Yesterday I wrote about Trump’s attempt to put an end to his New York conviction. The backstory is that Judge Merchan announced last week that a sentencing in the case would take place this Friday. Merchan seems to have chosen that date knowing that once Trump is sworn into office, this case is effectively over. He’s trying to get the sentencing in just under the wire.
Yesterday, Trump appealed to Judge Merchan to reconsider and, as expected, the judge said no. Today, Trump’s legal team is taking his case to an appellate court.
President-elect Donald Trump tried again Tuesday to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case, asking a New York appeals court to intervene as he fights to avoid the finality of his conviction before he returns to the White House.
Trump turned to the Appellate Division of the state’s trial court a day after the trial…
