A New York appeals court judge has denied US President-elect Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case.
In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency hearing, Judge Ellen Gesmer denied Mr Trump’s request for an immediate order that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals against Judge Juan M Merchan’s decision last week to uphold the historic verdict.
It was the second time in two days that Mr Trump was denied.
Mr Trump went to the Appellate Division of the state’s trial court a day after Judge Merchan rebuffed his initial bid to indefinitely postpone sentencing.
Mr Trump’s sentencing remains on schedule for Friday,…