Donald Trump Case: Donald Trump is going to take oath as the President of America in the next few days. Before that, he got relief in the hush money case and the court sentenced him to unconditional acquittal. He would be the first President of America who was made a criminal and was punished but was saved from going to jail and paying a fine.
Actually, President-elect Donald Trump has been found guilty of his charges, but he will not have to face jail or any kind of punishment, because he has been elected President of the United States and is going to take oath on January 20. Are.
Donald Trump gets big relief before taking oath as President
Just 10 days before taking oath as the 47th President of America, Trump has been sentenced in a criminal case. Donald Trump will officially take the oath of office as President of America on January 20. During this time, the US Supreme Court had also rejected Trump’s appeal in which he had demanded to postpone the punishment.
Donald Trump will be the convicted newly elected President
Justice Juan M Marchen of New York’s Manhattan Court had earlier convicted Donald Trump in the hush money case and has now convicted him as the newly elected President. Donald Trump was found guilty in a total of 34 cases related to rigging in business records. In which Trump has been accused of paying money to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet and hiding this transaction in his business records, although Donald Trump has always rejected all these allegations.
What was the allegation against Donald Trump?
In fact, in 2016, when Donald Trump became the presidential candidate and contested the election, porn star Stormy Daniels started speaking publicly about her personal relationship with Trump. Which seemed to have a direct impact on Trump’s election campaign. Trump was accused at that time that in 2006, Trump and Stormy Daniels met in a hotel in Nevada, America, at that time Trump was 60 years old and Daniels was only 27 years old. In the beginning of 2016, various kinds of questions were being raised in America regarding this meeting of 2006.
The prosecution prosecuting against Trump claimed that Trump used his old friend Michael Cohen, who is a lawyer by profession. Trump was accused that through Michael Cohen, porn star Stormy Daniels was paid 1 lakh 30 thousand US dollars to remain silent. Trump was accused of hiding this alleged payment by falsifying business records and instead showing it as other legal expenses. According to an American media report, out of the 34 cases of falsification of business records against Trump, 11 cases are related to bills related to lawyer Michael Cohen, 11 cases are related to checks and 12 cases are related to entry of accounts. Are.
What is hush money?
There must be a question in your mind that what is the meaning of hush money, because due to Trump’s punishment the word hush money is being used again and again. Actually, hush money means giving money or other inducements to keep someone’s mouth shut. According to Cambridge’s dictionary, hush money means the money which is given to someone to keep anything secret.
Trump has been punished for using this hush money and then hiding it, which is considered a very humiliating situation for Donald Trump. Although Trump will still have a chance to appeal against the sentence, it may take a few months or even a year. Trump can first file a petition against the sentence in the Appeals Division of the Manhattan Court against Justice Marchen’s decision and then file a review in the Albany Court of Appeal.
Saved from punishment by winning presidential election
But one thing is clear that even after becoming the President, Trump may be able to pardon himself in the case related to himself, because the case of Hush Money is State of New York vs Donald J Trump, and not towards the Federal Government of America. Was filed from. Generally, according to American law, there is a provision of 4 years imprisonment in such a case, but Trump has got relief from going to jail, the reason behind this is said to be his winning the presidential election.
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