N.Y. appellate judge allows Trump's Friday hush money sentencing to go forward

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N.Y. appellate judge allows Trump's Friday hush money sentencing to go forward

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche argued that his client is already protected by presidential immunity and that the judge should block his sentencing on state felony charges.


------ President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking a halt to his Friday sentencing on criminal charges in the hush money case. Sarah Meyssonnier / Pool / AFP via Getty Images

Jan. 7, 2025, 12:19 PM EST / Updated Jan. 7, 2025, 1:59 PM EST
By Adam Reiss, Laura Jarrett and Dareh Gregorian

A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied Donald Trump's bid for an emergency order halting the president-elect's scheduled sentencing Friday on criminal charges in the hush money case.

Justice Ellen Gesmer rejected the emergency stay request following brief arguments between Trump attorney Todd Blanche and a lawyer from the Manhattan district attorney's office.

"There has never been a case like this," Blanche told Gesmer in the hearing at the state Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court. ... Blanche argued that Trump is already protected by presidential immunity and "should not have to go through any legal process."

Steven Wu of the Manhattan district attorney's office urged the judge reject the request. ... "This is a claim that the president-elect is entitled to immunity, and there is no support for that," he said, adding that the "claim is so baseless that there is no basis for any kind of stay here." ... "There is one president at a time," Wu said.

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Adam Reiss
Adam Reiss is a reporter and producer for NBC and MSNBC.

Laura Jarrett
Laura Jarrett is a senior legal correspondent for NBC News.

Dareh Gregorian
Dareh Gregorian is a politics reporter for NBC News.

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