Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction | FOX 28 Spokane

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Trump has sought to have the case moved to federal court, which would give him the power to end the case himself as soon as he retook the presidency.
41% : "Monday's ruling raises the prospect that Trump could become the first president to enter the White House with a felony conviction, pending his appeal against the jury's verdict.
32% : But prosecutors accepted Trump should receive special treatment to prevent the case interfering with his second White House stint.
31% : Trump has long opposed the criminal process brought against him after he paid a porn star for her silence over an alleged sexual encounter, and then covered up the payments in an effort to boost his chances in 2016's election.
29% : The judge in the only criminal case against Trump that has gone to trial had indefinitely postponed Trump's sentencing at a hearing on November 22, given his win in the November 5 presidential election.

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