Breaking News: Trump receives no punishment for hush money conviction

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Trump receives no punishment for hush money conviction 01/10/2025 10:10 AM EST NEW YORK — Donald Trump was not punished for his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, bringing a lackluster end to the legal saga that will make him the country's first felon-turned-president. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, a New York judge declined to sentence the president-elect to prison time or impose fines after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of business fraud in connection with a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 presidential election. Read the latest

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