Would attending this pose a security risk to him? Perhaps the event isn't being held in a location conducive to setting up and maintaining adequate security measures.
These trials could provide a convenient cover, shielding him from potential threats of assassination if he were to attend.
How often has Trump been legally prohibited from attending family events?
Good point. Or, it's all a WH setup to gather support from parents, and 18 year olds graduating, who see the importance of a father being there for graduation.
This is all a show. No way this judge wouldn't have stepped away if it were real. This is to show how corrupt the system is. How heartless. How politically motivated.