While President-elect Donald Trump — and all four of the other living presidents — are at the Washington National Cathedral attending the funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled on Trump’s request to stay sentencing in the Manhattan criminal case against him, currently set for Friday morning.
BREAKING: The NY Court of Appeals has denied Trump’s request to halt sentencing in New York criminal case pic.twitter.com/tYwXnLMnCk
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In a brief letter from Court Clerk Heather Davis directed to Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, she indicates that Judge Jenny Rivera reviewed the proposed order submitted on behalf of Trump and has declined to sign it, meaning the court will not entertain his request for stay.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday…