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'Extraordinary protection': What Judge Merchan said while 'sentencing' Trump in hush money case

US President-elect Donald Trump received an 'unconditional discharge' for his hush-money conviction related to falsifying business records to conceal a payment to Stormy Daniels. Judge Merchan highlighted the exceptional legal protection for the presidential office but emphasized the seriousness of Trump's actions.

LA Times on MSN · 20m

Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment, an outcome that cements his conviction but frees him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.

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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.

NBC News on MSN · 13m

Trump sentenced to penalty-free 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case

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 state law but will face no further penalties.

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Judge Merchan flips, will allow audio during Trump’s Friday sentencing

After completely shutting the press out of Donald Trump's "hush money" trial, Judge Juan Merchan is allowing audio during the sentencing.

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Trump's sentencing hearing underway in New York in hush money case

New Yorkers are awaiting news of sentencing for Trump after he was convicted of falsifying records to cover up a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.

The Washington Post on MSN · 28m

Trump sentenced in hush money case, will not face jail or probation

Donald Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records. He was sentenced Friday in a New York court.

POLITICO on MSN · 56m

Trump receives no punishment for hush money conviction

Donald Trump was not punished for his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, bringing a lackluster end to the legal saga that will make him the country’s first felon-turned-president. At a sentencing hearing on Friday,

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USA TODAY on MSN · 2h

Trump faces sentencing in New York hush money case: live updates from courthouse

President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced Friday after being convicted of falsifying business records to cover up hush money to a porn star.

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It’s official: Trump is a convicted felon. Here’s how he responded to sentencing

Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old Republican to up to four years in prison. Instead, he chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but ...

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Trump is sentenced in New York criminal case

The criminal case brought against Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg began trial proceedings last April. After ...

Long Islander Juan Merchan to make history as he sentences President-elect Donald Trump in hush money case

Juan Merchan is the first judge to preside over the criminal case and conviction of a former U.S. president and to hold him in criminal contempt of court.

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Elie Honig Explains Why Trump ‘Actually Gets A Benefit’ By Being Sentenced

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump “actually gets a benefit” when he is sentenced ...

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Trump defiant he did nothing wrong as judge lets off felon president-elect with slap on wrist

New York Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to unconditional discharge on Friday after a jury found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in May. This sentence means Trump will not ...