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Trump was sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ in his hush money conviction. Here's what that means

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Wayne Unger : Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, and will be the first president of the U.S. with a felony conviction.

Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in the first degree.

He says the president-elect can appeal the sentence, and the case is still open to appeal.

Unger says many constitutional law scholars argue that Trump ’s sentence should be deferred until after his first term.

Wayne Unger : It appears Merchan , having considered the totality of the circumstances, concluded it is in the best interest of the public not to imprison Trump .

He says the New York State Legislature allows trial judges to deliver “unconditional discharge” as a sentence.

Unger says moving forward with sentencing favored Trump because it would result in a final judgment being entered against him.