New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to halt Donald Trump’s sentencing in the hush money case, clearing the way for the hearing to proceed as scheduled on Friday. The U.S. Supreme Court now appears to be Trump’s last option to prevent the proceeding.
A judge from the New York Court of Appeals issued a short order rejecting Trump’s legal team’s request for a hearing.
The Associated Press reports that Trump’s attorneys had already petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to postpone the sentencing after state courts denied their efforts to delay the hearing. The sentencing is set to be overseen by Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial last May, leading to his conviction on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records.
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