Trump seeks to stop sentencing from going forward in NYC hush money case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "[The] court should not continue to act while its very power to act in the first place is under appellate consideration," Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote.
49% : "Merchan's denials on Friday set up Trump to take office as the first felon to serve as U.S. president.
40% : 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.
34% : The judge unexpectedly ruled Friday that Trump must appear in person or virtually for his sentencing on Jan. 10 to bring closure to the case and avoid causing "immeasurable damage to the citizenry's confidence in the Rule of Law."
28% : Trump decried the case and officials involved in a string of Truth Social posts over the weekend, claiming, "I never falsified business records.
26% : He said he would impose a sentence of an unconditional discharge, which means Trump will not be subjected to jail time, probation, fines or any other form of punishment.
26% : The scheduling of Trump's sentencing for around 10 days before his inauguration came as a surprise, with prosecutors previously conceding that Trump may not be sentenced until 2029.
17% : NEW YORK -- Donald Trump is seeking to stop his sentencing from going ahead Friday as his lawyers appeal a pair of rulings upholding his historic criminal conviction for the 2016 Stormy Daniels hush money scheme.

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