Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block hush-money sentencing

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block criminal sentencing in his hush-money case in New York set for Friday in Manhattan.

Trump is fighting to prevent his sentencing 34-count felony state conviction for falsifying business records until his appeal on presidential immunity can be heard. New York Judge Juan Merchan, who has overseen the case, ruled that immunity is not applicable in the case.

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