President-elect Trump filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning seeking to block the New York v. Trump decision.
Judge Juan Marchan ruled against Trump in New York v. Trump after a jury convicted the current president-elect of first-degree falsification of business records, stemming from an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Sentencing was set for January 10th. Mr. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges and appealed the verdict, which Mr. Marchand rejected last week.
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“President Trump's legal team has filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to rectify the New York court's unfair conduct and seek to resolve the Manhattan prosecutor's illegal witch-hunt decision,” said Stephen, President Trump's press secretary and incoming White House communications director. I asked them to cancel it.” Chung told Fox News Digital. “The Supreme Court's historic decisions on immunity, the Constitution, and established precedent mandate that this worthless hoax be immediately dismissed.”
“The American people elected President Trump with overwhelming authority to demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and all remaining witch hunts,” Chan said.
“I look forward to uniting our country under the new administration as President Trump makes America great again.”
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