Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing for hush money conviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down President-elect Donald Trump's plea to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday on his felony conviction in a hush-money case. The vote was 5-4, with conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh saying they would have granted Trump's request.