President-elect Donald Trump is being sentenced in New York after he was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. In a ruling last month, Judge Juan Merchan said a “sentence of an unconditional discharge appears to be the most viable solution to ensure finality.

With Trump 10 days from inauguration, Judge Juan M. Merchan has indicated he plans a no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge.

A judge sentenced President-elect Trump for his felony conviction in the New York hush money case to an "unconditional discharge," meaning there will be no penalty. Trump remained defiant, saying prosecutors failed to stop him from winning the election.