Trump avoids punishment at hush money sentencing

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President-elect Donald Trump appeared remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan. Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid/Pool United States President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or face any other punishment for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge has ruled, but said Trump's inauguration on January 20 would not erase the jury verdict.