Trump seeks stay of sentencing in hush money case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : ""The Supreme Court's historic decision on Immunity, the state constitution of New York, and other established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately dismissed," he said.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is expected to file a response in the afternoon.
32% : The judge's Friday ruling said Trump could appear in person or virtually for the sentencing and asked Trump's attorneys to inform him of the decision by Sunday.
31% : Trump was convicted in May of falsifying records related to a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 presidential election.
27% : Daniels testified she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, a claim he has denied.
25% : In his Friday ruling, Merchan said he did not plan to jail Trump and was likely to sentence him to an unconditional discharge, meaning he would remain a convicted felon but would have no other punishment.

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