A New York state court judge sentenced Donald Trump in his hush money case to ‘unconditional discharge.’ What does that mean?

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning to “unconditional discharge” marking an official end to the case that involved hush money payments to a porn star and formally

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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Others were critical of the sentencing, pointing out the way felons are usually treated in the US: how can a job deny a convicted felon and not the White House? pic.twitter.com/0nxgFeYgve Aaand there were plenty of comments saying that "unconditional discharge" resembled something that you might see a doctor for: And so the Stormy Daniels case ends as it began.

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.

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.

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.