The courts have protected trump in ways I previously didn't think possible.

[Seymour Flops]

Yes he did. More of an opportunity than 99% of defendants due to his wealth and status as a former prez. The evidence of his guilt was overwhelming. That and only that is why he was convicted.

Defendants who were not a former prez and more the the point not running to be future prez in opposition to the "judge's" party, would never have been prosecuted for a misdemeanor tarted up as a felony for a belated political show trial.

They know what a sham this is, that's why they are willing to delay sentencing. If they though he had actually committed a felony, they would want to sentence him now while they can.