President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced today on business fraud charges related to the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election.

Here’s what you need to know about the case:

Trump was impeached for the first time March 2023 by the Manhattan District Attorney on charges related to a hush money payment to an adult film star in 2016.

To May 30, 2024 He was found guilty by 12 jurors on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Prosecutors alleged during the trial that Trump was part of an illegal conspiracy aimed at undermining the integrity of the 2016 election.

In addition, they alleged that he was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information and overpay his then-lawyer Michael Cohen to return a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to stop her from previously over an alleged affair to talk about the 2016 election – Trump has denied the affair.

To November 19, 2024The Manhattan district attorney’s office told Judge Juan Merchan that it would agree to delay Trump’s sentencing, which had been scheduled for Nov. 26, to allow time for the expected legal battle surrounding the president-elect’s expected motion to dismiss the case .

To November 22, 2024Merchan postponed sentencing indefinitely and granted Trump’s motion to dismiss the case.

To January 3, 2025Merchan rejected Trump’s attempt to overturn the jury’s verdict over his re-election in November and affirmed the conviction.

Merchan has scheduled a sentencing hearing January 10, 2025but stated that the case was essentially closed.

Trump is scheduled to be sworn in as president in less than two weeks.