The US Supreme Court in Washington has ruled that the verdict of US President-elect Donald Trump in the "hush money" case can be pronounced on Friday, as planned, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The case concerns a $130,000 payment that Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen made to porn actress Stormy Daniels to ensure her silence before the 2016 election. about a sexual encounter she claims she had a decade earlier with the Republican billionaire.
Trump denies any wrongdoing.
In May, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal the payment.
The hush money case made Trump the first sitting U.S. president to be indicted and tried for a crime. After the court found Trump guilty, lawyers tried to dismiss the case, but were unsuccessful.
Today's Supreme Court decision is a major defeat for the 78-year-old Trump, but it is unlikely that the verdict, which will be pronounced just 10 days before his inauguration, will directly affect his functions as president, commented DPA.