Trump to be sentenced in New York for hush money case conviction.

• Donald Trump, the president-elect, will soon be given a sentence for his criminal hush money case.
• In 2019, a New York court found Trump guilty of falsifying business records related to a payment to Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election, despite attending the proceedings remotely.
• The U.S. Supreme Court in a narrow decision refused to stop the sentencing.

On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced in his New York criminal hush money case, which has been ongoing for over eight years since the events that led to his prosecution. This will happen just ten days before he is inaugurated for a second term in the White House.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is predicted to impose no jail time, probationary term, or fine on Trump, who will participate in the hearing virtually.

Trump will become the first criminal convict to occupy the Oval Office due to Merchan's actions.

The day after Trump and Melania Trump attended Carter's funeral in Washington, the Trumps sat with every other living former president.

In May, a jury convicted Trump of 34 felony charges for falsifying business records related to the $130,000 hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels by his personal lawyer before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels was paid to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Trump a decade prior, which the president-elect has consistently denied.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday night rejected Trump's request to halt the proceedings in his sentencing case.

The decision was close, with a 5-4 vote, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, appointed by Trump, joined Chief Justice John Roberts and two liberal justices to form the majority.

The court found that Trump's sentence would only slightly affect his duties as president and that he had the right to challenge the evidence presented in court.

Trump's legal team contends that he is exempt from criminal charges, but judges have consistently rejected this argument in the context of the hush money case because the alleged misconduct took place prior to his presidency.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.