OAN’s Avril Elfie
5:24 PM – Tuesday, April 30, 2024
The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York announced Tuesday that he will allow him to attend his son’s graduation next month.
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Trump will be able to attend his youngest son Barron Trump’s high school graduation ceremony on May 17th.thsaid Judge Juan Melchan.
Earlier this month, Marchan postponed a decision on whether Trump would attend graduation. The former president had previously expressed frustration with Mr Marchand for delaying his sentencing, fearing the judge would deliberately prevent him from attending important events.
Under New York state law, Trump is required to attend the trial even on his son’s graduation day.
“I think the May 17th date is fine,” Marchan said, according to the report. new york times.
“We selected the jury quickly,” he added, according to the newspaper. “So Mr. Trump will definitely be able to attend on that day.”
The justices also said Trump was obligated to attend the trial, not the Supreme Court’s oral arguments, and was not allowed to attend last week’s hearing in the presidential immunity case.
The trial comes amid allegations of a “six-figure hush money” that President Trump allegedly paid Daniels through his former lawyer Michael Cohen and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal ahead of the 2016 election. Ta.
45th The president has pleaded not guilty to 34 charges of falsifying business records in connection with so-called hush-money payments to a former porn actress.
The trial is expected to last about two months, and if convicted, the former president could face up to four years in prison.
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