President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have to go to jail, pay a fine or perform community service as a result of his New York hush money conviction. A judge ended the case Friday with a sentence of an unconditional discharge,

The judge, as expected, imposes no penalty. The outcome in Trump's felony case cements his conviction but frees him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of jail or a fine.

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. The judge talked for seven. In the end, the first criminal court sentencing of a former or future president took little more than half an hour.

More than a dozen countries across the world refuse to grant travel visas to people with a felony on their records, a category that now includes President-elect Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump is now officially a convicted felon, and will likely be the first president ever to start his term as a convicted felon. Trump being sentenced to an "unconditional discharge" in the New York hush money case is discussed on The ReidOut with Joy Reid.

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.

On Friday, a New York judge imposed a sentence that ensures Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to enter the White House when he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It was a brief and relatively calm final encounter of Trump's relationship with Justice Juan Merchan over 21 months and featured accusations of political bias from the former and stern dressings-down from the latter.

After months of delays, Trump was sentenced Friday. Here's what's in store now that his felony status is finalized.