A watershed moment": Lawyers hope delays in Trump case are not a "prelude to a dismissal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

31% : "Trump had been scheduled to be sentenced next week, on Nov. 26, for a conviction on 34 felony counts relating to falsified business records concerning hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
12% : David Schoen, an attorney who represented Trump during his second impeachment, told Salon that he sees today's developments as potentially foreshadowing the case's dismissal, saying that the case is now "about the institution of the presidency, not Donald Trump alone" and that he thinks it would not be appropriate for Merchan to delay sentencing for more than four years while Trump is president.
9% : The two federal cases against Trump are also winding down in light of his election victory with special counsel Jack Smith anticipating that Trump will kill his election interference case once he assumes office and a federal judge in Florida dismisses the classified documents case against him.

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