N.Y. appellate judge allows Trump's Friday hush money sentencing to go forward

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : Merchan found in a ruling last month that Trump doesn't have immunity until he's sworn in as president.
34% : "It contended that Trump is already protected by presidential immunity so he can't be sentenced, and that his conviction in May of last year should be thrown out on other presidential immunity grounds.
32% : Blanche argued that Trump is already protected by presidential immunity and "should not have to go through any legal process.
31% : Trump was convicted in May of falsifying records related to hush money that his then-attorney Michael Cohen paid adult film star Stormy Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 presidential election.
29% : "Blanche, who Trump has said he would nominate to be deputy attorney general, did not comment leaving court.
27% : The DA's office also contended that now is "the least burdensome time" for Trump to be sentenced.
27% : Daniels testified she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, a claim he has denied.
19% : "Trump's petition said the appeals court needed to grant "an immediate stay of any further criminal proceedings" in the trial court to "prevent ongoing violations of the constitutional rights of President Trump and a threatened disruption of the Presidential transition, a process that directly concerns the United States of America's national security and vital interests.

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