The US president-elect was convicted for falsifying business records relating to a payment made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

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 was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.

In a singular moment in US history, President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced for his hush-money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene.

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 is facing sentencing for his New York hush money conviction after the nation's highest court refused to intervene.

A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an "unconditional discharge," bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence means the incoming president has been spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine.

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

The high court’s action clears the way for the president-elect to be sentenced for his criminal conviction in Manhattan on Friday.