Barron is a student at a private high school near Mar-a-Lago estate in south Florida.
Former President Donald Trump will attend his son Barron's high school graduation on May 17, 2024.
Judge Juan Merchan granted Trump permission to miss the ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan for the day.
Former President Donald Trump will attend the high school graduation of his son, Barron, on May 17, 2024. The judge presiding over Trump's ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan granted him permission to do so. Barron is a student at a private high school near Mar-a-Lago estate in south Florida where the graduation will take place.
Trump had expressed concern about missing his youngest son's graduation due to the trial, but Judge Juan Merchan announced on Tuesday that he could have the day off from court. The judge also stated that there would be no court session on May 17 or May 24 before the Memorial Day long weekend.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is prosecuting Trump for falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had a sexual encounter with him. Trump has denied the encounter and pleaded not guilty.
Meanwhile, during the trial, testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker provided jurors with an inside look at the tabloid's catch-and-kill practice of purchasing stories to prevent them from being made public. Under cross-examination, Trump's lawyers appeared to be laying the groundwork for arguing that any dealings Trump had with Pecker were intended to protect his reputation and family rather than his campaign.
Pecker testified that he told Trump and then-Trump attorney Michael Cohen he would serve as the 'eyes and ears' of the campaign, notifying them of negative stories so they could be killed. However, prosecutors challenged this contention by pointing out that Pecker had not previously sought out stories or worked with sources on behalf of a presidential candidate or allowed political fixers close access to internal decision-making.
Judge Juan Merchan granted former President Trump permission to attend his son Barron’s high school graduation on May 17, 2023
Barron Trump is a student at a private high school near Mar-a-Lago estate in south Florida
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The author makes several appeals to authority by repeatedly referring to the judge as 'badly conflicted' and a 'hoax'. This is an attempt to discredit the judge and undermine his impartiality. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by labeling the trial as a 'scam' multiple times.
"I'm going to sit in the freezing cold icebox for 8 hours, 9 hours or so. They took me off the campaign trail. But the good news is my poll numbers are the highest it's ever been. So at least we’re getting the word out. And everybody knows this trial is a scam. It’s a scam."
"This is a hoax. This is a judge who is conflicted. Badly, badly, badly conflicted."
Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility of prosecutors’ first witness in his hush money case on Friday.
, Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker was grilled about his memory and past statements as the defense tried to poke holes in potentially crucial testimony.
Pecker’s testimony provided jurors with an inside look at the supermarket tabloid’s catch-and-kill practice of purchasing the rights to stories so they never see the light of day.
Under cross-examination, Trump’s lawyers appeared to be laying the groundwork to make the argument that any dealings Trump had with Pecker were intended to protect Trump, his reputation and his family - not his campaign.
During the meeting, Pecker said he told Trump and then-Trump attorney Michael Cohen he would be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the campaign, and would notify Cohen if he heard negative stories about Trump so they could be killed.
Prosecutors challenged the defense’s contention that Trump’s arrangement with the National Enquirer wasn’t unique. Under questioning from a prosecutor, Pecker acknowledged he had not previously sought out stories and worked the company’s sources on behalf of a presidential candidate or allowed political fixers close access to internal decision-making.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the theory of Trump's defense team discrediting the testimony of David Pecker. The author does not provide any counter-evidence or mention any potential inconsistencies in Pecker's testimony from the prosecution's perspective. Additionally, there is emotional manipulation through phrases such as 'stunning inside look,' 'key witness,' and 'potentially crucial testimony.'
The defense tried to poke holes in potentially crucial testimony in the first criminal trial of a former American president.
He’s believed to be a key witness to bolster prosecutors’ theory that Trump sought to illegally influence the 2016 race by suppressing negative stories about his personal life.
Pecker provided jurors with a stunning inside look at the supermarket tabloid’s ‘catch-and-kill’ practice of purchasing the rights to stories so they never see the light of day.
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The article does not contain any clear examples of political, religious, ideological, or monetary bias. However, the author does use language that could be perceived as depicting one side (Trump's defense team) as trying to discredit testimony and poke holes in it. This is not an extreme or unreasonable characterization of their actions during the trial.
appeared to be laying the groundwork to make the argument that any dealings Trump had with Pecker were intended to protect Trump, his reputation and his family – not his campaign
The defense tried to poke holes in potentially crucial testimony
Donald J. Trump had expressed concern about missing his youngest son's graduation due to his ongoing criminal trial.
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Judge Juan M. Merchan has allowed Donald J. Trump to attend Barron Trump’s high school graduation on May 17, 2024.
Donald J. Trump had expressed concern about missing his youngest son’s graduation due to his ongoing criminal trial.
Trump petitioned the judge to adjourn the court during Barron’s graduation but did not receive a ruling on April 15, citing time constraints for the trial.
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