Hi there, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York, and it is official.

History will show that today, Donald J. Trump, the former and future president of these great United States, became the first American president to hold the title of convicted

felon, the first American president as the New York Times reports to, quote, carry that distinction

into the White House, end quote. We are, of course, talking about the long-delayed sentencing

in Donald Trump's election interference case. Last spring, a jury of his peers

unanimously found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts. And this morning, in a brief but

remarkable hearing, Judge Juan Mershahn imposed a sentence of so-called unconditional discharge.

That means no jail time, no fine, but a sentence that

formalizes a place in history for Donald Trump that no American president has ever gone

before, that no American president has ever wanted before, convicted felon. For six weeks while

Donald Trump's trial was underway,

there were no cameras in the courtroom, there was no audio equipment allowed in the courtroom

for any of the proceedings. All that changed today. And for the first time in this hugely

consequential, historic case, we, the American people, could hear with our own years how the rule

of law played out. And because of that, it is important today, at least, to listen. This is what

it sounds like when a once and future president of the United States of America is informed by

the court clerk, just like any other criminal defendant would be,

what his rights are.

Donald Trump,

the court for sentence

common recognition by trial

to 34 counts of false-fying business records

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