{"id":2388773,"date":"2025-01-10T10:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sentenced-to-no-jail-time-in-new-york-hush-money-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:32:35","slug":"trump-sentenced-to-no-jail-time-in-new-york-hush-money-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sentenced-to-no-jail-time-in-new-york-hush-money-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump sentenced to no jail time in New York hush money case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-sentenced-to-no-jail-time-in-new-york-hush-money-case-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388773&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It seems you have provided a snippet \u200dof HTML code that includes a button for reading more content and an XML\u2063 declaration. 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Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Merchan imposed a sentence of &ldquo;unconditional discharge,&rdquo; which does not penalize Trump but rather closes the case and clears the way for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> to appeal his conviction, which Trump has said he plans to do.<\/p>\n<p>The historic hearing, during which Trump appeared virtually, marked the first time in history that a former or incoming president has been sentenced for felonies. A jury found in May that he engaged in an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unlawful hush money scheme ahead<\/a> of the 2016 election to silence porn star Stormy Daniels about an alleged affair.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan acknowledged the unprecedented nature of the event, saying that &ldquo;never before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized the justice system during his remote appearance, delivering familiar remarks that he believed the prosecution was a &ldquo;political witch hunt&rdquo; and that he was innocent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been a very terrible experience,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It has been a setback for New York and the New York court system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attorneys fought aggressively to prevent the sentencing, seeking relief from appellate courts in New York and the U.S. Supreme Court. 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