Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York criminal case on Friday closes out a series of prosecutions that he largely beat by retaking the U.S. presidency, though he is still fighting to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars for losses in civil lawsuits.

President-elect Donald Trump started his day by joining his own criminal sentencing via videoconference on Friday. While attending virtually from Florida with his attorney, Todd Blanche, both legal parties received Judge Juan Merchan’s probation report to review before sentencing.