Donald Trump avoids jail in Stormy Daniels hush money trial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : "Trump will win in the end and America wins in 10 days when we get Trump back!!
52% : Donald Trump, who is appearing via video link, is visible on screens placed on the defence table.
50% : "After my rigged sentencing, do you still Stand with Trump?" reads an email sent just now.
42% : "And I say this, and I say it's important, because as someone who is subpoenaed to testify in that case and classified as the key witness in that case, had I known, had I known that Trump would never be held accountable, I never would have accepted the subpoena.
42% : "This defendant has caused enduring damage to public perception of the criminal justice system and has placed officers of the court in harm's way," Mr Steinglass said.
29% : Donald Trump has been given an unconditional discharge over hush money payments sent to porn star Stormy Daniels, avoiding jail before his inauguration later this month.
27% : Donald Trump has already filed a civil action against the judge overseeing the case, challenging two recent rulings that upheld his conviction for hush money payments in May.
26% : Delay, delay, delay ─ and then win.03:20 PM GMTTrump sentencing was 'political theatre', key prosecution witness saysThe prospect of Donald Trump avoiding punishment despite being convicted on 34 counts incensed Michael Cohen, who was the key prosecution witness in the hush money trial.
16% : After Trump won this past November's election, his lawyers argued that the case had to be scrapped to avoid impinging on his upcoming presidency and his transition to the Oval OfficeThe trial, which coincided with the presidential election race, was high risk for Mr Trump.
16% : Donald Trump has blasted the hush money case brought against him as a "political witch-hunt', saying he was "treated very, very unfairly".
9% : "Donald Trump has told the court that this case has been "a very terrible experience, and a setback for the New York court system".
6% : Trump supporters gather outside New York Criminal Court02:19 PM GMTTrump issues 'emergency declaration' to supportersDonald Trump has used his court appearance to raise money, issuing what he described as an "emergency declaration".
3% : Trump has spread disdain 'for our institutions and the rule of law', prosecutor saysJoshua Steinglass has attacked Donald Trump, saying that rather than expressing any remorse for his criminal acts, he has spread disdain "for our institutions and the rule of law".

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