President-elect Donald Trump says the sentencing hearing in his New York hush money case was a “despicable charade” and he plans to appeal his conviction.

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

The criminal case brought against Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg began trial proceedings last April. After juggling courtroom visits in multiple legal cases with campaign rallies, Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts against him by a New York jury on May 30, 2024.

Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and unprecedented – hearing following the first felony conviction of a former and soon-to-be sitting president.

New York Judge Juan Merchan gave Americans an unusual level of access Friday by making public the audio from President-elect Donald Trump 's criminal sentencing.

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump spoke for six minutes. The judge talked for seven. In the end, the first criminal court sentencing of a former or future president took little more than half an hour.

On Friday, a New York judge imposed a sentence that ensures Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to enter the White House when he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It was a brief and relatively calm final encounter of Trump's relationship with Justice Juan Merchan over 21 months and featured accusations of political bias from the former and stern dressings-down from the latter.

The president-elect's sentencing after being convicted of 34 felony counts in hush-money case draws a wide range of reactions from supporters, critics