The Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to halt sentencing in the New York case.

President-elect Trump's request to halt his New York v. Trump sentencing on Friday was rejected by the United States Supreme Court.

On Wednesday, Trump submitted an urgent request to the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled January 10 sentencing, which was ordered by Judge Juan Merchan.

The burden of sentencing on the President-Elect is relatively insignificant because the trial court intends to give an "unconditional discharge" after a brief virtual hearing.

The proceeding in New York v. Trump can now move forward, with the president-elect expected to appear virtually at 9:30 am on Friday.

Merchan, the judge presiding over Trump's case in New York v. Trump, set the sentencing date for January 10th after a jury found the president-elect guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree. Despite pleading not guilty and appealing the ruling, Trump's appeal was rejected last week by Merchan.

Trump's legal team requested a stay of criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court of New York County, New York, until the resolution of President Trump's interlocutory appeal regarding presidential immunity, which may involve this court.

The court should consider a temporary administrative stay if necessary while considering the stay application, as stated in the filing.

Trump's lawyers contended that New York prosecutors made a mistake by presenting a large amount of evidence related to official presidential actions during the trial, despite the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity.

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution for official presidential acts.

Trump's legal team is contending that Merchan should not proceed any further and asserted that their appeal of the ruling will ultimately lead to the dismissal of the District Attorney's politically motivated prosecution, which was tainted from the outset, centered on the false accusations of a disgraced, disbarred serial-liar former attorney, violated President Trump's due process rights, and had no basis.

Last week, Merchan scheduled the sentencing date but stated that he would not imprison the president-elect.

Merchan decided not to impose any sentence of incarceration but instead opted for an unconditional discharge, meaning no punishment would be imposed.

On January 20, the 47th President of the United States will be sworn in.

Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case and has repeatedly criticized it as an instance of "lawfare" orchestrated by Democrats to harm his re-election campaign in November.