BREAKING: Trump Takes Merchan-Bragg Case to SCOTUS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : This also looks like a long shot, since the Supreme Court does not usually inject itself in state judicial processes, not unless there are serious constitutional questions involved.
45% : To take that issue to the Supreme Court, Trump would normally have to exhaust his appeals within the New York state judicial system and then ask for a Supreme Court review.
44% : It recognizes the immunity that had been assumed until lately for sitting presidents from civil and criminal litigation over official acts.
43% : "The immunity finding in Trump v US doesn't touch on the status of presidents-elect, though.
43% : The better argument here would be that Merchan ignored Trump v US and allowed the conviction to stand even though Alvin Bragg and his prosecutors relied on official acts as part of their evidentiary chain.
41% : Having had his Article 78 lawsuit tossed out by the appellate court in New York, Trump has now filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court to stop the upcoming sentencing hearing by Judge Juan Merchan:
41% : Presidents-elect can't conduct official acts until they take the oath of office, nor does the ruling in Trump v US even suggest that the immunity somehow reaches all pending litigation during a time when the president is between terms.
38% : To get there, Trump would have to go through his sentencing hearing, which in New York unlocks the appeals process for convicted defendants.
36% : Will the Article III option fare any better for Donald Trump?
33% : Trump's application here may present a potential constitutional issue, but is it pressing enough for federal intervention at this point?The New York Times reports that the application argues -- as did his Article 78 lawsuit -- that the election results make Trump immune from further criminal or civil litigation:The effort hinges on Mr. Trump's argument that he is entitled to full immunity from prosecution, and even sentencing, now that he is the president-elect.
28% : Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records earlier this summer and is scheduled to be sentenced Friday at 9:30 a.m.

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