New York’s highest court has chosen not to halt the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his felony case related to falsifying business records. This decision leaves the U.S. Supreme Court as Trump’s final potential avenue to stop the proceeding, scheduled for Friday.
A single judge from the New York Court of Appeals issued a succinct ruling, rejecting Trump’s legal team’s request for a hearing on the matter.
Trump’s legal representatives have appealed to the Supreme Court to intervene and prevent the sentencing. The appeal to the nation’s highest judicial body came on Wednesday after New York courts dismissed requests to delay the sentencing. The hearing, overseen by Judge Juan M. Merchan—who presided over Trump’s trial last May—will address the 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records. Trump has consistently maintained his innocence.
{Matzav.com}