Follow live updates and the latest news coverage as Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

President-elect Donald Trump is appearing virtually in a New York courtroom to be sentenced for his hush money felony conviction, days before inauguration.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a case that for a time overshadowed his bid to retake the White House.

Out of options, Donald Trump faced the one thing he desperately tries to avoid: accountability for wrongdoing.

Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump on Friday to no jail time, probation, or fines after he was convicted this year by a jury of falsifying business records.

President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. The sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET in New York criminal court, with Trump attending remotely.

President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment.

Judge Juan Merchan gave Trump an “unconditional discharge”—meaning his conviction stands, but he won’t face any penalties—after Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, letting the president-elect walk free without any punishments.