Mr Trump has denied any liaison with Ms Daniels or any wrongdoing ... Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would have delayed the sentencing, the order states.

Mr Trump has denied any liaison with Ms Daniels or any wrongdoing. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined with the court’s three liberals in rejecting his emergency motion.

Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money trial will proceed on Friday, after the Supreme Court declined the ...