Five takeaways from Trump's criminal sentencing - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Calling an unconditional discharge the "only lawful sentence" he could hand down, he distinguished Trump the individual from Trump the president-elect.
54% : While the events were not surprising, they were without precedent: Trump will be the first felon to occupy the Oval Office when he is inaugurated Jan. 20.
42% : Trump then addressed the court for just over six minutes, maintaining his innocence and claiming that he was targeted by political opponents and that the Justice Department had somehow propelled the case.
36% : Trump received an unconditional discharge, a rare sentence in New York courts that doesn't subject him to jail time or any other requirements.
22% : He also got in a final jab at Cohen -- the prosecutor's star witness -- whom he called "a totally discredited person.""It was an injustice of justice," said Trump before he was formally sentenced, adding.
18% : Trump violated a gag order, resulting in $10,000 in fines.
17% : The judge's daughter, a Democratic political consultant, received a multitude of threats after Trump complained about her.
17% : Instead, Merchan used his final time addressing Trump to justify his punishment.
16% : During the seven-week trial, the judge was accused by Trump's of being "biased" and "corrupt."

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