Joshua Steinglass, a prosecutor in the Donald Trump hush money case, presented his closing arguements on Friday during the sentencing hearing. He told the court that the president-elect's attacks on the criminal justice system had an impact far beyond the Manhattan courtroom.

Appearing in court virtually from his Mar-a-Lago home Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced for his crimes in the New York "hush money" case, to unconditional discharge for his 34 felony counts,

Trump’s sentence of an unconditional discharge confirms he will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.

Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

Donald Trump’s historic criminal conviction ended without penalty in a Manhattan courtroom Friday, as the president-elect was sentenced to an unconditional discharge for his conviction on felony charges that he paid hush money to an adult film actress to conceal their affair as he ran for president in 2016.

Trump, who called the case a "political witch hunt", has been handed an unconditional discharge as he prepares to become US president for a second time on 20 January.

AP Photo/ Reba Saldahna, FILEBy Adam Reiss and Dareh Gregorian The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,

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.

New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing in the criminal cas

After months of delay, Donald Trump's criminal case is finally closed. For a breezily-paced half hour, the president-elect listened and watched via video from Mar-a-Lago as a Manhattan prosecutor decried his "dangerous rhetoric" and his defense lawyer promised to appeal the case.

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge.’’ His conviction stands, but with no more penalties.