BRETT TOLMAN: Supreme Court allows NY judge to proceed with vendetta against Trump, all to tag him with a word

Despite bad facts, bad evidence, and bad law, President-elect Donald Trump convinced only four U.S. Supreme Court Justices on Thursday to grant his application to block what promises to be a mockery of our nation's court system as Judge Juan Merchan presides over a politically orchestrated sentencing hearing in People v. Trump. 

Five votes were needed. And, despite their recent ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution related to official presidential acts, the majority ruled that Trump’s objections can be addressed on appeal.