Trump’s Sentencing Marks the End of a Saga That Helped Him Get Reelected

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How perfect that the Manhattan DA’s hush-money case against Donald Trump has ended with nothing.

It was among the least suspenseful of all sentencings. Judge Juan Merchan announced in advance — quite pragmatically, actually — that he intended to sentence Trump to an unconditional discharge. To translate that bit of legal jargon: nothing.

Orange-jumpsuit fantasies had long been abandoned by even the most wishful of crusaders. There won’t be any probation either...