The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s business records trial plans to allow his son Barron Trump to attend his high school graduation next month.
Judge Juan Melchan announced Tuesday that President Trump may postpone his son’s May 17 graduation ceremony. new york times report.
“I don’t think the May 17th date is the issue,” Marchan said after weeks of waiting for a ruling on Trump’s leave request.
Judge Marchand, sitting in the courtroom, advised Trump to attend Barron’s College’s commencement ceremony on May 17th.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) April 30, 2024
As Breitbart News’ Hannah Knudsen pointed out, citing Business Insider, Marchan had previously granted the request but declined to issue a ruling.
“It depends on whether we can make it on time and where we are in the trial,” Marchan initially said, according to the newspaper.
In an April 16 post on Truth Social, Trump predicted he would not be able to attend Barron’s graduation ceremony and criticized Marchand for taking so long to make a decision.
Who will explain to my wonderful son, Barron, an excellent student at a wonderful school, that his father will likely not be allowed to attend his graduation ceremony? This is something we’ve been talking about for years. A contradictory and corrupt New York judge puts me in criminal court with a bogus “Biden case” that, according to virtually every legal scholar and expert, has no merit and should never have been brought. I hope that.
As Breitbart News’ Wendell Heusebaugh reported, Marchan was suspended on Tuesday after ruling in violation of the court’s gag order, despite ruling in favor of Trump on this front. He detained the 45th president on criminal contempt charges and threatened him with prison time.
“The defendant is hereby cautioned that the court will not tolerate continued willful violation of legal orders and will impose a term of imprisonment if necessary and appropriate in the circumstances,” the judge said. . I have written In order.
Marchand will fine Trump $1,000 for each of nine violations, remove seven posts from Truth Social, and remove two posts from the Trump campaign website. I ordered.
Trump appeared on Truth Social on Tuesday afternoon and claimed that Marchan was stripping him of his First Amendment rights.
“This judge stripped me of my constitutional right to free speech. I am the only presidential candidate in history to be gagged,” he wrote.
“This whole ‘trial’ is rigged and by taking away my freedom of speech, this highly contradictory judge is rigging the 2024 presidential election. Election interference!!! ” he added.
Marchand’s gag order allows President Trump to remove witnesses from participating in the trial, attorneys other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), “court staff and the district attorney’s staff, or … attorneys or family members of attorneys.” ” is prohibited from commenting in public. “If such statements were made with the intent to materially interfere with the work of … attorneys or staff members regarding the case, then the staff member.” ” They are also prohibited from commenting publicly.
The case is New York v. Trump, No. 71543-23, in the New York County Supreme Court.
