The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute bid to halt his sentencing in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case.

By a vote of five to four, the Supreme Court rejected Trump's emergency request to halt Friday's sentencing, 10 days before he returns to the White House.

Shortly after, Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, “I am innocent of all false accusations invented by the judge,” adding that he will continue to appeal this case.

Trump attacked Judge Juan Merchan, describing him as "very political and corrupt."

After several unsuccessful appeals, lawyers for the president-elect, who takes office on January 20, asked the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to suspend the procedure on an emergency basis "to prevent a grave injustice and attack on the institution of the presidency and the work of the federal government."

On May 30, a New York jury convicted the former president, who was re-elected in November, on 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep her from talking about an affair she says they had.

The judge said Trump could appear in person or via video at the hearing, which is scheduled for Friday, January 10.