{"id":209645,"date":"2025-01-11T00:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-manhattan-judge-merchan-refuse-to-impose-any-punishment-on-trump-in-hush-money-case\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T00:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:04:33","slug":"why-did-manhattan-judge-merchan-refuse-to-impose-any-punishment-on-trump-in-hush-money-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-manhattan-judge-merchan-refuse-to-impose-any-punishment-on-trump-in-hush-money-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Manhattan Judge Merchan refuse to impose any punishment on Trump in hush money case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cInumEIH-II\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Manhattan Judge Merchan refuse to impose any punishment on Trump in hush money case?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cInumEIH-II\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan sentences President-elect Trump to &#8216;unconditional discharge&#8217; in New York hush money case. Judge Merchan spared Trump jail time or other fines. Critics argue that Judge Merchan could have, at the bare minimum, imposed a symbolic fine on Trump, whose status is now cemented as a felon. Legal commentators in favour of the ruling argue that any punishment could have impeded in Trump&#8217;s upcoming official duties as president.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown:<br \/>\n0:00 Judge Merchan sentences Trump to unconditional discharge<br \/>\n1:58 Richard Painter, Law Professor at University of Minnesota, former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush<br \/>\n9:01 Ronald Sullivan, Law Professor at Harvard University, on why he believes Judge Merchan&#8217;s discharge of Trump was correct<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan sentences President-elect Trump to &#8216;unconditional discharge&#8217; in New York hush money case. Judge Merchan spared Trump jail time or other fines. Critics argue that Judge Merchan could have, at the bare minimum, imposed a symbolic fine on Trump, whose status is now cemented as a felon. 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