court in its order<\/u><\/a> indicated it was denying Trump\u2019s request because \u201cthe alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trump\u2019s state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cSecond, the burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect\u2019s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial in light of the trial court\u2019s stated intent to impose a sentence of \u2018unconditional discharge\u2019 after a brief virtual hearing,\u201d the order continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at a previously scheduled event at Mar-a-Lago minutes later, Trump said he read the court\u2019s order and highlighted how it noted his future appellate options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI read it, and I thought it was a fair decision, actually,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo I\u2019ll do my little thing tomorrow. They can have fun with their political opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office declined to comment on the decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court\u2019s denial of Trump\u2019s emergency application caps his extensive efforts to stave off his sentencing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a jury convicted him on 34 felonies in May, the proceeding was originally set for July. After the Supreme Court handed down its ruling carving out immunity for former presidents, however, Trump managed to effect multiple delays, eventually pushing the proceeding until after the election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once his political victory was secured, Trump re-upped his efforts and began advancing new arguments that, as president-elect, he should be immediately afforded the protections given to a sitting Oval Office occupant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Merchan rejected both immunity arguments and days ago scheduled Trump\u2019s sentencing for Friday, stressing a desire for finality in the trial proceedings before the case likely freezes upon Trump\u2019s inauguration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, Trump\u2019s attorney filed a flurry of appeals even as Merchan signaled he would impose no punishment. The sentencing would still have the effect of officially labeling Trump a convicted felon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe prospect of imposing sentence on President Trump just before he assumes Office as the 47th President raises the specter of other possible restrictions on liberty, such as travel, reporting requirements, registration, probationary requirements, and others\u2014all of which would be constitutionally intolerable under the doctrine of Presidential immunity,\u201d attorney D. John Sauer wrote in Trump\u2019s application to the high court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sauer, one of Trump\u2019s personal appellate attorneys, is notably his nominee for solicitor general, who leads representing the government before the Supreme Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new filing also listed as Trump\u2019s counsel two of his hush money trial attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, who were tapped for the second and third highest-ranking Justice Department roles, respectively, as well as Will Scharf, who will serve as White House staff secretary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) opposed Trump\u2019s delay request, which became fully briefed late Thursday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is a compelling public interest in proceeding to sentencing; the trial court has taken extraordinary steps to minimize any burdens on defendant, including by announcing his intent to sentence defendant to an unconditional discharge; and defendant has provided no record support for his claim that his duties as President-elect foreclose him from virtually attending a sentencing that will likely take no more than an hour,\u201d prosecutors told the high court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court\u2019s refusal to get involved comes after all three levels of New York\u2019s state court system similarly rebuffed Trump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The jury of 12 New Yorkers found the former president guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to unlawfully sway the 2016 election by concealing a payment to a porn star to keep quiet about their alleged affair, which Trump has denied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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