“After consideration of the papers submitted and the extensive oral argument, movant’s application for an interim stay is denied,” she said.
Trump, who is to be sworn in as president on Jan 20, can appeal Gesmer’s ruling to the full appellate court bench and potentially up to the Supreme Court.
Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the hush money case, has given Trump, the first former US president ever convicted of a crime, the option of appearing either in person or virtually at Friday’s sentencing.
Source: CNA
