Roy Cohn's Rules for the Unscrupulous, according to one documentary: “Deflect and distract, never give in, never admit fault, lie and attack, lie and attack, publicity no matter what, win no matter what, all underpinned by a deep, prove-me-wrong belief in the power of chaos and fear.”

Delay, delay, delay is not in there explicitly. Perhaps it is a Trumpian riff.
https://digbysblog.net/2023/07/11/if-its-trump-its-got-to-be-bullshit/