Claim: New York Judge Joan M. Murchin told former President Donald Trump on his first day A case of hush money That he cannot attend his son Barron’s May 17 high school graduation because he has to be in court that day.
AP Assessment: Incorrect. Murchin said Monday that he was not ready to rule on a request by Trump’s lawyers to postpone the trial until May 17 so Trump could appear. The ceremony. He said his decision will depend on how the trial proceeds.
Facts: As they Abandoned court After the first day of the trial, Trump said of Murchan, “It looks like the judge won’t let me go to my son’s graduation.” Moments later, he expressed displeasure because the trial made him “not able to go to my son’s graduation” and several other events, including a U.S. Supreme Court hearing and a campaign halt.
Trump then took to his Truth social platform to further his criticism of the judge A post Both that she “probably won’t be allowed to attend” and that “the judge, Joan Merchin, is proudly preventing me from attending my son’s graduation.” He wrote Another post Less than two hours later that he was being “banned from participation.”
Social media users quickly dismissed Trump’s claims as false.
“Left-wing NYC judge won’t allow President Trump to attend Barron’s high school graduation,” reads an X post that had nearly 20,000 likes and 9,900 shares as of Tuesday. “This is going to be a huge response. The American people are sick of this Marxist tyranny.”
A Facebook video with nearly 25,000 views put it this way: “I never thought I’d disrespect a judge but F**** Justice Joan M. Murchin. This man is Satan! He said. That Trump is not allowed to go to his sons’ graduations.
Some posts also said Trump would be arrested if he attended the graduation anyway.
But Murchan has not yet given a decision on the matter.
Trump’s lawyers Requested on Monday That the trial should not be held on May 17 so that the former president would be present at the ceremony. Trump’s lawyer also requested that the trial not be held on June 3 so that he could attend his son’s graduation.
Murchan said he was not ready to issue a ruling on either request, but noted that he was open to adjourning the trial for a day or two if it went as planned. “It really depends on how we’re doing on time and where we are in the trial,” he said.
Judge will be needed Trump will appear in court in New York next Thursday, when the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether, as a former president, he is immune from prosecution in one of his four other criminal cases. Trump does not need to come to the Supreme Court for arguments.
Murchan read Trump his so-called. “Parker’s Warnings” on Monday, Inform him That if he acted, his right to be present at trial could be revoked and he could be sent to prison for disruptive behavior. Trump said he understood that a warrant would be issued for his arrest if he willfully failed to appear at the trial, according to court transcripts. This is the place standard criminal Law of procedure in New York.
Trump is. Accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to bury damaging stories that he feared could damage his 2016 campaign, especially since Trump’s reputation was at stake. Was affected by his comments. Made about women..
He was a former president. Back to court Tuesday, the second day of the trial.
Trump is facing Charges in three other criminal cases, including two related to the 2020 election. He was ordered to pay $335 million in fines in a civil case on February 16 for a scheme to defraud banks, insurers and others by inflating his wealth on financial statements, a decision he appealed. doing.
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