President-elect Donald Trump on Friday received a no-penalty sentence known as an “unconditional discharge” in his New York hush money case, a rare decision for a felony conviction.

That changed Friday at the president-elect's sentencing. Trump originally faced up to four ... Judge Juan Merchan imposed what he said was the "only lawful sentence" of an unconditional discharge.

President Trump's challenge to his felony hush money conviction in New York should be heard in federal court, an attorney for ...

Trump was sentenced on Jan. 10 by New York Judge Juan Merchan, who issued an unconditional discharge, meaning the then-president-elect would receive no prison time, probation, or further penalties.

Trump's attorney, Jeffrey Wall, argued that the president's appeal belonged in federal court because the Manhattan District Attorney's Office chose to include evidence that they say relates to Trump's ...

rejected Trump’s requests to throw out the conviction on presidential immunity grounds and sentenced him on Jan. 10 to an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction intact but sparing him any ...

Updated June 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM ET. NEW YORK – An appeal hearing for President Trump’s criminal conviction and sentencing is being held in a U.S. court of appeals in Manhattan Wednesday morning.

President Donald Trump’s quest to erase his criminal conviction is heading to a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel in Manhattan is set to hear arguments Wednesday in the ...

Wednesday's hearing is another attempt by the president's legal team to have a hush money case moved from New York state ...

Trump’s hush money sentencing will go ahead on Friday, ... Merchan has signalled he will issue an “unconditional discharge” ...

A year after Donald Trump became the first ex-president to be found guilty of a felony, an appeals court is set to hear Trump's bid to move his case to federal court.

The trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, rejected Trump’s requests to throw out the conviction on presidential immunity grounds and sentenced him on Jan. 10 to an unconditional discharge, leaving his ...