The 45th President and President-elect Donald Trump might be sentenced on Friday in New York hush money case.
The Supreme court said in their 54th ruling.
Donald Trump was convicted in May for falsifying business records over payment to his lawyer at that time, Lawyer Michael Cohen to reimburse a $130,000 hush money payment mode to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in order to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair before the 2016 election.
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According to CNN, high court on Thursday 9th January 2024 rejected Trump’s emergency request to delay the proceeding which could lead to a sentence days before he is to be inaugurated as a President for the second term.
Judge’s ruling the case included Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh said they would have granted Trump’s request, but Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberals to side against the President-elect.
Judge Juan Merchan had ordered the sentencing in the case for Friday morning but signaled that Trump would face neither penalties nor prison time.
The sentence hearing is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a.m. where Trump will appear virtually according to sources.
