Listen: Judge Merchan releases audio from inside the court in Trump’s 'hush money' sentencing

Listen: Judge Merchan releases audio from inside the court in Trump’s 'hush money' sentencing
FILE PHOTO: Justice Juan Merchan looks on as Donald Trump attends his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Elizabeth Preza
January 10, 2025 | 11:20AM ETBank

Judge Juan Merchan on Friday released audio of remarks inside his courtroom during Donald Trump’s “hush money” sentencing.

Merchan sentenced the president-elect to an unconditional discharge on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to his 2024 trial at the New York Supreme Court. In a 5-4 vote on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Trump’s request to delay the sentencing.

Merchan’s sentence makes Trump the first convicted felon to ever assume the presidency in the United States.

Listen to the recording below or at this link.

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