Donald Trump lashed out at the judge overseeing his criminal case after the president-elect's latest attempt to have his conviction quashed was fully rejected.

New York justice Juan Merchan issued a ruling Monday that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to overturn a jury's guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

The president-elect reacted furiously the following day on Truth Social.....

Also on Monday, the Supreme Court once again rejected a request to lift the gag order imposed by Merchan that prohibits Trump from commenting publicly on witnesses, prosecutors, jurors, or court staffers and their family members. The judge himself is not covered under that order.

“The application for stay addressed to Justice [Clarence] Thomas and referred to the Court is denied,” the order stated, with no further comment.