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Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

FILE - Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - Judge Juan M. Merchan sits for a portrait in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump departs court, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump departs court, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump departs court, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)