A brief explainer on what an "unconditional discharge" is after Donald Trump was sentenced to one in his New York hush money ...

Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

This type of sentence is considered rare in felony convictions. According to New York law, an “unconditional discharge” sentence can be handed down, “if the court, having regard to the nature and ...

The judge in President-elect Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money case indicated Friday that he intends to sentence ...

The “unconditional discharge” sentence comes 10 days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in for a second nonconsecutive ...

President-elect Donald Trump has received an "unconditional discharge" for his New York hush-money case, making him the first president to ...

New York Judge Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge in Trump’s 2016 election subversion hush money case. This means Trump will avoid jail time or probation ...

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York ...

Accordingly, when the trial court imposes a sentence of unconditional discharge, the defendant is released without imprisonment, probation supervision or conditions. A sentence of unconditional ...

New York state law says unconditional discharge is a sentence handed down ‘without imprisonment, fine or probation supervision’ ...

Instead New York judge Juan Merchan handed down the mildest criminal sanction available, an unconditional discharge -- a relatively uncommon measure. "Never before has this court been presented with ...

Donald Trump has been sentenced to an unconditional discharge. Per New York state law, it’s a sentence imposed “without imprisonment, fine or probation supervision.” Trump is expected to appeal the ...