Even the motivations behind Barrett's rushed nomination were called into question, painting her as the vessel through which Republicans would finally be able to overturn the Affordable Care Act due to a case arriving at the court about the same time as she did in October 2020.

"Allowing the sentencing to proceed reaffirms the principle that the legal process must apply equally to all citizens," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

In particular, they’re directing their ire towards Amy Coney Barrett, whom Tr*mp and Senate Republicans fast-tracked as Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement during the final month of the 2020 campaign.

Two Republican appointees, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, joined the court’s three liberals in ordering the president-elect to face sentencing on Friday.

Trump needed five votes in order to have his request granted. The note on the order suggests Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett voted with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Katanji Brown Jackson. Trump's sentencing is now ...

Supreme Court justices Amy Coney Barrett, left, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor talk before the State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday,