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Surprise! SCOTUS Will Not Save Trump On Hush Money Case

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Surprise! SCOTUS Will Not Save Trump On Hush Money Case

The Supreme Court will not intervene in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case. At least, not before his sentencing goes forward on Friday morning.

Trump filed a last-ditch brief with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to intervene and block his sentencing. On Thursday night, in a 5-4 decision, the justices said no.

With less than two weeks until he’s inaugurated, Trump has been moving to put an end to the last remnants of the various criminal cases brought against him over the past several years.

In a separate case, the incoming president is trying to prevent Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report concluding his investigation. The report contains one volume covering the Jan. 6 investigation, and a second volume about the Mar-a-Lago classified records case. A ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday denied a bid by Trump’s former co-defendants to block the report, which could emerge in the next few days — but this issue, too, is likely first headed to the Supreme Court.

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