Trump Now Formally A Convicted Felon After Sentence

The Washington Post reports:

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush-money case to unconditional discharge, in which a defendant is not fined, locked up or given probation. Trump was convicted in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a payment made to an adult-film actress during the 2016 presidential campaign.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a bid by Trump’s attorneys to stop the sentencing on the grounds that it would interfere with his transition to a second term as president after his November election victory. Friday’s sentencing formalized Trump’s status as the first president or president-elect who is a felon.

The New York Times reports: 

Mr. Trump appeared virtually, his scowl projected onto a screen in a chilly yet bright Lower Manhattan

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