Amid Controversy, Trump Receives No-Sentence Verdict Due to Presidential Immunity as He Prepares for Second Term
NEW YORK — In a groundbreaking legal decision on Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was granted an unconditional discharge in the New York hush money case that stemmed from payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. This decision came despite Trump’s conviction by a jury in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, aimed at influencing the 2016 presidential election. Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the case, cited the principle of presidential immunity, which will apply to Trump beginning Jan. 20, as the rationale behind the sentence. This principle allows him to avoid … Read more