The rare and lenient sentence, which will spare President-elect Donald J. Trump jail time, was used to address his unusual ...

Justice Juan Merchan’s sentence of unconditional discharge for Trump carries no jail time, probation or fines. Trump had ...

Judges are allowed to impose unconditional discharge sentences if they believe "no proper purpose would be served by imposing any condition upon the defendant's release," according to New York law.

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 ...

Justice Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge on ... imposing any condition upon the defendant’s release.” It’s Merchan’s way of closing the ...