SCOTUS REJECTS TRUMP

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Justices have rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York

This involves his felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star and left a related gag order until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a $130K payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence before the 2016 U.S. election about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier.

NY Prosecutors said the payment was designed to help Trump's chances in the 2016 election when he beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College.

After a dramatic six weeks of trial and one and a half days of deliberations, the jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts. The former president now faces his sentencing hearing, 

The US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's sentencing in hush money case https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-declines-halt-trumps-…

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long-shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-donald-trump-hush-money-new-yo…

Supreme Court nixes effort to stall Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

The long-shot lawsuit was filed by Andrew Bailey, the Republican attorney general of Missouri.https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/05/supreme-court-trump-hush-money…

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