Judge rejects Trump's bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court ruling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : AdvertisementTrump, a Republican, takes office Jan. 20.
52% : Trump was indicted four times last year.
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44% : Among the suggestions: freezing the case until Trump leaves office in 2029; agreeing that any future sentence won't include jail time; or closing the case by noting he was convicted but that he wasn't sentenced and his appeal wasn't resolved because he took office.
41% : After Trump won last month's election, Merchan indefinitely postponed his sentencing -- which had been scheduled for late November -- so defense lawyers and prosecutors could suggest next steps.
35% : AdvertisementTrump denies wrongdoing in all of the cases.
30% : AdvertisementA jury convicted Trump in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016.
24% : Trump denies wrongdoing.

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