Manhattan DA suggests freezing Trump's case while he is President - West Hawaii Today

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : A spokesperson for Trump, Steven Cheung, celebrated the delay, calling it "a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American people.
54% : The stakes remain high for Trump.
52% : Dismissing the case would further embolden Trump as he enters his second presidential term, solidifying an aura of invincibility around him.
47% : In July, a judge Trump appointed during his first term dismissed his federal classified documents case in Florida in its entirety.
40% : If he loses, the case might wind its way to the Supreme Court, where the 6-3 conservative majority includes three justices Trump appointed.
38% : But another delay for Trump, this one lasting four years, would underscore the sharp reversal in his legal fortunes.
34% : But acknowledging the unprecedented nature of the case -- Trump would be the first felon to serve as president -- prosecutors raised the prospect of a four-year freeze so that he will not be sentenced for his crimes until he is out of office.
33% : The case arose from porn actor Stormy Daniels' account of a sexual encounter with Trump, which threatened to derail his first presidential run in 2016.
33% : Trump eventually repaid Cohen, who later broke with his boss and became a star witness at his trial.
29% : As he gears up for a legal dogfight, Trump might eventually revamp his legal team.
28% : Just a few months ago, Trump was facing the prospect of time behind bars in New York, as well as trials in three other criminal cases.
27% : "But Trump, eager to clear his criminal record, will now take his dismissal request to Merchan as soon as this week, setting in motion a legal battle that could cast a shadow on his second presidential term and ultimately reach the Supreme Court.
25% : Trump has maintained his innocence and blasted Bragg for bringing the charges against him, which culminated in May with a jury of 12 New Yorkers handing down a guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
22% : In a letter to the judge overseeing the case, prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office emphasized that a jury had convicted Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.
22% : Even as Trump has accused Merchan of being "biased" and "corrupt" -- and leveled personal attacks at his daughter, a Democratic political consultant -- the judge has vowed to apply "the rules of law evenhandedly.

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