Lawyers for Donald Trump are asking a New York appeals court judge for an emergency order halting the president-elect's scheduled sentencing Friday on criminal charges in the hush money case. The attorneys filed their petition for an emergency stay at the state Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court.

President-elect Donald Trump is trying again to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case, asking a New York appeals court to intervene as he fights to avoid the finality of his conviction before he returns to the White House.