On Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge in Trump’s 2016 election subversion hush money case. This means Trump will avoid jail ...

Donald Trump was not even present in person during the session of court. US President-elect Donald Trump, who has become the first felon in the White House, was on Friday sentenced to an ...

US President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced in the hush money case an unconditional discharge, sparing jail time, days before his January 20 inauguration. On January 10, Manhattan Judge Juan ...

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, and will be the first president of the United States with a felony conviction. On Jan. 10, 2025, Justice Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial in a New ...

Instead of jailing Trump, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sentenced him to “unconditional discharge ... Because the sentencing means he will not serve jail time, Trump ...

As per New York law, an unconditional discharge means a sentence without any form of punishment, i.e., incarceration, fine, probation, or other forms of obligations. The individual is free to lead ...

This latest court decision means Trump will not face jail time, probation, or fines, but the conviction will remain on his legal record. An unconditional discharge waives legal penalties for a ...

Judge Juan Merchan might wrap up Donald Trump’s hush money case this Friday with an “unconditional discharge ... If Judge Merchan goes this route, it means Trump won’t face penalties ...

On Friday, January 10, 2025, the 78-year-old Republican attended the sentencing virtually, and the judge granted him “unconditional discharge.” Naturally, many want to know what this means and ...

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An unconditional discharge means that a conviction stands, but there are no conditions attached to the ruling. There is no prison time, fine, community service or probation. As a result ...

An “unconditional discharge” is a sentence imposed without imprisonment, fines or probation supervision. This means Trump remains ... “if the court, having regard to the nature and ...