Trump convicted live: the president-elect learns the fate of his hush money case days before the inauguration

Donald Trump spent every day in the New York Supreme Court last year for the marathon hush money case.

He watched people like Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen and loyal employees like Hope Hicks testify.

During breaks in the proceedings, he spoke to reporters and denounced the charges against him – describing them as a “witch hunt.”

But he is expected to appear remotely from Palm Beach as he learns his punishment in the hush money face.

Donald Trump is likely to receive a conditional discharge if convicted in the hush money case.

It means the president-elect will not face jail time and avoid a fine or probation.

However, he does get a criminal record, which gives him a firm place in history as the first president to come to power as a convicted felon.

President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Friday in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case after the United States Supreme Court rejected his last-minute bid to throw out the case.

The court ruled 5-4 that convicting Trump on 34 felonies would not be an insurmountable burden as he takes back the White House, noting that Judge Juan Merchan has indicated he would not impose jail time, fines or probation on the new president give.

“First, the alleged evidentiary violations at the trial of President-elect Trump may be addressed in the ordinary course of appeal,” the unsigned ruling said.

“Second, the burden that the conviction will place on the responsibilities of the president-elect is relatively insurmountable in light of the court’s stated intention to impose a penalty of ‘unconditional dismissal’ after a brief virtual hearing.”

Among those who supported the decision were Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown.

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would have stayed sentencing, the order said.