The outcome was expected: Last week, in an 18-page decision, Justice #Merchan said that he planned to give #Trump an #UnconditionalDischarge, writing that it “appears to be the most viable solution to ensure finality.”
Trump, who was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal, had originally faced probation or up to 4 years in prison, & Justice Merchan had ample ground to consider incarceration.