Judge Barred Trump from Attending His Son Barron's High School Graduation?
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Snopes— Defendants in criminal trials are generally required to appear in court in person.
People—Donald Trump Can Skip Court for Son Barron’s High School Graduation, Judge Rules. Donald Trump will be allowed to skip court in May for Barron Trump’s high school graduation, a judge ruled on Tuesday, April 30, after the former president petitioned the judge to take a leave of absence for the occasion.
Yahoo—Trump Is Allowed to Attend Barron’s High School Graduation After All. Giorgio Viera/AFP via GettyAfter weeks of bellyaching and carrying on about how he would “not be allowed” to take a day off from his criminal hush-money trial to attend his 18-year-old son Barron’s high school graduation, Donald Trump will, in fact, be permitted to go, Judge Juan Merchan said Tuesday. Following the first day of proceedings earlier this month, Trump lambasted Merchan, ranting, “[I]t looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.” Moments later, he expressed
The Independent—Donald Trump has been told he can attend his son’s graduation after all. So what do we know about Barron?. Former president has been allowed the day off from his criminal trial in New York to attend Barron's graduation in Florida.