The judge threatened Donald Trump with imprisonment – and at the same time tried to protect his privacy. How did Juan Merchan fare in what was probably the biggest trial of his life? An attempt to take stock.
When Barron William Trump receives his diploma, his father claps proudly. Donald Trump sits next to his wife Melania, their 18-year-old son has just graduated from high school in West Palm Beach, Florida. The graduation ceremony takes place on a sports field. The Trumps are sitting on one of those metal stages that are sturdily built but seem makeshift. Secret Service agents sat behind them and parents of other graduates around them. An almost ordinary family scene from a not quite ordinary family.