Prosecutors throw curveball at Trump's bid to end hush-money case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : 'The court could therefore conclude that presidential immunity, while not requiring dismissal, nonetheless would require a non-incarceratory sentence in these circumstances.'Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg offered Judge Juan Merchan a range of options to avoid dropping Donald Trump's criminal convictionA jury in May found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy DanielsThis sketch shows the moment when the jury foreman delivered guilty verdictsAnother idea would be to close the case but effectively add an asterisk, explaining that Trump was convicted but that he was never sentenced and his appeal went unresolved because of presidential immunity.
32% : In the meantime, Trump has seen much of his legal problems evaporate.
31% : 'This remedy would prevent defendant from being burdened during his presidency by an ongoing criminal proceeding,' prosecutors wrote, without discarding the 'fact that defendant was indicted and found guilty.'Trump wants the case to be thrown out altogether.
24% : A jury in May found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
24% : Trump has denied any wrongdoing in all the cases against him.
23% : Lawyers for Trump argue the case should now be thrown out so it does not get in the way of his ability to govern once he takes office on Jan. 20.
22% : In response, prosecutors say their concerns relate to the possibility that Trump could be imprisoned.

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