Trump Makes Last-Ditch Effort To Avoid Convicted Felon Title

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46% : In a request filed in New York on Sunday, the attorneys argued that the Constitution and protections already afforded to Trump under the Supreme Court's immunity ruling last year mean there can be no sentencing while he actively appeals.
46% : "In his order for Trump to appear at sentencing, the judge said Trump should be permitted to "avail himself of every available appeal," but the sentencing hearing would move ahead nonetheless.
40% : Trump, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, is slated to face sentencing on Friday.
29% : A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to request for comment.
27% : Even after his conviction, Trump has continued to claim he is not guilty.
25% : In May, a jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged tryst he had with adult film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
21% : "Trump was meant to be sentenced in the criminal hush money case in July.
18% : When New York Judge Juan Merchan issued a ruling on Dec. 16 flatly rejecting Trump's presidential immunity arguments as grounds for dismissal, he explained his reasoning: The evidence presented and used to convict Trump related "entirely to unofficial conduct," and the Supreme Court had left the door open to prosecution for unofficial acts.
12% : Although the judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case has already indicated he would not sentence the incoming president to prison time for his 34-count felony conviction, lawyers for Trump now want to nix the sentencing hearing while an appeal is underway.

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