Preet Bharara, a former U.S. attorney, said Trump himself wanted his hush money sentencing to be delayed until after the election.

On Monday, Merchan rejected a request from Trump's lawyers to indefinitely delay sentencing. Trump on Tuesday appealed to the Appellate Division of New York's trial court, seeking to halt the ...

Trump, on course to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes, can still ask the appeals court to delay sentencing. Trump's lawyers have told Merchan that if Trump's sentencing ...

Trump's attorneys had asked the sentencing be delayed as he appeals the verdict, but the majority of justices found his arguments can be handled as part of the regular appeals process. Justices ...

Donald Trump will now be sentenced in less than 24 hours over a sex scandal cover-up after a failed bid by the president-elect. Mr Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the sentencing which falls ...

A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the president-elect to face judgment in a New York courtroom on Friday and ...

New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s effort to stop his sentencing from going ahead Friday, leaving the matter in the hands of the Supreme Court. In a letter to Trump ...

On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen has the latest ahead of Friday sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case.

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York. The court’s order clears the way for Judge Juan M.

Trump's attorneys had asked the sentencing be delayed as he appeals the verdict, but the majority of justices found his arguments can be handled as part of the regular appeals process. Justices ...