The rare and lenient sentence, which will spare President-elect Donald J. Trump jail time, was used to address his unusual status.

President-elect Trump is officially a convicted felon after a New York state judge sentenced him to an “unconditional discharge” in his hush money trial. He has called the sentencing a miscarriage of justice and is vowing to appeal.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in relation to his Manhattan hush money case, cementing his legacy as America’s first convicted felon to assume the presidency.