‘Trying to avoid any sentencing whatsoever’: Trump appeals to Supreme Court over hush money case

President-elect Trump is asking the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in the New York hush money case. Meanwhile, Attorney General Garland has decided to release Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s 2020 election interference. Former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard join Andrea Mitchell to break it all down.

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[TailsTheFoxy]

The american "justice" System is a joke.

[okokokok]

It's very sad that he can't put this kind of effort into doing good things.

[petertucker]

Just do your job and sentence this thing masquerading as your president elect.

[janemcconnell]

Seriously discussing the insane rantings about annexing other countries is wild. When people discussed his similarities to Hitler it was a cautionary tale not a suggestion. Trump should be in either an asylum or in jail not in the WH.

[edg]

This will be the tell to see if SCOTUS has ANY credibility left.

[maxichamberlain]

When you’re innocent you don’t need to appeal.

[pietrotitta]

He was found guilty by a jury.!End of story- guilty!

[emsleywyatt]

"Justice delayed is justice denied" was meant as a warning, not a strategy.

[utwhaleandash]

Donald Trump has to be the most petulant human to ever have walked on this planet.

[rizzo]

Of course his buddies on the supreme court will help this criminal out. He should be grateful that he is getting off easy by this court none of the rest of us ever would we would all be going to the pen. This criminal is going into the WH and still wants to get off free of charge.

[rnr]

Trump can’t even control his little mushroom. How is he going to manage Greenland?

[melanatedone]

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied . Should have locked him up On January 6 2021

[eljake]

I'd love to hear about just one time in his life when Trump has taken responsibility for his actions. Anyone?

[Xylophone]

He’s looking frail and old..America has voted for the oldest man in history…
Bash is the worst..seriously

[richardprobst]

Can't run from your past crimes trump

[mitchhills]

Why is Trump so invested in getting this overturned or delayed, when the Judge has already said that he won't be handing down any punishment? He is going to hand down an unconditional discharge for heaven's sake! As nothing is going to happen to Trump, why is he worried ?

[greg]

tHe wAlls ArE cLosing in ahahhahahaha

What a bunch of 🤡🤡

[Jackson-pugd]

Trump running to his corrupt supreme court like a child running to mommy

[sheilat.]

Biden is a Great example of a leader, the changes that have been made during his administrative, were beneficial for All Americans.

[parslowpongbert]

Could trump just flee to Russia like other authoritarians under Putin’s control did? Yanukovych and Assad would be good examples for trump to follow, especially Yanukovych as he and trump had the same campaign manager, Paul Manafort.