Judge denies Trump's request to delay hush money sentencing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : The president-elect's team is appealing Merchan's ruling that the hush money case involved actions Trump took before he became president in 2016 and does not fall under a recent U.S. Supreme Court immunity ruling.
37% : In court filings Monday, Trump attorneys argued Merchan does not have the authority to move forward with sentencing while a question surrounding the case is in the appellate court.
30% : Merchan had originally planned to sentence Trump in July but delayed it until after November's presidential election because of the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling.
25% : Merchan is scheduled Friday to sentence Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records last May, but Merchan has said he would not sentence the president-elect to any jail time.

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