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.
At Trump's sentencing, a measured judge confronts a president-elect
On Friday, a New York judge imposed a sentence that ensures Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to enter the White House when he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It was a brief and rela
Trump's sentencing ends with no punishment, as judge wishes him 'Godspeed' in his second term in office
Judge tells Donald Trump 'Godspeed' as New York hush money sentencing
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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.
Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. The judge talked for seven. In the end, the first criminal court sentencing of a former or future president took little more than half an hour.
New York Judge Juan Merchan made Donald Trump sentencing audio available
New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing in the criminal cas
Trump claims unfair treatment at sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump maintained on Jan. 10 his contention that the election-year case which resulted in 34 felony charges was politically motivated and without merit.
New York judge gives Trump an unconditional discharge sentence, but a felon label
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge.’’ His conviction stands, but with no more penalties.
Michael Cohen reacts to Trump sentencing, says he asked Biden for pardon
Michael Cohen joins Chris Hayes to react to Donald Trump becoming the first president to be a sentenced felon.
Five Takeaways from Trump’s Criminal Sentencing
Friday’s punishment was largely symbolic, but it ensured that Donald J. Trump would become America’s first felon president.
Takeaways from the sentencing hearing of Donald Trump
Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and ...
Trump's sentencing hearing also spared him from asking for mercy
By the time he appeared virtually in Merchan’s courtroom Friday morning, Trump knew full well that he would face no real ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Trump’s Sentencing Marks the End of a Saga That Helped Him Get Reelected
This’ll be among the least suspenseful of all sentencings. Judge Juan Merchan has announced in advance — quite pragmatically, ...
Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter in his return to the White House
Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the ...