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.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in relation to his Manhattan hush money case, cementing his legacy as America’s first convicted felon to assume the presidency.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty Friday for his felony conviction in his hush money trial at what was probably his final court hearing as a criminal defendant before he is sworn in for another term in the White House.