Donald Trump stands his ground as Judge Merchan hands down no-jail sentence for felony conviction

A defiant President-elect Donald Trump received his no-jail sentence Friday in a surreal and historic hearing just days before his return to Washington as the leader of the free world.

He told State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan that the trial, conviction and sentencing was a “great embarrassment” for the state of New York.

“This has been a very terrible experience, I think it’s been a tremendous setback for New York,” Mr. Trump told the court before hearing the already determined sentence for a felony business fraud conviction. “I’m totally innocent, I did nothing wrong.”