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 ...

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning for his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, positioning him to become the first convicted felon in the White House.

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 status as a felon before his inauguration.

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 ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to an unconditional discharge in his New York hush money case on Friday morning. So what exactly is that? Unconditional discharge is ...

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