Two separate Donald Trump appeals in his hush money case were rejected on Thursday, as New York's Court of Appeals turned down the former president's requests to lift a gag order and to delay his sentencing. The court rejected the appeal in a two-line judgment, noting that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."

Former President Donald Trump lost his bid for a federal appeals court to help him avoid his Nov. 26 New York criminal hush money sentencing date.