{"id":2233567,"date":"2024-04-30T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-lets-trump-go-to-sons-graduation-amid-hush-money-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:05:27","slug":"judge-lets-trump-go-to-sons-graduation-amid-hush-money-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-lets-trump-go-to-sons-graduation-amid-hush-money-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge allows Trump to attend son&#8217;s graduation during hush money trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-lets-trump-go-to-sons-graduation-amid-hush-money-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200dsummary discusses a\u2064 judge&#8217;s decision\u200c to allow former President Donald Trump \u2064to skip a day of his criminal trial in New York to attend his son Barron&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lausd-ahead-of-state-for-new-ethnic-studies-requirement\/\" title=\"LAUSD leads state in implementing new Ethnic Studies requirement.\">high\u200b school graduation<\/a>. \u200bTo read\u2064 more about\u2063 this news, click\u2063 on the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button. The summary details a judge&#8217;s ruling permitting former President Donald Trump to be absent from his New York trial for\u200b a \u200dday\u2064 to join his son \u2062Barron&#8217;s high school graduation. For further\u2063 information on\u200d this\u200c story,\u2062 click the &#8220;Read\u200d more&#8230;&#8221; button.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>A judge announced on Monday he would grant former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s request that he miss a day of his criminal trial in <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> to attend his son Barron\u2019s high school graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Juan Merchan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/04\/30\/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial\/transferring-131-000-00155114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he would not hold court proceedings in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-big-problem-with-the-stormy-daniels-hush-money-case-against-trump\/\" title=\"The Big Problem With The Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Against Trump\">hush money case<\/a> on May 17 so that Trump can attend the ceremony, according to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan\u2019s announcement comes after Trump and his supporters decried the judge\u2019s reluctance at the start of the trial to allow Trump to skip his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-house-republican-opposes-new-congressional-probe-into-jan-6-capitol-attack\/\" title=\"Top House Republican Opposes New Congressional Probe Into Jan. 6 Capitol Attack\">criminal proceedings<\/a> to attend the graduation. Merchan said on April 15, when the trial began, that he had not yet made a decision on the request.<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening, Trump falsely <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/3H267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed<\/a> on social media that Merchan \u201cprohibited\u201d him from attending his son\u2019s event, and in another post, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/f5vrO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he \u201clikely\u201d would not be able to go.<\/p>\n<p>Staunch Trump ally and Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake perpetuated the claim, lamenting that Trump was \u201cbeing robbed\u201d of going to the graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis corrupt judge is heartless &#038; cruel,\u201d Lake <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1780022085181681938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a>. \u201cWe The People will send a message in November &#038; take our country back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Criminal defendants are typically obligated to be present physically for trial, but a judge has discretion over the trial schedule. Merchan does not hold trial on Wednesdays, and he held shortened trial days for Passover.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had also asked to be present for the Supreme Court\u2019s high-stakes oral arguments related to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-parade-attack-spotlights-the-danger-of-left-wing-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Waukesha Parade Attack Spotlights The Danger Of Left-Wing Prosecutors\">separate criminal case<\/a> in Washington, D.C., but Merchan denied that request.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Juan Merchan approves former President Donald Trump&#8217;s absence from his trial to attend his son Barron&#8217;s graduation. 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