Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : In a 6-3 decision last year, the Supreme Court broadened the limits of presidential immunity, finding that a former president is presumptively immune from criminal liability for any official acts and absolutely immune related to his core duties.
53% : In asking the Supreme Court to intervene, Trump has presented the court with an unprecedented situation of a former president -- whose appointment of three justices cemented the court's conservative majority -- asking the country's highest court to effectively toss his criminal conviction less than two weeks ahead of his inauguration.
45% : Trump asked the Supreme Court to consider whether he is entitled to a stay of the proceedings during his appeal; whether presidential immunity prevents the use of evidence related to official acts; and whether a president-elect is entitled to the same immunity as a sitting president.
34% : Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.
27% : The decision not only expanded the limits of presidential power but also upended the criminal cases faced by Trump.
27% : Despite that favorable opinion, Trump faces uncertainty in convincing the justices to halt his sentencing.
22% : In a filing Wednesday, defense lawyers argued that a New York judge lacks the authority to sentence the president-elect until Trump exhausts his appeal based on presidential immunity.

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