Convicted felon Donald Trump was sentenced in New York after losing his appeal to the Supreme Court. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports on the “split” outcome -- and why the rule of law matters, independent of politics or the election results. (The Beat's YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari)

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s New York criminal case culminated with him avoiding jail, but he is set to become the first felon to occupy the Oval Office.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Jan. 10 to an unconditional discharge, in which a defendant isn’t fined, imprisoned or given probation. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2024.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, but the sentence imposed by a judge on Friday places a judgment of guilt on his record.