United States President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” following his conviction over hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, marking him the first former US president to be sentenced for a crime.
The decision was delivered on Friday by Justice Juan Merchan, one day after the US Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Trump’s legal team to delay the sentencing until after his inauguration on January 20.
An “unconditional discharge” means that while Trump’s conviction will remain on his permanent record, he will not face jail time, fines, or probation.
Trump, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, was found guilty in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to the hush-money payments.
The president-elect has denied any wrongdoing and intends to appeal the conviction.
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