As FactCheck.org and others have noted, Judge Juan Merchan has not yet ruled on Donald Trump's request to skip his criminal trial for his son's graduation.
Even though the judge hasn't ruled on Trump's graduation request, Charlie Kirk encourages him to break the nonexistent order anyway
Kirk: “I think he should just defy the order and go to Barron's graduation. Get arrested. It's just more indictments, not as if you're already not facing 700 years in federal prison.”
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From the April 17, 2024, edition of The Charlie Kirk Show, streamed on Rumble
CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): I think Donald Trump should defy the New York judge order and go to Barron's graduation. I think he should just defy the order and go to Barron's graduation. Get arrested. It's just more indictments, not as if you're already not facing 700 years in federal prison.
I think the optics would be amazing. Now, if he does, he could lose his bail money.
What was the bail that he posted? I think he has to be willing to do that. So that's — I think it's that important. No, no, no. That's a separate deal. No, no, no. People say it's 175 million. No, no, no. That was for the civil case. It's easy to get those confused. Alvin Bragg, it was probably a million bucks maybe or, like, 500 grand.
I think he should defy the order. They're saying you can't go to your son's graduation. No. I'm gonna be there. You gotta arrest me. We do not live in a free country anymore.