A jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to payments made to Stormy Daniels, which are each punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000 (Trump has long denied all wrongdoing).

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.

President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment

The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to forestall his sentencing for his New York criminal conviction. The five justice majority that voted to deny Trump's application wrote that the evidentiary issues Trump has complained about "can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday, but the sentencing will place a judgment of guilt on his record.