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The rare and indulgent sentence, which will save the president -elect Donald J. Trump, has been used to deal with his status.

By Kate Christobek

On Friday, issuing a judgment on Juan, Mr. Merchan, convicted Donald J. Mr. Trump’s decision to an unconditional release, a rare and light sentence in New York state courts that still cement Mr. Trump’s prestige as a twist before his inauguration.

A conditional release would have required that it meet safe conditions, such as continuous employment or restitution payment, however, MR. Trump will be a topic for demands in the future.

The outcome was expected: Last week, in an 18-page decision, Justice Merchan said that he planned to give Mr. Trump an unconditional discharge, writing that it “appears to be the most viable solution to ensure finality.”

Trump, who was convicted of 34 charges of the crime of manipulating commercial records to cover a sexual scandal, in the first place had faced a probation or up to 4 years in prison, and an investigation of the New York Times discovered that Judge Merchan had floor enough for imprisonment.

Since 2014, a third defendant sentenced to the top defendant seriously of falsifying first-degree advertising files in Manhattan has won a criminal conviction, collecting less than a year’s worth of bars.

Other defendants won criminal time, more than a year, or were sentenced to probation, conditional rejections, network service or fines.

No defendant in the cases reviewed received an unconditional discharge.

Kate Christobek is a reporter from The Times. Learn more about Kate Christobek

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