Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and unprecedented – hearing following the first felony conviction of a former and soon-to-be sitting president.

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.

Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York criminal case on Friday closes out a series of prosecutions that he largely beat by retaking the U.S. presidency, though he is still fighting to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars for losses in civil lawsuits.

During the sentencing, Justice Juan Merchan said he was keenly aware of the unique set of circumstances before him and the country.

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The president-elect's sentencing after being convicted of 34 felony counts in hush-money case draws a wide range of reactions from supporters, critics