Trump's Hush Money Conviction Shouldn't Be Thrown Out, DA Argues -- But Sentencing Could Be Postponed Until 2029

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

36% : Trump being elected president then threw the sentencing once again into doubt, however, with Tuesday's filing becoming the first indication of how the case would move forward.
34% : The charges are based on a hush money payment Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, which Trump reimbursed Cohen for through a series of payments made throughout 2017.
30% : The two federal cases against Trump -- for trying to overturn the 2020 election and allegedly withholding White House documents -- are expected to end before Inauguration Day.
30% : Special Counsel Jack Smith, who's overseeing those investigations, is reportedly planning to resign before Trump takes office, and has said the Justice Department will follow its practice of not prosecuting sitting presidents.
28% : Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsification of business records in May following a weekslong trial, becoming the first sitting or former president to be criminally convicted.
19% : Trump's other state case in Georgia, for trying to overturn the 2020 election, is likely to be paused during Trump's second term, meaning the soonest it could go to trial is 2029 -- though other charges against his associates would likely go to trial while Trump is in office.

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