Former President Donald Trump lashed out at the ruling in his hush money case in New York, saying the ruling “banned” him from attending his son Barron Trump’s high school graduation in May; However, the ruling has not yet ruled on the matter and may still let him attend the ceremony.
Trump, who faces 34 counts of allegedly falsifying business records related to discreet cash invoices to former adult film star Stormy Daniels, claimed in a post on his social media site Truth Social that he “barred him from attending” the graduation ceremony, after the former president asked him to miss Barron’s graduation rite trial on May 17.
Trump’s adult son, Eric Trump, lashed out at the court, calling Judge Juan Merchan “truly heartless” in an article about X for “not allowing a parent to attend their child’s graduation. “
While Merchan did not promptly approve Trump’s request, he also did not deny it and said it was too early to comment on the request because its resolution “depends on whether we get there in time and where we are in the trial. “
Trump is scheduled to attend his trial in New York, which is expected to last six weeks, and could face an arrest warrant for skipping trial without explanation or disrupting the proceedings, even though his legal team said Monday that Trump plans to anticipate all court proceedings.
Trump may not be able to miss his criminal trial in New York next week to attend a Supreme Court hearing on his argument for presidential immunity in a separate criminal case, Merchan ruled Monday, a ruling that Trump has been ridiculed ever since. Attorney Todd Blanche, who represents Trump, said Monday in New York that the former president “really” needs to attend the April 25 Supreme Court hearing in his federal election interference case. Trump also spoke to Truth Social in reaction to Merchan’s ruling, arguing that his denial “shows such wonderful disdain and disrespect for our nation’s highest court, especially on an issue as vital as presidential immunity. ” Merchan, who warned the former president on Monday that he could be jailed for missing the trial in New York, said that he “will see [Trump] here next week. “
A group of former Trump associates, White House aides and members of Trump’s family could also appear at the trial as witnesses, Merchan said Monday. The ruling included more than 40 potential witnesses, including former Trump lawyers Michael Cohen and Rudy. Giuliani, as well as Trump’s adult children, his wife Melania Trump and Stormy Daniels. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Whether an imaginable conviction can sway the electorate in November’s presidential election. Recent polls have found that a majority of Americans consider criminal fees to be a serious thing; 57% of respondents in a New York Times/Siena poll last week, a figure that is declining. than his other three delinquent cases. Another Reuters/Ipsos poll this month found that 13 percent of the electorate already supporting Trump would not vote for him if he were convicted of a crime, and about a third of respondents in an AP-NORC poll released Tuesday morning. they said they thought Trump had done something illegal in his secret cash deal.
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