US President-elect Donald Trump will not face any fines, probation, or jail time in the hush-money case where he was to be sentenced for falsifying business records.
Trump was convicted last May on 34 counts of falsifying business records. They relate to a payment made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Daniels claims she had sex with Trump. He has denied they did.
A jury of New Yorkers found him guilty of all counts in connection with a hush-money payment made to an adult-film star. The case centred on a payment made to the adult-film actress, Stormy Daniels, shortly before the 2016 election.
Daniels was paid $130,000 (£105,000) to keep quiet about her claim that she had sex with Trump, which he denies they did.
Providing so-called hush-money is not illegal. Instead, this case was more technical and centred on how Trump’s former lawyer, who paid Daniels, had his reimbursement recorded as legal fees in Trump’s accounts.
However, Justice Manuel Merchan gave Trump ‘unconditional discharge on all 34 charges’ sentence.
“I wish you godspeed as you assume your second term in office,” Merchan said.
Merchan tells the court that he has determined that unconditional discharge is “the only lawful sentence, without encroaching upon the highest office of the land.”.
An unconditional discharge means Trump does not face any fines, probation, or jail time.
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