Trump asks Supreme Court to block New York hush money sentencing
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Source: NBC News
Jan. 8, 2025, 8:23 AM EST / Updated Jan. 8, 2025, 8:32 AM EST
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday.
The court has asked New York prosecutors to respond to Trump's request by Thursday morning, giving the justices time to act before the sentencing proceeding.
"This Court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the Presidency and the operations of the federal government," Trump's lawyers wrote in the new filing. They argue that the case should not go forward because Trump was protected by presidential immunity, as recognized by the Supreme Court earlier this year.
"The Supreme Court’s historic decision on Immunity, the Constitution, and established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately dismissed," Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-asks-supreme-court-block-new-york-hush-money-sentencing-rcna186751
It's a STATE issue and if the SCOTUS wants to selectively remove "states rights" then...
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President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday.
The court has asked New York prosecutors to respond to Trump's request by Thursday morning, giving the justices time to act before the sentencing proceeding.
"This Court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the Presidency and the operations of the federal government," Trump's lawyers wrote in the new filing.
They argue that the case should not go forward because Trump, who was president at the time of the alleged offenses, was protected by presidential immunity, as recognized by the Supreme Court earlier this year. On Tuesday, a New York appeals court judge declined to block the sentencing.
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