Why Trump was spared a penalty in hush-money sentencing

The BBC's Nada Tawfik looks at what the sentence means for the incoming president.

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He will take office as the first US president with a felony conviction.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik looks what the sentence means for the incoming president.

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