In a dramatic turn of events, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to postpone President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case. This means that Trump will face sentencing in a New York courtroom this Friday. 📅
Trump's legal team had hoped the Supreme Court would step in, citing the court's own ruling from July that granted him \"presidential immunity.\" They argued that the trial court \"wrongly refused to recognize the immunity from prosecution of the president-elect during the period of the presidential transition.\"
But despite a 6-to-3 conservative majority, the Supreme Court denied Trump's last-ditch effort to avoid criminal sentencing before the January 20 inauguration. 🙅♂️
Trump, 78, who pleaded not guilty, is expected to appear virtually at the hearing. \"He doesn't want to be sentenced because that is the official judgment of him being a convicted felon,\" explained Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University in New York.
Back in May 2024, a jury in New York found Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges stemmed from attempts to hide hush money payments to a porn star during his first presidential campaign in 2016. 💸
Just this Monday, Trump's lawyers filed a lawsuit against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan over the judge's denial of his presidential immunity motions. But with the Supreme Court's refusal to intervene, the sentencing is set to proceed.
\"After months of delay, the sentencing will now formalize Mr. Trump's conviction, cementing his status as the first felon to occupy the Oval Office,\" reported The New York Times.
It's a historic moment that's sure to make waves across the nation. Stay tuned for more updates! 🌊
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's hush money sentencing
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