Judge upholds Trump’s felony conviction, but does not plan to order jail time
Donald Trump,Hush Money,Alvin Bragg,Juan Merchan,Supreme Court
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President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on 34 counts of falsifying business records ahead of his swearing-in Jan. 20 but is not expected to face jail time, a judge ruled Friday.
The decision to uphold Trump’s conviction and schedule the sentencing for Jan. 10 almost certainly means Trump will be the first felon to serve as a U.S. president.
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