Trump seeks to halt sentencing in NY v. Trump by filing an emergency petition to the Supreme Court.

On Wednesday morning, President-elect Trump submitted an emergency petition to the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in the case of New York v. Trump.

Judge Juan Merchan set Trump's sentencing in New York v. Trump for Jan. 10 after a jury found the now-president-elect guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree, stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges and has appealed the ruling but was rejected last week by Merchan.

Trump's legal team filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court, seeking to correct the unjust actions of New York courts and stop the unlawful sentencing in the Manhattan D.A.'s Witch Hunt, as per Steven Cheung, Trump spokesman and incoming White House communications director, who shared this information with Planet Chronicle Digital.

"The Supreme Court's historic decision on Immunity, the Constitution, and established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately dismissed."

President Trump was elected by the American People with a strong mandate to put an end to the politicization of our justice system and the ongoing witch hunts.

President Trump's new administration aims to bring the country together and make America great again.

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 lawyers contended that New York prosecutors wrongly presented a wealth of evidence concerning official presidential actions during the trial, disregarding 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 on the ruling will ultimately lead to the dismissal of the District Attorney's politically motivated prosecution, which was fundamentally flawed from the outset, centered on the false claims of a disgraced, disbarred serial-liar former attorney, violated President Trump's due process rights, and had no basis.

"The New York trial court cannot impose a sentence or judgment on President Trump or conduct any further criminal proceedings against him until his underlying appeal challenging Presidential immunity is resolved, either through review in this Court or otherwise. Therefore, this Court should immediately stay criminal proceedings against President Trump in the New York trial court, including the scheduled criminal sentencing hearing on January 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m."

New York has to file a written response by Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

A judge in New York denied Trump's motion to stay the Jan. 10 sentencing on Tuesday, prompting the filing of an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, which is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, at 9:30 a.m.

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.

Planet Chronicle' Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.