Trump's sentencing hearing also spared him from asking for mercy
This spared Trump from having to do what virtually any other defendant would do: plead for a light sentence based on mitigating factors. Instead, Trump recycled some of his greatest hits about the case,
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Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and unprecedented – hearing following the first felony conviction of a former and soon-to-be sitting president.
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Friday’s punishment was largely symbolic, but it ensured that Donald J. Trump would become America’s first felon president.
Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. In the end, the first criminal court sentencing of a former or future president took little more than half an hour. Trump, appearing by video from his Palm Beach,
Listen to audio from Trump's sentencing hearing in the hush money case
Listen to the audio recording as New York Judge Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Trump to "unconditional discharge" in the hush money case. This is the first time recordings have been made available to the public from the courtroom proceedings.
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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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The president-elect's sentencing after being convicted of 34 felony counts in hush-money case draws a wide range of reactions from supporters, critics
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The judge’s ruling means that Trump will not be fined, will not receive jail time and will not be given probation. But he will be the first convicted felon to take office as president.
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The president-elect's sentence allows the guilty verdict to stand — but it is highly unusual for this type of crime.
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Trump addresses court at hush money sentencing: ‘I am totally innocent’
Some criminal defendants use the opportunity to address the court to express remorse. The president-elect did no such thing.
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