
Appeals court refuses to pause Trump's sentencing in New York "hush money" case
CBSN
A New York judge on Tuesday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's latest attempt to postpone sentencing in his "hush money" criminal case. The hearing remains scheduled for Friday morning.
Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued during a brief hearing Tuesday that a president's immunity from criminal proceedings extends to the transition period, before he takes the oath of office. His team has argued that Trump's election meant Justice Juan Merchan should have had no choice but to dismiss Trump's case and set aside his conviction.
Justice Ellen Gesmer hit back at that idea during Tuesday's hearing, pointing out that it's without legal precedent. Stephen Wu, an attorney for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, called the claim "baseless."

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted her order requiring the Trump administration to provide information on its efforts so far to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month — just one day after accusing the administration of demonstrating "bad faith" in the proceedings.