Politics

Trump Calls Up Samuel Alito as He Pushes SCOTUS to Halt His Sentencing

COINCIDENCE?

Just hours after the pair’s call, Trump’s lawyers filed an emergency appeal asking the high court to halt his criminal sentencing.

Amethyst Martinez
Amethyst Martinez 

Breaking News Intern

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump with attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan will give the jury their instructions before they begin deliberations today. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images)
Pool/Getty Images
Amethyst Martinez

Amethyst Martinez

Breaking News Intern

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
PoliticsTop Dem Backs Renaming Gulf of Mexico on One Condition
Lily Mae Lazarus
PoliticsMexican President Hits Back at Trump With New Name for North America
Josh Fiallo
MediaMAGA Actor Who Lost Home in L.A. Fire Calls for Newsom ‘Tribunal’ on Fox News
William Vaillancourt
U.S. NewsEmbattled L.A. Mayor Suffers Brutal On-Air Moment as Wildfires Rage
Zachary Folk
PoliticsBiden, 82, Admits He May Not Have Lasted Another Four Years in Office
Sean Craig