Trump's lawyers ask New York appeals court to halt his Friday hush money sentencing

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38% : Merchan then found in a ruling last month that Trump doesn't have immunity until he's sworn in as president.
36% : "They contend Trump is already protected by presidential immunity so he can't be sentenced, and that his conviction in May of last year should be thrown out on other presidential immunity grounds.
30% : Trump was convicted in May of falsifying records related to hush money his then-attorney Michael Cohen paid adult film star Stormy Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 presidential election.
27% : Sarah Meyssonnier / Pool / AFP via Getty ImagesLawyers for Donald Trump are asking a New York appeals court judge for an emergency order to halt the president-elect's imminent sentencing on criminal charges Friday in the hush money case.
27% : The DA's office also contended that now is "the least burdensome time" for Trump to be sentenced.
27% : Daniels testified she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, a claim he has denied.
26% : The petition says the appeals court needs to grant "an immediate stay of any further criminal proceedings" in the trial court to "prevent ongoing violations of the constitutional rights of President Trump and a threatened disruption of the Presidential transition, a process that directly concerns the United States of America's national security and vital interests.

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