Bragg asks judge to keep Trump hush money case intact - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Trump's attorneys argued earlier this month that as president-elect, Trump was exempt from participating in any court proceedings because he had presidential immunity and other constitutional protections.
33% : Legal experts have said that while Trump is preparing to take office or in office, he cannot face any jail time or probation because it would interfere with his presidency.
28% : The charge carries a maximum term of four years in prison, but guidelines suggest Trump would receive a far lower penalty than that if the sentencing were to move forward.
22% : Prosecutors for Bragg wrote in the lengthy filing that they opposed Trump's request, that the verdict in the case should stand, and that Trump should be sentenced after a jury found him guilty this year of falsifying business records.
18% : Judge Juan Merchan postponed Trump's sentencing indefinitely last month to give Trump and Bragg time to make arguments for and against dropping the case entirely.Prosecutors in the New York borough of Manhattan said that, at most, Trump's sentencing hearing and any appellate proceedings could be postponed until after Trump leaves office in four years.
18% : Despite Trump's attorneys claims, no evidence exists that the DOJ coordinated with Bragg to bring charges against Trump.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINERTrump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying records related to a payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
13% : Trump's attorneys reasoned that the same DOJ, which Biden argued was politicized, "sent" former DOJ official Matthew Colangelo to work in Bragg's office and prosecute Trump.

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