Trump to seek overturn of NY hush money conviction after immunity ruling, NYT says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : A June 13 deadline for Trump to file post-trial motions has passed, and Justice Juan Merchan may conclude that an appeal is the appropriate way for him to address the issue.
38% : Trump pleaded not guilty and has vowed to appeal his May 30 conviction -- the first-ever criminal trial of a U.S. president, past or present -- after sentencing.
31% : In a landmark ruling on Monday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court justices wrote that Trump could not be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but could be prosecuted for unofficial acts.
30% : Trump has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
29% : Merchan denied that request, finding Trump had made it too late.
28% : Trump faces an uphill battle getting the conviction tossed.
24% : They pointed to prosecutors' plans to show jurors social media posts by Trump in 2018 constituting an alleged "pressure campaign" to ensure Cohen did not cooperate with a federal investigation into the payment to Daniels.
23% : That decision all but ensured that Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, would not go to trial before the Nov. 5 election on separate federal criminal charges involving his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
22% : Last year, Trump made a similar argument as part of an unsuccessful push to move the hush money case from state court to federal court.
20% : Trump denies having had sex with Daniels.
7% : Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office argued Trump directed the October 2016 payment to keep Daniels quiet about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter until after the November 2016 presidential election when he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

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