Court Granted Trump Permission To Attend His Son's Graduation While On Trial

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THE court has allowed Former President Donald Trump permission to attend his son's high school graduation in Florida next month.

Trump had been pushing for weeks to attend his son's high school graduation on May 17.

“(Barron's) a great student and he's very proud of the fact he did so well and was looking forward for years to having his graduation with his mother and father there, and it looks like the judge isn't going to allow me to escape this scam. It's a scam trial,” Trump stated.

However, a decision on the matter remained pending until Tuesday, with Trump speculating earlier this month that he might be refused permission to leave Manhattan for the event.

On Tuesday, April 30, Judge Juan Merchan, who is handling the case, said, “I don't think the May 17 date is a problem.”

It is unclear whether trial procedures would cease on May 17 or if Trump will merely be absent from the courtroom on that day, which is a Friday.

However, Donald Trump is currently facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents and is on the ninth day of his Manhattan trial.

In a similar move, Trump petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold previous presidents' broad protection from criminal prosecution for conduct committed while in office.

His lawyers contended that the “long history of not prosecuting” his predecessors shows that the authority to do so does not exist.

“From 1789 to 2023, no former, or current, president faced criminal charges for his official acts for good reason.

“The president cannot function, and the presidency itself cannot retain its vital independence, if the president faces criminal prosecution for official acts once he leaves office,” he said.