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

President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Trump was convicted last May of 34 counts of falsifying business records,

President-elect Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to stop the sentencing, citing the conservative majority’s explosive immunity opinion.

President-elect Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning in his New York hush money case at a 9:30 am ET hearing. Why it matters: With the proceeding, Trump will become the first former president sentenced for a crime, but he is expected to avoid time behind bars or any significant punishment for his historic felony conviction.

The Supreme Court refused to block President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing for covering up hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, clearing the way for an unprecedented court proceeding in New York.

After the court declined in a 5-to-4 decision to block Donald J. Trump’s criminal sentencing, he is scheduled to face a New York judge on Friday morning.

New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the US Supreme Court as his last chance to delay Friday’s scheduled hearing.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced Friday after being convicted of falsifying business records to cover up hush money to a porn star.

Donald Trump has thanked the Supreme Court after it refused his request to halt his sentencing hearing in New York. Newsweek sought email comment from Trump's attorney on Friday. Trump has long attacked legal decisions that have not gone his way.