President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York City, on January 10.
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Hear Trump speak at hush money sentencing hearing: 'I'm totally innocent'

President-elect Donald Trump appeared virtually at a sentencing hearing in the New York hush money case. The judge imposed a sentence of unconditional discharge without any punishment in the case, citing extraordinary legal protections afforded to the office of the presidency.

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