Trump hush money case LIVE: At New York court as the President-elect faces sentencing - AP

[Rhiannon12866]

AP is live outside a court in New York as President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing for his New York hush money/election interference conviction after the nation's highest court refused to intervene.

With Trump 10 days from inauguration, Judge Juan M. Merchan has indicated he plans a no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge. - 01/10/2025.

Follow live updates here: https://bit.ly/4gKNBv5

[TexasTowelie]

1. Make him serve food at the homeless shelter every weekend for four years.

He deserves to see how much misery he is causing and listen to the complaints about his inhumane policies.

[Drum]

2. He's about to receive yet another asterisk next to his name...

Ouch!

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3. Thanks

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4. Will Trump be in the courtroom? No. He is expected to appear by video from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Will Trump be in the courtroom? No. He is expected to appear by video from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. He will have the opportunity to speak.
https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Right. He's expected to appear "virtually," but the audio of his apppearance is expected to be available afterwards

[johnnyfins]

12. Are they going to have his swearing in

At Merde A Loco?

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6. signs Outside the courtroom:

https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates
Outside the courthouse ahead of the sentencing
By TED SHAFFREY, RUTH BROWN

A handful of protesters had gathered in front of the Manhattan federal courthouse Friday morning.

Some carried signs reading “DESERVES THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE” and “34 FELONY CONVICTIONS.”

Meanwhile, at a park across the street, supporters unfurled a massive flag reading “TRUMP WON.”

[BumRushDaShow]

7. I literally just popped over to AP and saw they had the video

and then saw your post.

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8. 30 sec ago Trump appears in court via a video feed He's wearing a red tie with white or gold thin

30 sec ago
Trump appears in court via a video feed
By MICHAEL R. SISAK

He’s wearing a red tie with white or gold thin diagonal stripes. Trump appears stoic and reserved as he waits.

An attorney sits to Trump’s right, in front of a backdrop of American flags. American flag pins on both men’s suit jackets.

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9. 36 sec ago Judge Juan M. Merchan has entered the courtroom and is on the bench

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10. Trump attorney Emil Bove says Trump is appearing via Teams

Trump attorney Emil Bove says Trump is appearing via Teams

https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates#00000194-50a4-dee8-a5bc-ddfd23e90000?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share

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11. "All rise." Justice Merchan takes the bench, and he addresses Trump's attorney Todd Blanche,

"All rise."

Justice Merchan takes the bench, and he addresses Trump's attorney Todd Blanche, who confirms that he and his client are appearing virtually from Florida.

Link to tweet

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13. 59 sec ago: Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass begins speaking on behalf of the prosecution

59 sec ago
Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass begins speaking on behalf of the prosecution
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PETLZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ

He notes the conviction and reviews the sentencing options include up to four years in prison, but other remedies as well.

Steinglass says the prosecution recommends unconditional discharge based on circumstances including Trump’s impending return to the White House.

Steinglass says prosecutors are OK with the potential no-penalty sentence. He cites “all the circumstances of this case, its unique posture and the defendant’s status as president-elect.”

“The verdict in this case was unanimous and decisive and it must be respected,” he said.

As prosecutors began their remarks, Trump shook his head, eyes darting around the screen. The camera view is framed tightly on him and Blanche, offering courtroom spectators a much closer view of Trump’s expression than during the trial.

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14. 7 sec ago Trump speaks in court: "This has been a very terrible experience. I think it has been a t

7 sec ago
Trump speaks in court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK

“This has been a very terrible experience. I think it has been a tremendous set back for New York and the New York court system,” he said.

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15. 28 sec ago Addressing the court, Trump says there was no crime "It's been a political witch hunt," ....

28 sec ago
Addressing the court, Trump says there was no crime
By JENNIFER PETLZ

“It’s been a political witch hunt,” he said. “It was done to damage my reputation so that I would lose the election, and obviously, that didn’t work.”

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16. 18 sec ago Trump says: 'I'm totally innocent. I did nothing wrong' He argued that voters saw what

18 sec ago
Trump says: ‘I’m totally innocent. I did nothing wrong’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK

He argued that voters saw what happened in this courtroom and, like him, thought it was a disgrace and supported him overwhelmingly in the election.

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17. 20 sec ago Judge Merchan begins speaking Merchan says a judge must consider the facts of the case

20 sec ago
Judge Merchan begins speaking
By MICHAEL R. SISAK

Merchan says a judge must consider the facts of the case as well as aggravating and mitigating circumstances.

“Never before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances,” he said.

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18. Justice Merchan: People v. Trump may have been a "truly extraordinary case," but it was ordinary in other respects. "J

Justice Merchan:

People v. Trump may have been a "truly extraordinary case," but it was ordinary in other respects.

"Jury selection was conducted. The same rules of evidence were followed. Opening statements were made… The same burdens of proof applied."

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Thanks so much!

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19. Trump says his former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen was listened to like he was George Washington and Cohen is not Ge

Trump says his former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen was listened to like he was George Washington and Cohen is not George Washington.

Link to tweet

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20. Judge Merchan says that it is the office of the president that matters, not the occupant of that office.

Judge Merchan says that it is the office of the president that matters, not the occupant of that office.

Link to tweet

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22. 24 sec ago JUST IN: Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment ahead of his

24 sec ago
JUST IN: Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment ahead of his White House return
By The Associated Press
https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates

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24. Trump's sentence of an unconditional discharge caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charge

42 sec ago
Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment
https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates#00000194-50c4-dee8-a5bc-dddd45870000


By The Associated Press

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.

Trump’s sentence of an unconditional discharge caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charged with 34 felonies, put on trial for almost two months and convicted on every count. Yet, the legal detour — and sordid details aired in court of a plot to bury affair allegations — didn’t hurt him with voters, who elected him to a second term.

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old Republican to up to four years in prison. Instead, he chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but assured that Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.

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23. @AaronParnas: Donald Trump is officially a convicted felon. That's the tweet. 9:13 AM · Jan 10, 2025

Aaron Parnas
@AaronParnas
Donald Trump is officially a convicted felon. That's the tweet.
9:13 AM · Jan 10, 2025
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25. 59 sec ago" As Judge Merchan delivered the sentence Trump sat upright, lips pursed, frowning slightly. He tilted his he

59 sec ago
Trump’s demeanor as the sentence was handed down
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ

As Judge Merchan delivered the sentence, Trump sat upright, lips pursed, frowning slightly. He tilted his head to the side as the judge wished him “godspeed in your second term in office.”

https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates#00000194-50c8-de70-a3df-f2cd223a0000

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26. 25 sec ago Trump calls the sentencing a 'despicable event' on Truth Social By RUTH BROWN "Today's event was a despicab

25 sec ago
Trump calls the sentencing a ‘despicable event’ on Truth Social
By RUTH BROWN

“Today’s event was a despicable charade, and now that it is over, we will appeal this Hoax, which has no merit, and restore the trust of Americans in our once great System of Justice,” he wrote in a lengthy post on his social media platform after the sentencing.

https://apnews.com/live/trump-sentencing-hush-money-new-york-updates