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BumRushDaShow

(129,139 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2024, 07:16 PM Apr 15

New York judge says Trump can't attend Supreme Court arguments on presidential immunity

Source: The Hill

04/15/24 5:30 PM ET

The New York judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial said Monday that Trump cannot attend arguments on presidential immunity at the Supreme Court next week. It came after the judge earlier delayed a decision on allowing Trump to attend his son Barron’s high school graduation in May.

The attempts by Trump to take off certain days of his hush money trial that is expected to last weeks, if not months, came as the first day of trial was officially underway in Manhattan. The decision to not allow Trump to be in Washington, D.C., on April 25, when the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on a presidential immunity claim Trump is making in his federal criminal case, came just before the New York trial adjourned Monday.

“Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there, but a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” Judge Juan Merchan said to Trump lawyer Todd Blanche, rejecting his request to let the former president play hooky. “I will see him here next week,” the judge added.

Under New York state law, Trump is required to attend the entirety of his trial unless he gets special permission from the judge to skip.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4595849-ny-judge-trump-supreme-court-presidential-immunity/

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New York judge says Trump can't attend Supreme Court arguments on presidential immunity (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Apr 15 OP

he'll have to send someone else to try to intimidate 'his' justices. mopinko Apr 15 #1

The Lawyer in front of the SC representing TSF just got a HUGE pass Traurigkeit Apr 15 #2

As was posted just earlier, trump has never attended a graduation ceremony for his spawn. erronis Apr 15 #3

I did not know that! ShazzieB Apr 15 #5

Oh well... I guess being nice to a Judge and his daughter by just STFU could... Justice matters. Apr 15 #4

That's what I thought of.. maybe TSF Cha Apr 15 #7

Denied! oasis Apr 15 #6

mopinko

(70,138 posts)

1. he'll have to send someone else to try to intimidate 'his' justices.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 07:31 PM

Apr 15

and i can hear the sigh of relief that he’ll miss the graduation all the way here in chgo.

Traurigkeit

(190 posts)

2. The Lawyer in front of the SC representing TSF just got a HUGE pass

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 07:46 PM

Apr 15

erronis

(15,303 posts)

3. As was posted just earlier, trump has never attended a graduation ceremony for his spawn.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 08:32 PM

Apr 15

Now he appears to want to be there for "John Barron".

And then for his love child with Storm, and Barbara, and Linda, and .....

ShazzieB

(16,426 posts)

5. I did not know that!

Reply to erronis (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 10:17 PM

Apr 15

Four older kids, and he's never attended a single graduation ceremony? I presume that includes college, and in Tiffany's case, law school. I knew he was a crummy dad, but wow!