Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial began on Monday, April 15, and Trump has said that he was told that he's not allowed to attend his son's graduation ceremony. Barron Trump is set to graduate from high school on May 17. On the first day of the "hush money" trial, Trump's lawyers asked for court to be adjourned on some specific dates, including the day of Barron's graduation. When Trump left court, he shared that “it looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son," the Associated Press reported.
That same day, Trump took to his social media platform to vent about not being able to go to his son's graduation — even though the judge never told him he couldn't go.
"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," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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In the post, he also called the hush money case a "fake case" and said the "whole event is unfair."
"The Judge, Juan Merchan, is preventing me from proudly attending my son’s Graduation," he continued.
However, Judge Juan Merchan actually said that it's too early to determine whether or not Trump can attend the graduation — not that Trump can't go.
In another post on his social media platform, Trump alleged that is "prohibited from attending my son Barron's High School Graduation."
After Trump took to social media to say this, others went on to share the same message, even though it's not exactly true.
Merchan actually said he couldn't rule on the adjournment requests at this time. "It really depends on how we are doing on time and where we are in the trial," he said, reported People.
"If everything is going according to schedule without unnecessary delays, then I am sure we will be able to adjourn for one or both of those days, but if we are running behind schedule, we will not be able to," Merchan continued.
Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to alleged payments — or "hush money" — given to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Before the criminal trial began, Trump’s legal team tried to delay the trial several times.
