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New York’s highest court rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to delay his sentencing in a criminal case involving falsified business records, pushing him closer to Friday’s scheduled hearing with limited legal options remaining.
The decision came through a brief order from a New York Court of Appeals judge, who denied Trump’s legal team’s request for a hearing review.
'YOU WANT TO SENTENCE HIM?': Stephen A. Smith goes nuclear on Democratic judge Juan Merchan for moving forward with the NY sentencing against Trump.
Wow.
"This is the kind of stuff that just validates assertions about stuff being politicized… what is the PURPOSE of this? Is… pic.twitter.com/nBBg3kOEeF
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 8, 2025
With state-level appeals exhausted, Trump’s attorneys have elevated their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, filing an emergency request on Wednesday. This latest legal maneuver follows unsuccessful attempts in New York’s lower courts to postpone the sentencing proceedings overseen by Judge Juan M. Merchan.
The case stems from Trump’s conviction last May, where a jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records. Throughout the legal proceedings, Trump has maintained his innocence. The sentencing, barring an unlikely intervention from the Supreme Court, remains scheduled for Friday.
🚨BREAKING NEWS JUST ANNOUNCED: President Trump asked U.S. Supreme Court SCOTUS to halt proceedings in the NY "hush money case" sentencing. Juan Merchan is set to sentence the president on Friday.
"Judge” Juan Merchan should be DISBARRED. More than 47% of Americans are being… pic.twitter.com/yoqOx0zYkA
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) January 8, 2025
