NY Appellate Judge Refuses To Halt Trump’s Sentencing

The Hill reports:

A New York appellate judge on Tuesday declined to suspend President-elect Trump’s Friday sentencing on his hush money criminal conviction.

Judge Ellen Gesmer of the state’s midlevel appeals court rejected Trump’s emergency petition to immediately halt the proceeding, which is set to cement his status as a felon before he returns to the White House.

Now, Trump is expected to ask a full panel to stop the sentencing from moving forward while he appeals two rulings by Judge Juan Merchan allowing his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star to stand.

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JUST IN: Trump effort to block Jan. 10 sentencing *denied* by NY appeals court. pic.twitter.com/x8AboUkOdr

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