Trump Threatens Judge Merchan With Legal Action in Last-Ditch Effort to Postpone Criminal Sentencing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

83% : "We look forward to uniting our country in the new administration as President Trump makes America great again."
45% : But according to The New York Times, Trump is making one last ditch effort to stop the proceeding:With the sentencing scheduled for Friday, just 10 days before the presidential inauguration, Mr. Trump's lawyers have implored the judge overseeing his case to postpone the proceeding, according to a court filing unsealed on Monday.
42% : The American People elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate that demands an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and all of the remaining Witch Hunts," he continued.
28% : On Saturday, Trump raged against Merchan's decision to move forward with his sentencing, writing on Truth Social that "I never falsified business records.
22% : Last year, Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsification of business records in a criminal case brought against him by Manhattan County District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
19% : In a statement released on Monday, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung announced that "Today, President Trump's legal team moved to stop the unlawful sentencing in the Manhattan D.A.'s Witch Hunt.""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.

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