In a historic case, former President Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge for his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. The sentencing, the first of its kind for a former or future president, took place remotely and involved statements from Trump, his lawyers, the Manhattan prosecutor, and Judge Juan M. Merchan.
Judge Juan Merchan, right, sentences President-elect Donald Trump , who appeared remotely via video with his attorney Todd Blanche, left, during Trump 's sentencing hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court., Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in New York. NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. The judge talked for seven. 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, Florida, home, received no punishment Friday for his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges related to payments Trump’s company made to a lawyer, Michael Cohen, to reimburse him for paying off porn actor Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 Republican presidential campaign.
A Manhattan prosecutor and one of Trump’s defense lawyers also spoke before Judge Juan M. Merchan issued the sentence, which is known as an unconditional discharge.“This has been a very terrible experience. I think it’s been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system. … I think it’s an embarrassment to New York, and New York has a lot of problems, but this is a great embarrassment.
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