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

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.