New York’s highest appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

New York’s highest court has declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming conviction in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court likely the president-elect’s last option to prevent the hearing from taking place on Friday.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court refused to block Donald Trump’s upcoming conviction his hush money case On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court likely remains the president-elect’s last option to avoid Friday’s hearing.

A New York Court of Appeals judge issued a summary order refusing to hear from Trump’s legal team.

Trump has asked Supreme Court to be canceled on Friday condemnation in the hush money case. His lawyers then turned to the country’s highest court on Wednesday courts in New York declined to delay the sentencing of Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial and sentencing last May 34 crimes for falsifying company data. Trump has denied wrongdoing.