President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent a New York state court from sentencing him for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause proceedings in his New York criminal trial, including sentencing that is set to take place on Friday.

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in his "hush money" case in New York ahead of his scheduled sentencing Friday.In a request for emergency relief filed with the Supreme Court,