Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to delay hush money sentencing

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to delay hush money sentencing
US President-elect Donald Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)

A New York appeals court judge has denied US President-elect Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case.

In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency hearing, Judge Ellen Gesmer denied Mr Trump’s request for an immediate order that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals against Judge Juan M Merchan’s decision last week to uphold the historic verdict.

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