Prosecutor urges U.S. Supreme Court to reject Trump bid to block sentencing

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to block sentencing in his hush money case.

Trump is to be sentenced on Friday after being convicted by a New York jury in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Trump, 78, who is to be sworn in as president on January 20, filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Wednesday...