Judge Allows Trump to Attend Barron’s High School Graduation by Jack Phillips – US Politics News

The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” trial said Tuesday that he can attend his son’s high school graduation in May.
At a hearing on Tuesday morning, Judge Juan Merchan granted a request from President Trump’s attorneys asking the judge to allow him to appear at his son Barron’s May 17 high graduation. The judge previously had not allowed the former president to attend a Supreme Court hearing in Washington, which occurred last week.
“We picked the jury pretty quickly,” the judge said, adding: “So Mr. Trump can certainly attend that date.”
It is not clear whether the trial will continue on May 17 while President Trump is in Florida to attend the event….