According to New York State law, an unconditional discharge means that Trump will have the felonies on his official record but will not face jail time, fines or probation for his actions. However, it does not mean that the President-elect has been exonerated, since that would mean finding he was not guilty of a crime.

In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the current American political landscape,

President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have to go to jail, pay a fine or perform community service as a result of his New York hush money conviction.

A judge ended the case Friday with a sentence of an unconditional discharge, closing the case with no punishment

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.

As the entire world has heard by now, President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to use "economic force" to make Canada join the United States under his next administration. A reporter recently asked Trump during a press conference: "Are you also considering military force to annex and acquire Canada?