Former President Donald Trump has been sentenced to unconditional discharge in the high-profile “hush money” case, effectively bringing the matter to a close without imposing jail time or restrictions. The sentence, which includes no punishment beyond the conviction itself, ensures Trump faces no immediate consequences as he continues his campaign for the presidency.
Trump appeared virtually for the sentencing from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, marking the culmination of an extraordinary legal battle that saw a former president and leading presidential candidate face criminal charges in a courtroom for the first time in U.S. history.
The case, tried in Manhattan, was the only one of four criminal indictments against Trump to reach trial. It may also be the only one to do so, given the political and constitutional complexities surrounding prosecuting an incoming president.
Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over the case, had the authority to sentence the 78-year-old Trump to up to four years in prison. However, Merchan handed down a sentence that avoided incarceration or any restrictions. Legal experts suggest the judgment may have been an attempt to sidestep potential constitutional challenges while closing a contentious chapter in the former president’s legal battles.
The decision ensures that Trump will assume the presidency as a convicted felon—a precedent-setting situation in American politics.
The hush money case was one of the most scrutinized legal proceedings in modern history, placing a spotlight on Trump’s alleged payment to silence damaging claims during the 2016 presidential campaign. Despite the conviction, the unconditional discharge leaves Trump free and without legal hindrance.
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Both merchan & bragg ימח שמם ×•×–×›×¨×•× ×ť must be defrocked & disbarred & sentenced to life in in prison without parole, and of-course be ordered to reimburse President Donald Trump’s entire legal expenses.
Seriously? Hated with a passion?
Do you even try to pretend to be an unbiased news source?
A de facto admission by the New York judiciary that Trump committed no crime, that it is legal for the victim of blackmail to pay a blackmailer, and that the prosecution was politically motivated “lawfare”. As it is, the Democratic perversion of justice in this and other cases was a major contributor to Trump’s election day triumph, meaning the whole scheme backfired.
The US Supreme court’s January 10th decision not to block the sentencing has a silver lining. Without sentencing, Trump would never be able to appeal the court case. Now that he is technically “convicted”, the appeal will happen – and experts predict that the conviction in the trumped-up case will be reversed – because there are multiple layers of so-called “reversible errors”. That blow to the despicable lawfare conduct by Bragg, Merchant et al. would be a defeat of forces of evil, and hopefully that could be a kiddush Hashem.
“as he continues his campaign for the presidency”
Huh? Campaign for the Presidency? Really. Aren’t the election – ergo the campaigning – over?
Trump claims that the affair never happened, so why did he pay her blackmail money? What would have happened if he hadn’t paid her? She would have said whatever she wanted to say, who cares? He paid her, and she she still said it, so why did he have to give in to blackmail? Nobody cares if it’s true or not.
the man is evil…..the man will harm Israel will try…..so sad that we have to witness this crap