New York’s Highest Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Bid To Block Hush-Money Sentencing: U.S. Supreme Court Is Final Hope

Thursday’s ruling, by a Democratic judge, is the third denial this week for President Trump, who is seeking to avoid being formally enshrined as a convicted felon just ten days before his inauguration.

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President Trump on trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 28, 2024 at New York City. Julia Nikhinson-Pool/Getty Images

New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, denied President Trump’s last-ditch bid to block his sentencing in the hush-money case, which is scheduled for tomorrow. This leaves the Supreme Court as Trump’s last hope for preventing him from being formally made a convicted felon just days before his inauguration.

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