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

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

This type of sentence is considered rare in felony convictions. According to New York law, an “unconditional discharge” sentence can be handed down, “if the court, having regard to the nature and ...

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 ...

The “unconditional discharge” sentence comes 10 days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in for a second nonconsecutive ...

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” in the New York hush money case, which means he will serve no prison time but he is now the first president to be ...

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

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The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York ...

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