Manhattan DA opposes Donald Trump's bid to dismiss hush money case after his election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The judge was supposed to rule last week on whether he would overturn the verdicts, but after Trump won the election, his lawyers asked to pause the proceedings.
42% : Judge Juan Merchan needs to decide how the case will proceed as Trump is set to return to the White House in January.
42% : They also suggested the possibility of further proceedings after Trump leaves office again.
26% : In their letter to Merchan, prosecutors noted that Trump wants to dismiss the prosecution and pause any other proceedings in the meantime.
22% : What happens next and when Trump could face sentencing are up to Merchan, but prosecutors aren't willing to drop the case simply because Trump won the election.
19% : Let's recap recent events in this case to understand where we're at: After a jury convicted Trump in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Trump was scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.

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