Donald Trump's quest to delay or avoid Friday's sentencing for his hush money case was rejected on Thursday as the New York Court of Appeals refused to honor his request for a hearing on the matter. Trump's lawyers appealed to the nation's highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M.

President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case is slated to take place Friday in New York after Judge Juan Merchan rejected the president-elect’s effort to pause it Monday, coming less than two weeks before Trump’s inauguration—though he will likely face few,

New York’s highest court has declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S.