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.

Judge confirms Trump agreed to appear virtually. Judge Merchan begins by confirming that Trump is waiving his right to appear in person and that both parties have

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

President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing hearing in his hush money criminal case began in a Manhattan courtroom Friday, with the president-elect expected to appear virtually and receive a penalty of no jail time.

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

Top House Judiciary Committee Democrat urges Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump hush money sentencing after a call between Trump and Alito.

The call took place a day before Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing, though Samuel Alito said they did not discuss the emergency application.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had a little phone chat with President-elect Donald Trump. It happened just before Trump’s lawyers filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court to put a stop to Trump’s criminal sentencing in New York state court,