President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have to go to jail, pay a fine or perform community service as a result of his New York hush money conviction.
Ten days ahead of his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning in New York for committing what the judge in his case characterized as a "premeditated and continuous deception" to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election.
Before Friday’s hearing, Merchan had indicated he planned the no-penalty sentence, called an unconditional discharge, which meant no jail time, no probation and no fines would be imposed.
President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York criminal case on Friday closes out a series of prosecutions that he largely beat by retaking the U.S. presidency, though he is still fighting to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars for losses in civil lawsuits.
The US president-elect was convicted for falsifying business records relating to a payment made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.
President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment
The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal against a law that bans the video-sharing app in the country unless it is sold.
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley and Fox News legal editor Kerri Urbahn explain the latest developments in the New York legal case against President-elect Donald Trump during an appearance on ‘The Faulkner Focus.
President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in his New York hush money case after a jury in May convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.