Merchan after the Supreme Court refused to intervene late Thursday. An “unconditional discharge” is a sentence imposed without imprisonment, fines or probation supervision. This means Trump remains a ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

An unconditional discharges is exactly that: a discharge from punishment without any conditions like probation or monitoring.

An unconditional discharge is a legal term that means a person has been ... However, the court justified the sentence as a way to maintain the sanctity of the jury’s verdict while avoiding ...

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

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He cited the immunity and legal protections Trump will soon have as the reasons for sentencing him with an unconditional discharge, which he called "the only lawful sentence that permits entry of a ...

The prosecution recommended an unconditional discharge, given Trump’s upcoming return to the White House and other circumstances. Although the case carried a potential sentence of up to four ...

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