What Is Unconditional Discharge? What Trump's Sentencing Means

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Despite the fact that Trump is the first president in United States history to receive a conviction, he is still able to serve as president for the next four years.
31% : Donald Trump was present for his sentencing nearly a year after he was convicted of 34 felony counts in his hush money trial.
31% : Unconditional discharge is when an individual is released from a legal obligation without strings attached (i.e prison), meaning Trump will have the conviction under his belt but will not receive punishment.
31% : " No, Trump is not going to prison following his sentencing because Judge Merchan granted him unconditional discharge.
12% : Daniels testified against Trump in court last year, and detailed her alleged sexual encounters with him, which Trump vehemently denied.
11% : Before his sentencing took place, Trump called the hush money case a "great injustice" and claimed he was "innocent of all of the judge's made up, fake charges" in a Truth Social post. Learn what unconditional discharge means and everything we know about Trump's sentencing below.
9% : In May 2024, Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records when his former attorney Michael Cohen paid off Stormy Daniels $130,000 to prevent her from speaking out about her alleged affair with Trump before he was elected in 2016.

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