Trump sentenced to unconditional discharge, no penalty in hush-money case

10 Jan 2025, 14:25 by Joe Fisher · UPI

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to an unconditional discharge in New York Friday for his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

The sentencing hearing began at 9:30 a.m. EST. Trump will become the first president to be sentenced on criminal charges. Trump is attending virtually from his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla.