Trump Makes Emergency Plea to Supreme Court in Bid To Block Sentencing in 'Politically Motivated' Hush-Money Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Now, though, Trump is soon to assume another species of immunity -- that afforded to sitting presidents.
47% : His lawyer, Todd Blanche, argued before a New York appellate judge that the sentencing is an "extraordinary" imposition on Trump -- and a "big deal.
39% : But the sentencing will formally make Trump a convicted felon, which would be a victory for the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg.
39% : District Attorney Alvin Bragg contends that a president-elect -- like Trump -- is not entitled to any species of immunity.
37% : Judge Merchan determined that the holding did not help Trump in this case, because the payments to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, were private acts.
35% : Trump has argued that only a dismissal of the case and a vacating of the verdicts comports with the strictures of presidential immunity.
34% : A New York appeals court rejected that same request on Tuesday, declining to overrule Judge Juan Merchan's ruling that Trump can be sentenced notwithstanding his imminent inauguration.
23% : Judge Merchan has signaled that he will not sentence Trump to time behind bars or even probation.

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