Judge rules that Trump does not have immunity in hush money case, ABC News reports

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

35% : "Prosecutors suggested either delaying sentencing until Trump leaves office, or terminating the proceedings "with a notation that the jury verdict has not been vacated and the indictment has not been dismissed."
34% : Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.
19% : Trump's lawyers had argued that the case should be tossed because Trump, as president-elect, is immune from prosecution during the transition phase -- a claim Bragg rejected.
16% : Trump sought to dismiss the indictment and vacate the jury verdict on the grounds that prosecutors introduced evidence relating to Trump's official acts as President, but Judge Juan Merchan said the evidence related "entirely to unofficial conduct" and "poses no danger of intrusion on the authority and function of the Executive Branch.

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