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

President-elect Trump appeared virtually where he was sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” by Judge Juan M. Merchan after the Supreme Court refused to intervene late Thursday. An “unconditional ...

Trump's sentence, which Judge Juan Merchan announced on Jan. 10, 2025, created quite an uproar on social media. According to New York State law, an unconditional discharge means that Trump will ...

A brief explainer on what an "unconditional discharge" is after Donald Trump was sentenced to one in his New York hush money ...

The judge in President-elect Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money case indicated Friday that he intends to sentence ...

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A historic New York court ruling transforms Trump's political landscape with 34 felony convictions. Judge Merchan's ...

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 ...

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Accordingly, when the trial court imposes a sentence of unconditional discharge, the defendant is released without imprisonment, probation supervision or conditions. A sentence of unconditional ...