The president-elect is asking the Supreme Court to halt the sentencing after both Judge Juan Merchan and an appeals court refused.

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay his planned sentencing Friday in his criminal hush money case, setting up a potential test of the high court's ruling to extend broad immunity from prosecution to former presidents.

"I was not even aware at the time of our conversation that such an application would be filed,” the Supreme Court justice said.