Pres­i­dent-elect Don­ald Trump was for­mal­ly sen­tenced Fri­day in his hush mon­ey case, but the judge de­clined to im­pose any pun­ish­ment. The out­come ce­ments Trump’s con­vic­tion while free­ing him to re­turn to the White House un­en­cum­bered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.

By The As­so­ci­at­ed Press