The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s urgent request to delay sentencing in his hash money case. In a brief, unsigned ruling, the court ruled 5-4 that “the burden of punishment on the president-elect’s responsibilities is relatively unwarranted” and affirmed that Trump had virtually participated in the proceedings. Will be allowed.
The court further acknowledged that the presiding judge indicated an “unconditional discharge” sentencing plan, which does not include imprisonment, financial penalties or supervision.
Trump will be sentenced in Manhattan on Friday at 9:30 a.m. (1430 GMT), according to the AFP news agency, after being convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. After
Trump, who took office on January 20, filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court on Wednesday asking for a delay in the sentence.

The court, which includes three judges appointed by Trump, rejected his emergency request to stay the conviction in a closely-separated ruling.
Four conservative justices, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Cavanaugh, supported Trump’s request for an adjournment. However, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, both conservatives, joined the court’s three liberal justices in rejecting the president-elect’s bid.
Barrett, along with Neil Gorsuch and Brett Cavanaugh, were appointed to the Supreme Court by Trump.
The 78-year-old president-elect’s legal team tried various strategies to block the conviction, claiming it would be a “gross injustice” and would negatively affect presidential operations and official functions. He also sought to extend presidential immunity to the status of the president-elect.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday contested the claims, asserting that Trump was a private citizen when “indicted, tried, and convicted.” Bragg maintained that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction over state court criminal proceedings.
The Supreme Court ruling confirmed Trump’s right to appeal through New York state courts. Judge Joan Murchin had previously signaled her intention to grant an unconditional discharge and approved Trump’s virtual appearance at Friday’s Manhattan sentencing.
The conviction marks Trump as the first former US president to have a criminal record and the first convicted felon to serve as president. His recent certification as the winner of the 2024 presidential election comes four years after his supporters rioted in the Capitol following his 2020 defeat.