Judge set to rule on Trump's immunity claim in hush money trial | Jefferson City News-Tribune

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : But Trump was president when Cohen was reimbursed, and Cohen testified they discussed the repayment arrangement in the Oval Office.
48% : "Trump's efforts to erase the verdict have taken on new urgency since his election, with a sentencing date looming at the end of the month and possible punishments ranging from a fine or probation to up to four years in prison.Presidents-elect don't typically enjoy the same legal protections as presidents, but Trump and his lawyers could try to leverage his status as a former and future commander-in-chief into something of a "Get Out of Jail Free" card.
48% : A footnote mentioned Trump reimbursed Cohen in 2017 for unspecified expenses the year before.
42% : "At the same time, Trump has been attempting to again move the case from state court to federal court, where he could also assert immunity.
39% : Trump was a private citizen -- campaigning for president, but neither elected nor sworn in -- when his then-lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels in October 2016.
33% : His decision could be on ice again if Trump takes other steps to delay or end the case.
30% : If Merchan orders a new trial, it seems unlikely that could happen while Trump is in office.
28% : One likely argument: Trump wouldn't just be saving himself from a potential prison sentence, he'd be sparing the nation from the calamity of its leader behind bars -- however remote that possibility is.
24% : Trump denies her claim, maintains he did nothing wrong and has decried the verdict as a "rigged, disgraceful" result of a politically motivated "witch hunt" meant to harm his campaign.

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