President-elect Donald Trump is trying again to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case, asking a New York appeals court to intervene as he fights to avoid the finality of his conviction before he returns to the White House.

Donald Trump has accused Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the president-elect's hush money trial, of being "corrupt" ahead of his sentencing this week. Newsweek has contacted the Trump transition team,

Donald Trump failed to convince a New York judge to delay his sentencing in his hush money criminal case, keeping the consequential hearing on track for Jan. 10 unless an appeals court steps in.

A New York judge will not delay this Friday's sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his felony hush money case. Justice Juan Merchan said the sentencing would proceed as Trump's arguments against it "are for the most part,

President-elect Donald Trump has asked a judge to halt his sentencing in his criminal hush money case. It's scheduled for Friday, but his layers are busy trying to appeal.