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Donald Trump was sentenced to unconditional release by Judge Juan Merchan in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday, just ten days before his second inauguration as president, after being found guilty on all counts during his secret trial l 'last year.

The Supreme Court refused to stop the sentencing, with its justices ruling 5-4 in favor of allowing Judge Mercan to proceed.

The president-elect appeared virtually at the hearing and reiterated his objections to this matter, repeating that he had been treated very, very unfairly.

Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to hide payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in October 2016 to ensure her silence before Election Day about an extramarital sexual relationship she claimed to have had a decade earlier.

Trump insisted he would make another call. He will be the first convicted felon to hold the office of president.

Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court for the second time in a week after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blasted the former New York mayor for repeatedly attacking two election workers whom he he had defamed despite a court order preventing him from repeating false statements. statements against them.

ANALYSIS: Trump's money sentence ensures a convicted felon will go to the White House

President-elect Donald Trump is not going to jail, at least not today.

He is not required to pay fines. He will not have to check in with a court-ordered probation officer, like most criminal defendants with felony convictions.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 2:20 p.m.

Giuliani arrested for contempt of court for repeating false claims about defamed election workers

Rudy Giuliani was arrested for contempt of court for the second time in a week after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blasted the former New York mayor for repeatedly attacking two election workers he defamed despite a court order preventing him from repeating. false statements against them.

Donald Trump's former lawyer was ordered to appear in court to answer for a series of recent statements falsely alleging that women manipulated the 2020 election results, earning him a $148 million defamation judgment dollars in 2023.

District Judge Beryl Howell criticized Giuliani for his baseless complaints. The former mayor called her bloodthirsty and biased moments before Friday's hearing began.

Alex Woodward followed today's proceedings.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 1:50 p.m.

Trump in talks to buy their beloved Washington hotel

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 1:15 p.m.

ANALYSIS: Trump has had a string of big victories. His own program could end that streak.

Small margins will make it difficult to achieve near unanimity on many issues, and Republicans can't even agree on how to advance their legislative agenda.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 12:30

Report: Trump to declare national economic emergency to impose tariffs

Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to create the legal basis for introducing his program of high tariffs against rival countries, according to CNN.

Even before taking office, the president-elect threatened to impose tariffs of up to 10 percent on global imports and 60 percent on Chinese goods, as well as a 25 percent import surcharge on Canadian and Mexican products.

Such taxes are intended to boost U.S. manufacturing, but experts have warned that in practice they could backfire by disrupting trade flows, raising costs and inviting harmful retaliatory measures.

Joe Sommerlad has the story.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 11:30

Will Trump really pardon nearly 1,600 January 6 rioters?

But how quickly will the pardons begin and how far will Trump go?

Josh Marcus takes a look.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 10:30

Could Republican Party's Laken Riley bill open the door to Trump's mass deportations?

Immigration lawyers and civil rights groups warn that the new Congress's first immigration bill opens the door to Donald Trump's planned mass deportation operation. His commitment to invoking a national emergency, deploying military assets, and sending state and local law enforcement into immigrant communities around the world. country from his first days in power.

The Senate voted 84-9 Thursday to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, with only nine Democratic senators voting against it and five not voting at all. The House passed the bill Tuesday by a vote of 264-159, with 48 Democrats voting in favor.

Reporting by Alex Woodward and Eric Garcia.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 09:30

Elon Musk admits DOGE won't find $2 trillion cuts in federal budget

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 07:30

Why don't we call it Mexican America? : Troll Mexican President Misinformed Trump

Obviously, the Gulf of Mexico is a name recognized by the United Nations, Sheinbaum said, speaking in Spanish, during his daily press conference, according to Politico.

She then showed a historical map of North America, on which were inscribed the parts of what is now the United States: America Mexicana.

Why don't we call it Mexican America? She said with a strong tinge of sarcasm. Sounds nice, right?

Gustav Kilander has the story.

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 05:30

Was Maria Bartiromo almost a heartbeat away from the presidency?

The symbiotic relationship between Fox News and President-elect Donald Trump nearly reached new levels during the last presidential campaign, according to a new book by Politico political reporter Alex Isenstadt.

While the president-elect has already named or appointed at least a dozen Fox News personalities to his next administration, Isenstadt reports in his upcoming book Revenge: The Inside Story of Trumps Return to Power that Trump has seriously considered making one of his favorite hosts, his running mate. .

Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 11, 2025 04:30

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