Donald Trump avoids jail or fine after sentencing in ‘hush money’ case
US President-elect Donald Trump is seen on the screen at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. Photo: Reuters
US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled, but the sentencing will place a judgment of guilt on his record.
Justice Juan Merchan’s sentencing of Trump (78) to unconditional discharge closes a case that had loomed over his bid to retake the White House just days before his January 20 inauguration.
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