ABC News: Donald Trump Sentenced To Unconditional Discharge in New York Hush Money Case

"President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation, but cementing his status as a convicted felon just 10 days before he takes the oath of office for his second term.

During a brief virtual hearing, New York prosecutors blasted him for engaging in a "direct attack on the rule of law" and making efforts to "undermine its legitimacy" by attacking the judge and others involved in the case. Trump's defense team, which vowed to appeal, said the case should never have been brought and called it a "sad day for this country."

Judge Juan Merchan, who was a frequent target of Trump during the trial, said the unconditional discharge was the "only lawful sentence" to protect "the office of the president ... not the occupant of the office."

Source:ABC News with a look at Donald J. Trump & his criminal lawyer Todd Blanche.

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"President-elect Donald Trump sentenced in New York hush money case." 

Source:ABC News with a look at Donald J. Trump: 45th President of the United States & 34 time convicted felon.

From ABC News

Me personally, I would've liked to have seen Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Donald J. Trump to have to pay a fine based on the hush money payments that he made to the two women in this conspiracy that he tried to get away with 8 years ago and perhaps plus interest. But Donald Trump's convictions will be appealed, so even a fine wouldn't go into effect for like another year. 

Plus, Mr. Trump is going to be President of the United States in 10 days and when that happens, enforcing a fine against him, will be almost impossible because he would just say that he's President of the United States and therefor doesn't have to follow local laws and cooperate with local law enforcement. 

So based on Mr. Trump's immediate circumstances, this is as good as it gets for anyone who still believes in the rule of law in America. Especially for people who oppose Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump is not only now a 34 time convicted felon because of all the evidence in this case and that the jury concluded that as well, but he's also now a 34 time sentenced convicted felon. And will remain so probably the rest of his life. Because of all the evidence in the case, the fact that he was charged for crimes before he ever became POTUS, and was tried after he left the presidency the first time and not as President. 

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