Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in New York "hush money" case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : The investigation that led to the New York charges against Trump began in 2018 and has already produced a landmark Supreme Court decision.
37% : The ruling stemmed from a different case involving Trump brought by special counsel Jack Smith, which arose out of his alleged efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election.
34% : "Trump became the first former president to be convicted of crimes when a jury found him guilty of 34 state felony counts in late May and concluded he authorized a scheme to falsify records related to reimbursements for a $130,000 "hush money" payment to an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election.
34% : After Trump was elected to a second term in early November, a Nov. 26 hearing was then delayed as the president-elect and Manhattan prosecutors argued over how to proceed with the case.
32% : "Forcing President Trump to prepare for a criminal sentencing in a felony case while he is preparing to lead the free world as president of the United States in less than two weeks imposes an intolerable, unconstitutional burden on him that undermines these vital national interests," Trump's legal team wrote.Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees requests for emergency relief arising from the 2nd Circuit, has ordered Manhattan prosecutors to respond to Trump's bid by Thursday at 10 a.m.
31% : Trump continued to fight against their release until after his first presidency in 2021, but the Supreme Court rejected his subsequent efforts to shield the financial records from prosecutors.
25% : Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records last summer and is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday at 9:30 a.m.Trump's bid comes after a New York appeals court on Tuesday rejected his latest effort to postpone his sentencing.
23% : "The president-elect's effort to toss out the jury verdict "will ultimately result in the dismissal of the District Attorney's politically motivated prosecution that was flawed from the very beginning, centered around the wrongful actions and false claims of a disgraced, disbarred serial-liar former attorney, violated President Trump's due process rights, and had no merit," predicted lawyer D. John Sauer, who Trump selected to serve as solicitor general in his next term.

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