Trump becomes first ex-president sentenced for criminal conviction: recap
Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.
Trump endures embarrassment of criminal sentencing just 10 days before taking office
The court’s 5-4 decision Thursday to deny the president-elect’s last-minute effort to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case set up a stunning moment in court on Friday morning, just 10 days before Trump will be sworn in for a second term.
Trump sentencing: Judge gives Trump 'unconditional discharge' to respect presidency
Judge Juan Merchan has signaled his intention to sentence Trump to an " unconditional discharge " -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation -- out of respect for the principle of presidential immunity, which takes effect on Jan. 20 once Trump becomes president.
How Donald Trump’s sentencing could shape his time in office
Now that President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced in his New York criminal trial, what ramifications does being a convicted felon do to him as he enters the role of president of the United States in five days?
Trump Sentenced with No Jail Time: A First for U.S. Presidents
Donald Trump, set to become the 47th president of the United States, has been handed an unconditional discharge, marking him as the first president to enter office with a criminal conviction. He was sentenced on Friday for falsifying business records related to payments to Stormy Daniels in 2016,
Man sentenced for raping 4-year-old girl in Calumet Park home
A Blue Island man was sentenced for raping a 4-year-old girl in the far south suburbs, according to court documents.
The Trump Criminal Cases Are All Reaching Their Anticlimax
This is a pop-up edition of Slate’s Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. You can read our old coverage of Trump’s legal ...
Five Takeaways from Trump’s Criminal Sentencing
Friday’s punishment was largely symbolic, but it ensured that Donald J. Trump would become America’s first felon president.
Man Involved in Killing of ‘General Hospital’ Star Johnny Wactor Is Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison
Wactor was fatally shot on the morning of May 25, 2024, in Downtown Los Angeles. The 37-year-old was leaving a bartending ...
Here's How People Are Reacting To Trump's Criminal Sentencing, Because...What
Just in case you weren't already feeling bad enough, President-elect Donald Trump was just sentenced. This comes after he was ...
Highlights From Trump’s Sentencing in His N.Y. Criminal Case
The president-elect received an unconditional discharge of his sentence, which spares him jail time but formalizes his status ...
Trump is sentenced in New York criminal case
The criminal case brought against Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg began trial proceedings last April. After ...
SCOTUSblog2d
Supreme Court allows Trump’s New York criminal sentencing to go forward
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday evening cleared the way for President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing to go forward on Friday morning. In a brief unsigned order issued just after 7 p.m., ...
At sentencing, Trump lied and got less than a slap on the wrist
Trump’s statements at the hearing were riddled with lies and irrelevancies. His only bit of remorse was saying that “this has ...
Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter in his return to the White House
Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the ...