US EditionTrump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
- President-Elect Donald Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to block his sentencing scheduled for Friday in New York regarding his hush money case.
- Trump's legal team approached the Supreme Court after New York courts denied a request to delay sentencing by Judge Juan M. Merchan.
- Judge Juan M. Merchan indicated he would not impose jail time, fines, or probation during the sentencing.
- Trump's attorneys argue his conviction should be overturned due to a Supreme Court ruling granting him broad immunity from prosecution.
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New York. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to suspend the announcement of the sentence in the only case that has brought him to the dock.Judge Juan Merchan is scheduled to announce on Friday the sentence against Trump, convicted in May by a jury in the New York District Court of 34 counts of accounting forgery.The charges are related to the payment o…
Napolitano to Newsmax: Supreme Court May Reject Trump Appeal
Former judge Andrew Napolitano told Newsmax on Thursday that the Supreme Court may reject President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to appeal his sentencing, but noted that it likely will not matter if he's sentenced as the judge is unlikely to impose jail time, probation, or conditions.
President-elect Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in hush money case sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court to block the sentencing in his hush money case in New York, which is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a.m. Earlier this week, New York Judge Juan Merchan declined to block Trump’s sentencing, despite repeated appeals from his attorneys. In a request for emergency relief filed with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Trump’s attorneys asked the justices to temporarily block furth…
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