Trump loses bid to delay sentencing in hush-money case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : The hush money case made Trump the first US president - sitting or former - to be charged with and convicted of a crime.
40% : The judge said Trump, 78, may appear at his sentencing either in person or virtually.
35% : Citing both presidential immunity and the demands of Trump's impending January 20 inauguration as the 47th US president, his lawyers on Monday morning said judge Juan Merchan's intention not to penalize Trump was "of no moment".
30% : Any delay would make it unlikely that Trump would be sentenced before his January 20 inauguration.
25% : After a six-week trial in state criminal court in Manhattan, a jury in May found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying records to mask the payment prior to the 2016 election.
17% : In their Monday filing, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove asked Merchan to hold off sentencing Trump while the appeals play out.
15% : In scheduling Trump's sentencing for Friday, the judge noted last week that he was not inclined to send Trump to jail.
11% : The case stemmed from a $130,000 payment Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to the adult film actor and producer, Stormy Daniels, to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump, who denies it.

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