President-elect Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge Friday in the Manhattan “hush money” case related to his 2016 presidential bid. The sentencing, which releases him from ...

Under New York law, unconditional discharge can be imposed when a judge is “of the opinion that no proper purpose would be served by imposing any condition upon the defendant’s release.” ...

President-elect Donald Trump has received an "unconditional discharge" for his New York hush-money case, making him the first president to ...

On Jan. 10, 2025, Justice Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial in a New York state court, sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge for all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records ...

UPDATE (Jan. 10, 2025, 10:14 a.m. ET): Judge Juan Merchan on Friday sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge ... upon the defendant’s release.” ...

It means: Judges are allowed to impose unconditional discharge sentences if they believe "no proper purpose would be served by imposing any condition upon the defendant's release," according to ...

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By Kate Christobek On Friday, Justice Juan M. Merchan sentenced Donald J. Trump to an unconditional discharge, a rare and lenient sentence in New York state courts that still cements Mr. Trump’s ...

On Jan. 10, 2025, Justice Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial in a New York state court, sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge for all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records ...

A court may give an unconditional discharge sentence if they decide that no purpose would be served by imposing conditions on the defendant’s release. Judge Juan M. Merchan previously indicated ...

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.

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