A brief explainer on what an "unconditional discharge" is after Donald Trump was sentenced to one in his New York hush money ...

The backstory During the sentencing, Trump continued to maintain his innocence, claiming the payment was merely a "legal expense to Cohen." He also reiterated that the case was "an injustice of ...

The president-elect's sentence allows the guilty verdict to stand — but it is highly unusual for this type of crime.

A jury last year convicted Trump in New York of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the final ... a so-called “unconditional discharge ...

President-elect Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge Friday in the Manhattan “hush money” case related to his 2016 presidential bid. The sentencing, which releases him from ...

Donald Trump’s historic criminal conviction ended without penalty in a Manhattan courtroom Friday, as the president-elect was ...

Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump, who will soon take the oath of office and become America's 47th president, with an "unconditional discharge” in his hush-money criminal case. That means Trump ...

President-elect Donald Trump, facing a hush-money conviction, received an unconditional discharge shortly before his ...

The "unconditional discharge" sentence comes 10 days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in for a second nonconsecutive ...