Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Hush Money Sentencing (2)

President-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money criminal case to prevent his Jan. 10 sentencing from going forward.

The filing with the nation’s highest court came after a New York appellate judge ruled the sentencing should proceed, rejecting Trump’s argument that his guilty verdict on 34 felony counts should be vacated in light of his victory in the November presidential election.

The filing is a last-ditch effort by Trump to derail the case before his inauguration on Jan. 20. In his 41-page filing, Trump invoked the sweeping July 1 ...