You're right, I just looked it up and saw pictures, I thought he kept saying he wasn't able to attend the funeral because the judge wouldn't delay or give him time to go to the funeral.
He wanted to delay the trial while he went to the funeral, but it was civil trial and he was not required to be in the courtroom. So he was able to go to the funeral, while his lawyers were in court.
This is a criminal trial and he is required to be there. The one thing that did get turned down was that Trump wanted to go the Supreme Court for a hearing next week, but the client never needs to go to Supreme Court as you are not arguing the facts of the case, instead your lawyers are making legal arguments.
You're right, I just looked it up and saw pictures, I thought he kept saying he wasn't able to attend the funeral because the judge wouldn't delay or give him time to go to the funeral.
He wanted to delay the trial while he went to the funeral, but it was civil trial and he was not required to be in the courtroom. So he was able to go to the funeral, while his lawyers were in court.
This is a criminal trial and he is required to be there. The one thing that did get turned down was that Trump wanted to go the Supreme Court for a hearing next week, but the client never needs to go to Supreme Court as you are not arguing the facts of the case, instead your lawyers are making legal arguments.