Convicted Donald Trump Requests Supreme Court To Block Hush Money Sentencing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Trump is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday (Jan. 10) before District Court Judge Juan Merchan, 10 days before he is sworn in as president.
45% : On Wednesday morning (Jan. 8), Donald Trump made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in the hush money case in New York City.
43% : "In fact, the prospect of imposing sentence on President Trump just before he assumes office as the 47th president raises the specter of other possible restrictions on liberty, such as travel, reporting requirements, registration, probationary requirements, and others -- all of which would be constitutionally intolerable under the doctrine of presidential immunity," they wrote.
24% : Merchan has signaled that he may not give Trump any fines or jail time.
9% : "Trump was convicted last May on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, whom Trump had an affair with.

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