Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in hush money case | Jefferson City News-Tribune

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : Their filing said the New York trial court "lacks authority to impose sentence and judgment on President Trump -- or conduct any further criminal proceedings against him-- until the resolution of his underlying appeal raising substantial claims of Presidential immunity, including by review in this Court if necessary."The Republican president-elect's spokesman, Steven Cheung, said in a statement that the case was politically motivated and should be dismissed.
30% : Daniels claims she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.
25% : They also pointed to the Supreme Court ruling giving Trump and other presidents broad immunity from prosecutions over their actions in office, saying it supports their argument that his New York conviction should be overturned.
22% : Trump has denied wrongdoing.
16% : Trump's lawyers said Trump was also asking New York's highest court for an emergency stay, but that court had not received a filing as of noon Wednesday.

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