Trump loses bid to have hush money case tossed over immunity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Merchan said in his ruling that Trump failed to raise his immunity argument in a timely fashion and also didn't object to the use of certain evidence stemming from his time in the White House - such as testimony from former aide Hope Hicks and other evidence - until the first day of jury selection on April 15.
46% : Trump, 78, faces as long as four years behind bars, though many experts have predicted all along - even before the election - that he would likely get far less time than that or even just probation.
33% : The verdict on 34 felony counts made Trump the first former president to be convicted of a crime.
32% : The case is the only one of four criminal prosecutions to go to trial but also bogged Trump down during his campaign.
28% : The writing is already on the wall for the two federal cases against Trump.
26% : A Manhattan jury in May found Trump guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
24% : Merchan is considering a request by Trump to throw out the case in light of rules to protect sitting presidents from prosecution.
21% : "Finally, Merchan said that any possible error in admitting evidence was harmless, in that it would not have changed the "overwhelming evidence of guilt" against Trump.
17% : By Patricia Hurtado and Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg News The Tribune Content AgencyNEW YORK - Donald Trump lost his request to toss his conviction in the New York hush money case on presidential immunity grounds, though it's far from certain that the case will proceed to sentencing as the president-elect continues to challenge the verdict.

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