Trump asks US Supreme Court to block sentencing in hush money case

His lawyers asked for an immediate stay of Friday’s sentencing 'to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the Presidency and the operations of the federal government'

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. Picture: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York.

The US president-elect’s lawyers turned to America’s highest court after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Juan M Merchan, the judge who presided over Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.