Trump's hush money case could be 'abated' instead of dismissed, DA says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Merchan originally set a sentencing date in July, but it was delayed twice: after a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity gave his attorneys an opportunity to make additional post-conviction motions and after Trump was elected to allow him time to file another request to dismiss based on the change in circumstances.
41% : Attorneys for Trump have argued that any court process will interfere with presidential transition efforts and with the start of Trump's second term.
36% : The filing by prosecutors, unsealed Tuesday, marked the first time they have publicly suggested that Merchan could end the case without sentencing Trump.
35% : Trump is the only former president charged with or convicted of crimes.
31% : Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office suggested a pair of off-ramps for New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan if he determines that Trump cannot be sentenced or subject to further legal action because he was again elected president.
27% : Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records to help conceal a $130,000 payoff to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels late in the 2016 election.
24% : The judge could also sentence Trump to a punishment that does not involve jail or prison, or the sentencing could be postponed until after Trump's term, the district attorney's office said.

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