Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:01pm on 10 Jan 2025,Friday International
Donald Trump, the US President-elect, was sentenced in the hush money case involving $130,000 paid to adult film actor Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan convicted Trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records but opted for an unconditional discharge, avoiding jail time or fines. The historic verdict makes Trump the first US president with a felony conviction. Trump, attending the hearing virtually, labeled the conviction a "setback for New York" and claimed it was politically motivated to harm his election bid. The judgment concludes years of legal wrangling over the controversial payments.
