Alvin Bragg, in Surprise Move, Agrees To Delay Ruling in Trump's Hush Money Case To Assess the Impact of the Election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : As soon as the judge sentences Trump, he can file an appeal like any other defendant convicted of a felony.
38% : That appeals process would unfold, though, while Trump serves his second term -- if it is not paused until 2029.
37% : Judge Merchan had set a date of November 26 to sentence Trump for those convictions.
35% : A spokesman for Trump, Steven Cheung, declared that it is "now abundantly clear that Americans want an immediate end to the weaponization of our justice system, including this case, which should have never been filed."
30% : The first is Trump, whose ruling not only granted official acts presumptive immunity but also limited the kinds of evidence that could be marshaled against a former president.
24% : The correspondence from Mr. Bragg's office suggests that the prosecution is less concerned by Trump -- it has already defended the hush money payments as private and unofficial -- than by Trump's second presidential term.
19% : Trump appears to be arguing that a prison sentence would throw a wrench into his ability to move into the White House.

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