美国纽约州最高法院法官胡安·梅尔尚10日就美国候任总统特朗普所涉“封口费”案作出判决，宣布特朗普为重罪犯，但予以无条件释放。

Juan Merchan, a New York judge overseeing US President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case, on Friday granted Trump unconditional discharge in delivering a sentence for the case.

根据判决，特朗普免于入狱，也没有受到罚款或缓行处罚。

Trump would face no fine or probation supervision, according to the sentencing.

梅尔尚在宣读判决时说，虽然对美国总统异乎寻常的法律保护超过其他因素，但这些保护“不会降低犯罪的严重性，也不会以任何方式让犯罪变得正当”。

The "considerable, indeed extraordinary" legal protections afforded the office of the presidency is a factor that overrides all others, said Merchan.

However, "They do not reduce the seriousness of the crime or justify its commission in any way," Merchan said.

"The imposition of sentence is one of the most difficult and significant decisions that any criminal court judge is called upon to make," added Merchan.

特朗普当天以视频方式出席宣判听证会，并坚称自己无辜，没有做任何错事。曼哈顿地区检方在听证会上建议法官作出无条件释放判决。根据有关法律规定，特朗普在宣判后可以启动上诉程序。特朗普随后在社交媒体上宣布，将会就这一判决提起上诉。

Trump contended his innocence at his sentencing hearing, saying that "the fact is I'm totally innocent. I did nothing wrong."

"Today's event was a despicable charade" and we will appeal the "hoax", said Trump on social media shortly after the sentencing hearing.

梅尔尚3日在宣布该案宣判日期时表示，考虑到总统豁免权及其他现实情况后，要确保了结此案并给被告留出上诉选项，作出无条件释放判决看起来是最可行的解决方案。

特朗普代理律师近日分别在纽约州最高法院上诉法庭、纽约州上诉法院和美国最高法院提起动议，以总统豁免权为由要求中止“封口费”案判决，但均遭到拒绝。

Trump's attempt to halt the sentencing was denied at the US Supreme Court on Thursday.

Earlier, Trump's motions to halt the sentencing at the New York State Supreme Court in New York County, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department as well as New York State Court of Appeals, were all refused.

美国纽约市一个由12人组成的陪审团在2024年5月30日裁定，特朗普为隐瞒2016年美国总统选举期间向一名成人电影女演员支付13万美元“封口费”一事，伪造商业记录，违反纽约州相关法律，所涉34项刑事指控成立。该案判决日期最初定在2024年7月11日，后被几度推迟。

编辑：李雪晴

来源：新华社