President-elect Trump Sentenced

President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” in the New York hush-money case, becoming the first former U.S. president to be sentenced for a crime. Justice Juan Merchan announced the decision this morning, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Trump’s legal team’s request to delay sentencing ahead of his January 20 inauguration.

The “unconditional discharge” ensures Trump’s conviction will remain on his record without imposing imprisonment, fines, or probation. Trump, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business documents related to hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

The president-elect denies wrongdoing and has stated his intention to appeal the conviction. More details on this breaking story will follow.