Megathread: President-Elect Trump Sentenced in New York Fraud Felony Case to "Unconditional Discharge", Will Not Be Incarcerated

President-elect Trump was [convicted in May of last year](https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0) on 34 out of 34 felony fraud counts in a New York state court. Yesterday, [the US Supreme Court rejected](https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-appeal-12f9e883b71d8c37178b0ea32193e8c4) an emergency request by Trump's legal team to further delay his sentencing, ruling 5 to 4 that he could be sentenced today by the judge that oversaw his trial, Judge Juan Merchan. This morning, in a decision that was assented to by the prosecution in this case and whose outcome [was signaled days in advance](https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-trumps-hush-money-case-expected-sentence-unconditional/story?id=116706931) by Judge Merchan, Trump received an "unconditional discharge", which allows the convictions to stand but assigns no additional penalties. You can read [the New York state law related to unconditional discharges here](https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-penal/part-2-sentences/title-e-sentences/article-65-sentences-of-probation-conditional-discharge-and-unconditional-discharge/section-6520-sentence-of-unconditional-discharge), and [this pre-sentencing analysis of unconditional discharge in the context of this case](https://theconversation.com/trump-may-receive-an-unconditional-discharge-in-hush-money-conviction-a-constitutional-law-expert-explains-what-that-means-246966). Live update pages on this decision are being maintained by the following outlets: [AP](https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates), [NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-sentencing-judge-juan-merchan-live-updates-rcna186199), [ABC](https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/trump-sentencing-live-updates-president-elect-attend-sentencing/?id=117531260), [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9x99p2ek8t), [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/10/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-sentencing-new-york-live-updates), [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/10/trump-sentencing-hush-money-case/) (soft paywall), [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/10/nyregion/trump-hush-money-sentencing) (soft paywall), [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/10/trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-live-updates/77577182007/) (soft paywall), and [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-sentencing-01-10-25/index.html) (soft paywall). # Articles that May Interest You | Submission | Domain | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| | [Trump sentenced to penalty-free 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-sentencing-judge-merchan-hush-money-what-expect-rcna186202) | nbcnews.com | | [Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment](https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-sentencing-stormy-daniels-33e070bd3c1acb609bba13f23d784a3a) | apnews.com | | [Trump Gets No Jail Time or Probation In NY Hush Money Case](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-10/trump-s-sentencing-in-hush-money-criminal-case-begins-in-ny) | bloomberg.com | | [Donald Trump Sentenced to 'Unconditional Discharge' for His Felonies. Here's What That Means](https://people.com/donald-trump-sentenced-unconditional-discharge-manhattan-criminal-case-8770111) | people.com | | [Trump sentenced without penalty in New York hush money case](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/trump-sentencing-new-york-hush-money-case.html) | cnbc.com | | [Donald Trump sentenced with no penalty in New York criminal trial, as judge wishes him 'Godspeed' in 2nd term](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/donald-trump-sentenced-no-penalty-new-york-criminal-trial-judge-wishes-him-godspeed-2nd-term) | foxnews.com | | [Trump avoids jail in hush money sentence but is set to be first felon president](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sentencing-today-hush-money-b2677006.html) | independent.co.uk | | [Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge, no punishment in hush money conviction](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5078962-trump-sentenced-no-punishment/) | thehill.com | | [Trump Becomes First Former President Sentenced for Felony](https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-9f9282bc) | wsj.com |