We will see if merchan not only has the balls but the ingrained blueprints of the rule of law. The case he's deciding has absolutely no connection to the presidency, has no bearing on any law of reason to dismiss whatsoever. All or at least half the country's right to justice, 12 jurists of his peers who sacrificed their time and personal freedom, not to mention the awful stress of that case. The fact that he's a convicted felon has no bearing on his 4 years coming up of government office.
The defense has tried to say that the case is going to upset and trouble the president elect from doing his job. It isn't supposed to matter what comes after as any other criminal would be prison because that's what normally comes after sentencing.
merchan has to stick to the laws and not go political. To dismiss this case would not only be a major nail in the coffin of democracy, it would be a political decision that merchan should not be influenced to do. merchan should sentence shitface to something and put the sentencing to commence after he's out.
He still has to rule whether any of the counts conflict with the scrotum courts illegal and immoral immunity rules. None of them should not. If merchan sentences shitface or keeps the case active till he's out of office, this will give strength to any case being held up now. If he fails our country, not a single case will survive. Because all the other judges will cave as well. This is incredibly huge for our country. Just to keep the case till 4 years would be a giant success for democracy.