The delays mark the first time federal judges have granted such postponements based on defendants’ expectations of clemency from the incoming administration. Several defendants have already filed updates in their cases, citing Trump’s presidential victory as a reason to delay further proceedings.

U.S. District Judges Carl Nichols and Rudolph Contreras, who were appointed by Trump and former President Barack Obama, respectively, overruled objections from the Justice Department to keep the trials on schedule, emphasizing the need to conserve judicial resources in light of the uncertain prosecutorial landscape.

“There’s a real possibility of that happening,” said Contreras regarding Trump’s promised pardons as he granted a delay for William Pope, a Kansas resident who was initially scheduled to stand trial in early December. Pope, who is acting as his own lawyer, now faces a possible trial date in late February.

Pope’s case involves misdemeanor charges after a felony obstruction charge against him was dropped following a recent Supreme Court ruling.