President-elect Trump is slated to be sentenced in his hush cash conviction on Friday in New York, the ultimate step in securing his standing as the primary felon to imagine the presidency when he’s inaugurated in simply over per week.
The Supreme Court docket late Thursday closed off Trump’s final pathway to halt his sentencing, a transfer the justices attributed to an appeals course of that may happen after sentencing and the truth that he can seem in court docket just about, figuring out that may reduce the burden on his transition duties.
Across the identical time, the Supreme Court docket will hear arguments that can decide the way forward for the social media platform TikTok. The justices will hear oral arguments over a federal legislation that might ban the video-sharing platform nationwide in lower than 10 days.
In its waning days, the Biden-era Justice Division will sq. off within the courtroom towards legal professionals for TikTok and a number of other creators in a seismic battle that pits nationwide safety towards free speech.
And in Washington, D.C., Rudy Giuliani is slated to take the stand in a felony contempt case over accusations he has continued to make false statements a few set of Georgia election employees he accused of election fraud in 2020.
Trump’s sentencing is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. EST
The Supreme Court docket will convene at 10 a.m. EST and the Giuliani listening to will start at 10:30 a.m. EST.
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