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Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

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The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.

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  1. Trump Set For Sentencing This Week In Hush Money Case—Here’s What To Expect

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  2. Donald Trump loses latest effort to delay hush money sentencing

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    Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

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  1. Thv11

    Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time (opens Thv11)

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    Trump was convicted in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

  2. KTVU San Francisco

    Trump to be sentenced in hush money case next week (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    A judge scheduled the sentencing of incumbent Pres. Donald Trump in his hush money criminal conviction for Friday, Jan. 10.

  3. The Hill

    Trump lawyers push to halt Jan. 10 hush money case sentencing (opens The Hill)

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    President-elect Trump’s legal team urged a judge to hold off on sentencing him on Jan. 10 in his New York criminal conviction ahead of his inauguration.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Tries To Stop Sentencing In Hush Money Case—Weeks Before Retaking Office (opens Forbes)

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    The president-elect’s sentencing is scheduled for Friday, unless an appeals court stops it.

  5. Gopusa

    Trump not expected to go to jail in hush money sentencing (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    (The Center Square) – A federal judge has set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in the hush money case for Jan. 10, just 10 days before the presidential inauguration. Trump, however, is expected to receive a sentence of "unconditional discharge" and be released.

  6. NBC News

    Trump seeks stay of sentencing in hush money case (opens NBC News)

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    President-elect Donald Trump is seeking a stay of his Friday sentencing in the hush money case, according to a court filing made public Monday.

  7. Newsweek

    Donald Trump loses latest effort to delay hush money sentencing (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Last May, Trump was convicted by a New York jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a "hush money" payment.

  8. Gopusa

    Trump seeks delay in hush money sentencing (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    (The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday sought to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case as he continues to appeal the guilty verdict. In May 2024, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records for disguising hush money payments to an …

  9. Forbes

    Trump Set For Sentencing This Week In Hush Money Case—Here’s What To Expect (opens Forbes)

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    The president-elect is likely to get an “unconditional discharge,” which means he won’t face any penalties.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Trump asks US Supreme Court to halt sentencing in New York hush-money case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president-elect set to be sentenced in New York criminal case 10 days before beginning second term.

  11. NPR

    Trump asks the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in hush money case (opens NPR)

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    President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in New York. His latest legal move to block sentencing comes after a New York appeals court rejected a similar appeal Tuesday.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Trump avoids punishment in hush money case sentencing – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A New York judge has ruled President-elect Donald Trump will not receive a custodial sentence or fine, but a felony conviction for paying hush money to a porn star will be upheld.

  13. Grand Forks Herald

    Trump spared jail, fine or probation at hush money sentencing days before inauguration (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    "It's been a political witch hunt," Trump said before sentencing. "It was done to damage my reputation so I would lose the election and obviously that didn’t work."

  14. Fox News

    Dems eerily silent on Trump sentencing as they prepare for Republican trifecta in Washington (opens Fox News)

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    Democratic members of congress were less reactive to the sentencing of President-elect Trump on Friday, where he was sentenced with no penalty in the New York criminal trial.

  15. ABC 7 Chicago

    President-elect Trump sentenced to an unconditional discharge in hush money case (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge.

  16. FOX 5 DC

    Trump gets no punishment in hush-money case sentencing (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Judge Juan M. Merchan's sentence of “unconditional discharge" means no jail time or punishment for President-elect Trump other than having the conviction on his record.

  17. Globe Gazette

    Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment (opens Globe Gazette)

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    The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.

  18. WDIO Duluth

    Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it 'despicable' (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Appearing by video from his Florida estate, a calm but insistent Trump called the case “a weaponiz…

  19. Bangor Daily News

    Donald Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    The sentence quietly capped an extraordinary trial rife with moments unthinkable in the U.S. only a few years ago.

  20. AL.com

    Trump sentenced in hush money case, vows to appeal ‘despicable charade’ (opens AL.com)

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    Trump called the case “a weaponization of government” and “an embarrassment to New York.”

  21. amNewYork

    Judge rules President-elect Trump will face no punishment in hush money case (opens amNewYork)

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    A Manhattan Judge ruled Friday that President-elect Donald Trump will not be punished in the high-profile hush-money case, despite a jury finding him guilty

  22. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump avoids jail or punishment at hush money sentencing | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or face any other punishment for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled today but said Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration would not erase the jury verdict.

  23. Fox7 Austin

    What is unconditional discharge? Trump's sentence, explained (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    On Friday, Judge Juan M. Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge in connection with his hush money conviction.

  24. The Guardian

    Felony sentencing lacked both Trump in person and his outbursts: ‘I was treated unfairly, and I thank you’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trump’s absence was felt in the New York courtroom, and on video it wasn’t the outlandish display many might have expected

  25. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    READ: Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump to be sentenced on Friday (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By CNN staff (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case. The order states: The application for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied for, inter alia, the following r…

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