As noted in previous reporting, there are a lot of moving pieces on the Trump legal front. Tuesday saw the New York Appellate Division agreeing with Judge Juan Merchan’s decision not to stay sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case. As it currently stands, sentencing is set for Friday, January 10. 

Wednesday morning, Trump’s legal team filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court (bypassing the New York Court of Appeals) seeking a stay of the proceedings.

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“President Trump’s legal team filed an emergency petition with the United States Supreme Court, asking the Court to correct the unjust actions by New York courts and stop the unlawful sentencing in the Manhattan D.A.’s Witch Hunt,” Trump spokesman and incoming White House communications director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital. 

“The Supreme Court’s historic decision on Immunity, the Constitution, and established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately dismissed.” 

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Trump’s lawyers, in their petition to the high court, said it should “immediately order a stay of pending criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court of New York County, New York, pending the final resolution of President Trump’s interlocutory appeal raising questions of Presidential immunity, including in this Court if necessary.” 

“The Court should also enter, if necessary, a temporary administrative stay while it considers this stay application,” the filing states. 

Expect a fairly quick turnaround from the Supreme Court. They’ve already issued a series of orders Wednesday morning, but we may see a response from them on Trump’s application yet today. If they decline to enter the stay, sentencing will proceed on Friday, though Merchan has indicated he’ll likely impose an “unconditional discharge,” meaning the conviction will stand (for now), but there will be no incarceration or serious punishment imposed. 

We’ll continue to follow the story and provide updates as they become available. 

The application may be viewed below. 

DJT – NY – Application to S… by Susie Moore