Donald Trump will not be given a day off from being present at his criminal hush money trial to attend his son Barron’s high school graduation, Judge Juan Merchan said on Monday.

The former president had asked for the proceedings to be suspended on Friday, May 17 so he could be at the ceremony, but his request fell flat. If Trump plays hooky and attends the graduation anyway, he will be jailed, Merchan said.

After being told “no,” Trump addressed reporters in the hallway outside the courtroom.

“Looks like the judge will not let me go through the graduation of my son who’s worked very, very hard, and he is a great student,” Trump said. “I’m very proud that he did so well and I’m looking—[he] was looking forward for years to have his graduation with his mother and father there. It looks like the judge will not allow me to escape this scam, the scam trial.”

Trump then complained that he was not being afforded a fair shake, rambling about his “presidential immunity” claim pending before the Supreme Court, people across the United States “being mugged and killed all day long,” and “the radical left” engaging in election interference.

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Trump Laments That He’s Treated Like Any Other Defendant After Day 1 of Criminal Trial

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16.04.2024

Donald Trump will not be given a day off from being present at his criminal hush money trial to attend his son Barron’s high school graduation, Judge Juan Merchan said on Monday.

The former president had asked for the proceedings to be suspended on Friday, May 17 so he could be at the........

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