Donald Trump received a sentence Friday of "unconditional discharge" as punishment for his felony convictions in the state of New York. According to New York state law, unconditional discharge is a ...

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 ...

This means Trump remains a convicted felon but faces no penalties or other conditions. This type of sentence is considered ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan gave Trump a no-penalty sentence known as unconditional discharge. It’s essentially the most lenient sentence available to the judge, carrying no jail ...

New York Judge Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge in Trump’s 2016 election ...

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in his New York hush money case after a jury in May convicted him ...

The sentencing comes 10 days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in for a second non-consecutive term in the White House.

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

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an ...

Judge Juan Merchan signaled he could sentence Donald Trump to an “unconditional discharge,” which Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office said it doesn’t oppose.

During the sentencing, Justice Juan Merchan said he was keenly aware of the unique set of circumstances before him and the ...