Donald Trump's quest to delay or avoid Friday's sentencing for his hush money case was rejected on Thursday as the New York Court of Appeals refused to honor his request for a hearing on the matter. Trump's lawyers appealed to the nation's highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M.

The New York Court of Appeals rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his sentencing on the eve of his hearing. On Friday, Judge Juan Merchan will sentence the president-elect for his 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels hush money case,

A New York top court denied Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in hush money case, while his appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court remains pending.