Last-Minute, Jail-less Sentencing Is Merchan’s ‘Dig’ at Trump

In President-elect Donald Trump’s business records case, a New York judge has set a sentencing date for Jan. 10. Justice Juan Merchan wrote in his decision that the sentence would be an unconditional discharge—which means that the felony conviction would stand, but that Trump would be unlikely to face jail time, probation, or fines.