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

We’re going to appeal anyway, just psychologically, because frankly it’s a disgrace,” Trump said the evening before the sentencing.

The charges related to payments Trump’s company made to a lawyer, Michael Cohen, to reimburse him for paying off porn actor Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 Republican presidential campaign.

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.

President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment