On April 15, local time, the Manhattan Criminal Court held a hearing on the six-figure "hush money" paid by former US President Donald Trump to porn stars Tommy Daniels and Karen McDougall. The first day of the trial, or rather, the selection of the jury.
However, things did not go smoothly. The judge rejected most of the 96 candidates, either because he felt that they would not be impartial, that they had conflicting dates, or that they were "incompetent." It is reported that there will be another election on the 16th, but from this we can know that this trial is destined to be a marathon.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal payments to silence Daniels and McDougal about the women who claimed they had alleged affairs with him. The trial is expected to last about two months, and Trump faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Since this is a criminal trial, the 77-year-old Trump must appear in court during every court session, which will somewhat affect his campaign.
As Trump walked out of the courtroom, he angrily stated that the thing that angered him most was not the campaign, but the possibility that he would be absent from his son Barron Trump's presidential election next month. high school graduation ceremony.
According to reports, Trump’s lawyers have asked the judge not to schedule the trial on Friday, May 17 so that the former president can return to Florida to attend his son’s graduation ceremony, but the judge did not make an immediate ruling.
"It looks like the judge is not going to let me go to the graduation ceremony of my son who studied very, very hard," Trump said indignantly. "He is an excellent student and he is very proud of his performance. After years of looking forward to enjoying graduation with his parents, it looks like the judge won’t let me get away with this, this is a scam trial.”
It has to be said that even when Trump was furious, I will never forget to praise Barron. From this point of view, he can be regarded as a good father.
Barron, who has just turned 18, has already appeared in Mar-a-Lago several times. As a big boy with a height of nearly 2.1 meters, he is really the pride of his father. Trump is willing to mention it in interviews. The youngest child, even though he has four children who are already adults.
Trump once praised his son for being handsome and doing well in studies. He was very good and was considering going to college. According to a former assistant to Barron’s mother, Melania Trump, Trump’s words are true. Barron is indeed smart and kind.
However, Trump was also a little helpless towards his son. He said that someone as tall as Barron should play basketball, but he was told that he was more interested in football. "You can't convince them to do everything," Trump said He sighed in an interview.
Barron would probably be disappointed if Trump really couldn't attend his high school graduation, but at least his mother would be there. It is reported that although the 53-year-old Melania is working hard to become the first lady again, she will still adhere to the principle of "son first" in the future, and this is impossible to change.
