The New York Court of Appeals has denied a motion filed by President-elect Trump to stay the Jan. 10 sentencing in the New York v. Trump case.
Trump's lawyers argued that the justices should step in and pause his sentencing "to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the presidency."
New York’s highest appeals court declined to block Donald Trump’s sentencing in his felony conviction, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump's likely last option.
In their Thursday response to the defense’s Court of Appeals filing, Manhattan prosecutors claim Trump counsel is relying on federal procedure and federal cases that do not apply in a New York state criminal proceeding in their attempts to assert sentencing is precluded by presidential immunity.
Trump said Friday's sentencing should be paused while he argues to the Supreme Court his conviction should be overturned due to presidential immunity.
New York's highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to halt his sentencing Friday, and prosecutors urged the U.S.
President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to block his sentencing Friday on 34 New York felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump’s emergency application asks the court to
Trump is now waiting to see if the Supreme Court will intervene at his behest and stop the proceeding from going forward on Friday.
New York’s highest court has declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the country’s supreme court as the president-elect’s likely last option to ...