Former President Donald Trump erupted on Truth Social Monday after the judge in his hush money trial refused to immediately approve his demand to skip court one day in May.
Judge Juan Merchan told Trump Monday he needed to see where the trial stood before he allowed the former president to miss proceedings to attend his youngest son Barron's graduation ceremony.
Trump was outraged.
"Who will explain for me, to my wonderful son, Barron, who is a GREAT Student at a fantastic School, that his Dad will likely not be allowed to attend his Graduation Ceremony, something that we have been talking about for years, because a seriously Conflicted and Corrupt New York State Judge wants me in Criminal Court on a bogus 'Biden Case' which, according to virtually all Legal Scholars and Pundits, has no merit, and should NEVER have been brought," Trump raged.
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"This Fake Case is solely meant to attack Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent, ME, who is seriously leading him in the Polls, for purposes of Election Interference," the former president continued.
"The Judge, Juan Merchan, is preventing me from proudly attending my son’s Graduation."
As many reporters in the courtroom have noted, Merchan has not yet ruled whether he will prevent Trump from attending. They also note it is common practice torequire criminal defendants to appear in court.
"Seems very unfair, doesn’t it? But this whole event is unfair," Trump wrote. "Every one of the many Fake Cases that are perpetuated by the White House in order to help the Worst President in History, by far, get Re-Elected, are UNJUST SCAMS. We won’t let that happen, but we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, charges Trump with business fraud over his alleged hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Bragg — along with some of Trump's old associates such as attorney Michael Cohen — say was in service of a scheme to conceal information about an affair from voters in the 2016 election.
Trump denies there was an affair and has pleaded not guilty.
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