Trump's lawyers cite Jack Smith and Hunter Biden in moving to dismiss New York case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : While it's unclear how this all plays out over the next several weeks, it raises questions about what to do with the case if it isn't fully resolved before Trump returns to the White House next month.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose response to Trump's motion is due Dec. 9, previously signaled that he thought the case could be paused while Trump is in office.
40% : The motion was filed by defense lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, whom Trump has named to top Justice Department posts in his incoming administration.
32% : Trump's motion comes after his federal charges were dismissed, while his Georgia state case, which hasn't gone to trial yet and has been paused due to a pretrial appeal, raises its own open questions that, like in the New York case, may have to be addressed in some fashion before Trump takes office.
30% : Before Trump won the presidential election and filed this latest motion, he already had a pending bid to overturn his guilty verdicts or dismiss the case based on the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.
26% : Judge Juan Merchan previously pushed off the president-elect's sentencing and it's unclear whether a sentencing will happen before Trump takes office.
21% : Trump's lawyers have signaled that they will seek to appeal any adverse rulings before sentencing can happen, making it even less likely that Trump is sentenced before he takes office in the only one of his four criminal cases that went to trial.
14% : If Merchan rejects Trump's dismissal motion, the judge will still need to reject another pending motion of Trump's before sentencing can happen.

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