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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Deadline: White House” legal reporter and former prosecutor Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, ...

The sentence, an "unconditional discharge," is rare in New York courts, according to The New York Times. But some conservative pundits and politicians on social media incorrectly announced that ...

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

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 ...

Donald Trump was sentenced with an unconditional discharge in his hush money conviction. The Republican president-elect will not face any punishment beyond having the conviction on his legal record.

Accordingly, when the trial court imposes a sentence of unconditional discharge, the defendant is released without imprisonment, probation supervision or conditions. A sentence of unconditional ...