Donald Trump has been given an unconditional discharge over hush money payments sent to porn star Stormy Daniels, avoiding jail before his inauguration later this month.

President-elect Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to hide payments to Stormy Daniels made ahead of the 2016 election.

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.

Donald Trump's ability to escape from being brought to justice shows that once again, the president-elect is not serving the American people, but rather shielding himself from justice.

A Manhattan judge chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues to end the case but assures Trump will become the first convicted felony to assume the presidency.

President-elect Donald Trump says his New York hush money criminal trial and conviction have "been a very terrible experience" and insists he committed no crime.

President-elect Donald ... sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge on January 10. A $130,000 payment made by Trump’s then-personal attorney Michael Cohen to Stormy Daniels in late October ...

In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation's highest court refused to intervene.

Donald Trump has been handed an unconditional discharge after being convicted of 34 charges relating to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ... to assume the presidency and ...

Donald Trump has been handed a no-penalty sentence following his conviction in the Stormy Daniels hush money case ... of a felony to assume the US presidency. He was found guilty in New York ...

New York Judge Juan Merchan said previously an "unconditional discharge" is "the most viable solution" to allow Trump to appeal ... his upcoming presidency. What time is Donald Trump's sentencing?

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.