Trump seeks to delay sentencing in hush money case as he appeals

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : The judge said Trump, 78, may appear at his sentencing either in person or virtually.
34% : Any delay would make it unlikely that Trump would be sentenced before his Jan. 20 inauguration.
30% : "Trump, a Republican, has long argued that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, brought the case to harm his re-election campaign.
29% : The lawyers, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, asked Merchan to hold off on sentencing Trump while the appeal played out.
26% : Merchan set the sentencing date on Friday, but signaled that Trump would be unlikely to face jail or other legal consequences.
25% : After a six-week trial in state criminal court in Manhattan, a jury in May found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying records to mask the payment prior to the 2016 election.
9% : The case stemmed from a $130,000 payment Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump, who denies it.

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