An old photo of Ivanka Trump posing alongside her father, Donald Trump, as she graduated from college has shut down claims that the former president wasn’t present when she celebrated her milestone.
Questions around Donald Trump’s presence at his children’s graduation celebrations became a talking point on social media this week, after it was revealed that the real estate mogul may miss son Barron Trump‘s high school graduation due to his recently commenced “hush money” trial.
Former The Apprentice star Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to so-called hush money he arranged for his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep an alleged affair she had with the former president a secret ahead of the 2016 election.
The money was listed in the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee’s company records as “legal fees,” which prosecutors suggest was part of an unlawful attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 race. Trump admitted to reimbursing the $130,000 to Cohen, but denies all wrongdoing, saying that the trial is part of a political witch hunt aimed at derailing his White House bid.
Donald Trump’s lawyers have requested he miss court on May 17 to attend 18-year-old Barron Trump’s graduation. Judge Juan Merchan has yet to approve or deny the request, which depends on whether the trial is running to schedule.
Hitting hit out at Merchan on Monday, Donald Trump called the New York state judge “conflicted and corrupt” on Truth Social. Trump’s supporters have rallied behind him on social media, criticizing Merchan.
