Supreme Court Allows Trump Sentencing in NY Hush Money Case (2)

A divided US Supreme Court cleared the way for President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case, dealing him a setback as he prepares to begin his second term in office.

Voting 5-4, the justices on Thursday rejected Trump’s request to halt the New York sentencing as state appellate courts consider his claims of presidential immunity. The sentencing is set for 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Donald Trump speaks after the verdict was read at Manhattan criminal court in New York on May 30, 2024.

Photographer: Justin Lane/EPA/Bloomberg

In a one-page unsigned order, the court said Trump’s immunity arguments “can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.” The court also said the burden of the sentencing on Trump ...