Judge Juan Merchan denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case against him, and said he could appear in person or remotely for the sentencing.

He will be sentenced on Jan. 10, shortly before his inauguration, but is unlikely to face jail time or other penalties.

Judge Juan M. Merchan signaled in a written decision that he’d sentence the former and future president to what’s known as a conditional discharge, in which a case gets dismissed if a defendant