Trump to be sentenced in NY hush money case heres what he faces with inauguration 10 days away

President-elect Donald Trump is set to receive a no-penalty sentence in his Manhattan hush-money case Friday — allowing him to finally appeal the criminal conviction he claims stemmed from a political “witch hunt.”The 78-year-old will appear via a video feed at the 9:30 a.m.hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, where Justice Juan Merchan says he’ll give him the most lenient possible sentence, an “unconditional discharge” — meaning no jail time, fine or probation.After opting not to testify during the drama-filled trial, Trump will have the chance to address the court before the judge sentences him on his conviction of 34 counts of falsifying business records.The sentencing — happening just 10 days before he’s sworn into a second term — will cement Trump’s status as the first-ever convicted felon to serve as president.It will also let Trump appeal the verdict.Here’s what else you need to know.Like any defendant in a criminal case, Trump has the option of making a statement before Merchan reads out the sentence in the dingy 15th-floor courtroom at 100 Centre St., where the trial unfolded.Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office will also have the chance to rehash the charges Trump was convicted of, while Trump’s lawyers will be asked if they’d like to speak as well.Trump has been given the rare accommodation of appearing at the hearing remotely on video — after the judge acknowledged that attending in person could impede on his duties of preparing to be president.A jury of 12 Manhattanites found Trump guilty in May of 34 felony counts of fudging business records.But some lawyers believe that someone is not technically a “convicted felon” — by the letter of the law — until a judge doles out the sentence.Friday’s proceeding crystallizes Trump’s historic place as the first convicted felon to serve as US president — though he’ll get the chance to reverse his conviction on appeal.Trump’s lawyers ha...