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.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-01-10 17:29:22">January 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM EST</time>

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.{ai:summary}<p>President-elect Donald Trump and the judge engaged in a brief exchange during his sentencing, lasting just over half an hour. This marks a historic moment as it is the first criminal court sentencing involving a former or future president. #politics</p>

Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing

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