President-Elect Donald Trump has requested the U.S. Supreme Court to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday in New York. Trump's legal team argues that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution for actions taken during his presidency. The Court has given New York prosecutors until Thursday morning to respond to the request. Trump's legal team claims that the case should be dismissed, citing the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. A New York appeals court judge recently declined to block the sentencing, which follows Trump's conviction in May for falsifying records related to payments made to Stormy Daniels. The Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity earlier this year stemmed from a separate case regarding Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
