President-elect Donald Trump appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday to temporarily halt his scheduled sentencing in the 'hush money' case, arguing that a president's immunity extends to the transition period. Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in the ' hush money ' case ahead of his scheduled sentencing Friday.In a request for emergency relief filed with the Supreme Court , the president-elect asked the justices to temporarily block further criminal proceedings in New York state court, including his upcoming sentencing, before he takes office.
John Sauer, who Trump selected to serve as solicitor general in his next term, wrote.Trump became the first former president to be convicted of crimes when a jury found him guilty of 34 state felony counts in late May and concluded he authorized a scheme to falsify records related to reimbursements for a $130,000 'hush money' payment to an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election.
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