In a New York criminal trial, Donald Trump was found not guilty and given no penalty, with the judge wishing him "Godspeed" in his second term.

On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was given an unconditional discharge following his conviction for falsifying business records, which were discovered through a years-long investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Trump sat beside his defense attorney Todd Blanche during his virtual sentencing, despite fighting the process all the way up to the United States Supreme Court this week.

The sentencing of Trump in the case was viewed as a significant setback to the American court system by him.

Trump stated that the trial was a great embarrassment to the state of New York, and the people witnessed it firsthand before decisively voting for him as president.

Juan Merchan, who will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Jan. 10, set the date just ten days before his inauguration.

The president-elect was not sentenced to prison by Merchan, but instead received an unconditional discharge, which means no punishment was imposed, including no jail time, fines, or probation. This sentence also allows Trump to appeal the conviction.

"Following thorough examination, this court has ruled that the only lawful sentence that allows for the entry of a judgment of conviction is an unconditional discharge," Merchan stated on Friday. "As of now, I am imposing that sentence to encompass all 34 counts."

"I wish you Godspeed as you assume your second term in office," said Merchan.

Last week, when scheduling the sentencing, Merchan stated that he was unlikely to impose any sentence of incarceration but instead opt for an "unconditional discharge," meaning no punishment would be imposed.

The New York State Court of Appeals rejected Trump's appeal to halt the sentencing process.

Trump also filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting that it "immediately halt any ongoing criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court of New York County, New York."

The high court rejected the request, stating that "the application for stay submitted to Justice Sotomayor and subsequently referred to the Court has been denied due to several reasons."

"The Supreme Court's order, filed Thursday night, stated that the alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trump's state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal. Additionally, the burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect's responsibilities is relatively insubstantial in light of the trial court's stated intent to impose a sentence of unconditional discharge after a brief virtual hearing."

The four justices, namely Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh, would approve the request.

The order's note indicates that Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Katanji Brown Jackson voted with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett to grant Trump's request.

On January 20, the 47th President of the United States will be sworn in.

Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case and has repeatedly criticized it as an instance of "lawfare" orchestrated by Democrats to harm his re-election campaign in November.