US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to halt sentencing in hush money case

Just a little over a week ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, the US Supreme Court has rejected his latest bid to delay sentencing in the hush-money case.

He will be sentenced in the case on Friday in Manhattan, reported news agency AFP.

The US Supreme Court's bench of nine judges rejected the bid with a close 5-4 vote. Among those who voted in favour of Trump’s bid are conservative judges - Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

However, in a surprising move, two other conservative judges - Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett - turned down Trump’s request along with the court's three liberal judges, said the AFP report.

It is notable that Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh were appointed by Trump.

The court’s order, however, said that the sentencing won’t be a big problem for Trump and his impending administration