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What We Know About Trump’s Sentencing
In May, Donald J. Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of a crime when a Manhattan jury found him guilty of 34 felonies. On Friday, another unprecedented event took place: Mr. Trump became the first former, and future …
In May, Donald J. Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of a crime when a Manhattan jury found him guilty of 34 felonies.
On Friday, another unprecedented event took place: Mr. Trump became the first former, and future, president to be sentenced for a crime.
Justice Juan M. Merchan of Manhattan Supreme Court gave Mr. Trump an unconditional discharge, a lenient sentence that is rare for defendants convicted in Manhattan on the same charges as Mr. Trump. Here are some answers to key questions about his sentencing:
What crimes was he convicted of?
Mr. Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The charges stem from a $130,000 hush-money payment that Mr. Trump’s fixer, Michael D. Cohen, made to the porn star Stormy Daniels in the days leading up to the 2016 election, suppressing a story of a sexual liaison that she said she had with Mr. Trump.
Prosecutors argued that Mr. Trump had directed Mr. Cohen to make the payment — and had then covered it up through a series of reimbursements falsely classified as ordinary legal expenses. Each of the 34 counts corresponds to an invoice, check or ledger related to these repayments.
The Trump Manhattan Criminal Verdict, Count By Count
Former President Donald J. Trump faced 34 felony charges of falsifying business records, related to the reimbursement of hush money paid to the porn star Stormy Daniels in order to cover up a sex scandal around the 2016 presidential election.
Who is the judge who sentenced Trump?
Justice Merchan is a veteran Manhattan judge who is known to be tough on white-collar crimes. During the trial, the drama-averse judge was the subject of repeat attacks by Mr. Trump, who accused him of being “biased” and “corrupt.”
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