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Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it 'despicable'
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. With Trump appearing by video from his Florida estate, the...
Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. The judge talked for seven. In the end, the first criminal court sentencing of a former or future president took little more than half an hour. Trump, appearing by video from his Palm Beach, Florida, home, received...
The Latest: Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment
President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Here's the...
Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is still set to be sentenced in his hush money case this week — at least for now — after a New York appeals court judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected his second attempt to get it called off. Judge Ellen Gesmer, of the state's mid-level...
Trump's sentencing still on for Friday after judge rebuffs his push for a delay while he appeals
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump remains on track to be sentenced this week in his hush money case after a judge on Monday denied his request to halt proceedings while he appeals a ruling that upheld the historic verdict. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered...
Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
NEW YORK (AP) — In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money criminal case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn't be jailed. The development...
Today in History: December 12, Supreme Court issues Bush v. Gore decision
Today is Thursday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2024. There are 19 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida’s tightly contested...
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public...
Today in History: November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre
Today is Friday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2024. There are 32 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. ...
Will Trump's return lead to a new wave of bestselling books?
NEW YORK (AP) — As she anticipates her estranged uncle's return to the White House, Mary Trump isn't expecting any future book to catch on like such first-term tell-alls as Michael Wolff's million-selling “Fire and Fury” or her own blockbuster, “Too Much and Never Enough.” ...
