BREAKING: Incoming US Leader Donald Trump Finally Sentenced in Hush-money Case

Updated Friday, January 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM by Ridwan Adeola 1 min read

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New York, USA - United States (US) President-elect, Donald Trump, was on Friday, January 10, 2025, sentenced to “unconditional discharge”.

Trump was sentenced for his conviction over hush-money payments made to an adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Al Jazeera noted.

Donald Trump's unconditional discharge sentence

The verdict makes Trump the first former US president ever sentenced for a crime.

Judge Juan Merchan delivered a day after the US Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Trump’s legal team to delay sentencing before the Republican leader’s inauguration on Monday, January 20, 2025.

As reported by the BBC, the incoming US president was spared a prison term or fine in the historic New York case.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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