President-elect Trump asks Supreme Court to block criminal hush money sentencing in New York

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : " In a 6-3 decision last year, the Supreme Court broadened the limits of presidential immunity, finding that a former president is presumptively immune from criminal liability for any official acts and absolutely immune for actions related to his core duties.
48% : " Trump asked the Supreme Court to consider whether he is entitled to a stay of the proceedings during his appeal; whether presidential immunity prevents the use of evidence related to official acts; and whether a president-elect is entitled to the same immunity as a sitting president.
31% : While New York Judge Juan Merchan signaled he plans to sentence Trump to an unconditional discharge - the lowest possible sentence in the state - to respect Trump's transition efforts and the principle of presidential immunity, defense lawyers argued that sentencing still "raises the specter of other possible restrictions on liberty." "Indeed, every adjudication of a felony conviction results in significant collateral consequences for the defendant, regardless of whether a term of imprisonment is imposed," Trump's lawyers argued, despite Judge Merchan's plan not to impose any of the restrictions on Trump.
27% : The decision not only expanded the limits of presidential power but also upended the criminal cases faced by Trump.
27% : Despite that favorable opinion, Trump faces uncertainty in convincing the justices to halt his sentencing.
23% : In a filing Wednesday morning, defense lawyers argued that sentencing Trump - who has attempted to stop the case based on presidential immunity - would damage "the institution of the Presidency and the operations of the federal government.
22% : Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment ahead of the 2016 presidential election that a judge later described as a "premeditated and continuous deception by the leader of the free world.
14% : " "Most fundamentally, forcing President Trump to defend a criminal case and appear for a criminal sentencing hearing at the apex of the Presidential transition creates a constitutionally intolerable risk of disruption to national security and America's vital interests," Trump's lawyers said.

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