Sentencing concludes historic first criminal trial of a former US president as he prepares for White House comeback
Donald Trump has been spared punishment over his “hush money” conviction, escaping any sanction in the historic criminal case days before he re-enters the White House. At a hearing in Manhattan on Friday, at which Trump appeared virtually from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Justice Juan Merchan declined to sentence the president-elect to prison time or impose any fines, instead setting him free on an “unconditional discharge”.
The two federal criminal cases against the 78-year-old were in jeopardy after the Supreme Court ruled this year that presidents enjoy broad immunity from prosecutions for official acts while in office. They are now being wound up by Joe Biden’s justice department, in keeping with the agency’s long-standing policy of not pursuing sitting presidents.
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