Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged discussing a job recommendation for former law clerk William Levi with President-elect Trump. Amid this, New York’s highest court has declined to block Trump’s sentencing set for January 10, potentially leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as his last resort to stall the case. Trump's legal team argues that sentencing could disrupt his transition to the presidency, claiming presidential immunity from what they describe as politically charged prosecution related to his previous term.