Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing
01/08/2025 08:41 AM EST
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to halt his Friday sentencing for his conviction on charges related to a hush money scheme one day after a New York appeals court judge declined to halt the proceeding.
Trump's lawyers filed an emergency application with the high court early Wednesday after a New York appeals court judge turned down his request to indefinitely postpone the sentencing.
"This Court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the Presidency and the operations of the federal government," Trump's attorneys wrote in the filing.
The New York judge scheduled to sentence Trump on Friday has indicated he doesn't plan to sentence Trump to jail and will permit him to attend virtually. Still, Trump's lawyers contend the proceeding will result in "burden, disruption, stigma, and distraction" to him as he carries out his duties as president-elect.
