Trump Now Formally A Convicted Felon After Sentence

January 10, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies

The Washington Post reports:

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush-money case to unconditional discharge, in which a defendant is not fined, locked up or given probation. Trump was convicted in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a payment made to an adult-film actress during the 2016 presidential campaign.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a bid by Trump’s attorneys to stop the sentencing on the grounds that it would interfere with his transition to a second term as president after his November election victory. Friday’s sentencing formalized Trump’s status as the first president or president-elect who is a felon.

The New York Times reports: 

Mr. Trump appeared virtually, his scowl projected onto a screen in a chilly yet bright Lower Manhattan courtroom filled with reporters, sketch artists and courtroom personnel. He was at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, seated along with one of his lawyers in front of a pair of large American flags.

“This has been a very terrible experience,” Mr. Trump said during the hearing, adding: “The fact is, I’m totally innocent.” Asserting the primacy of the election over the verdict, he said that the voters “got to see this firsthand.”

But Mr. Steinglass still blasted Mr. Trump, saying that “far from expressing any kind of remorse for his criminal conduct, the defendant has purposefully bred disdain for our institutions and the rule of law.” Mr. Trump, he added, “has caused enduring damage to public perception of the criminal justice system and has placed officers of the court in harm’s way.”

Contrary to earlier reports, live audio from the courtroom was not provided, but reporters still tweeted out a play-by-play of the proceedings, with most noting Trump’s body language and angry facial expressions.



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