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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : All eyes are now on the U.S. Supreme Court, where Trump filed an application Wednesday morning that remains pending.
48% : If that effort, too, is unsuccessful, Trump is expected to appear virtually at Friday's sentencing.
37% : Merchan later delayed the case once more to keep the sentencing from impacting the 2024 presidential election, and once Trump won that election, Merchan froze the proceedings indefinitely to address the unprecedented legal challenge of sentencing an incoming president.
35% : In scheduling the sentencing, Merchan rejected arguments from Trump that the guilty verdict against him be tossed.
35% : It's the "most viable solution," the judge ruled, as he attempts to balance upholding the jury's verdict with allowing Trump carry out the duties of commander-in-chief.
24% : Trump filed an order to show cause with New York's high court on Wednesday, one of several bids from the incoming president to ice his criminal proceedings on the eve of his sentencing.
23% : Trump claims that presidential immunity should shield him from any criminal proceedings as he prepares to return to the White House.
23% : A Manhattan jury in May 2024 found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, which was part of a broader scheme by Trump to keep stories about his adulterous behavior from negatively affecting his 2016 presidential campaign.
16% : Merchan indicated that he is likely to sentence Trump to unconditional discharge, which would preserve the guilty verdict and cement Trump as a convicted felon without requiring the president-elect to serve a tangible punishment.

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