Photograph: David Moir/ReutersTrump complains about “merciless” treatment of sister by US media
The ex-president called Marianne “truly beautiful» Trump Barry, who died Monday at age 86, «was forced to suffer during those years starting in 2016.»
Donald Trump paid tribute to his sister Marianne Trump Barry on Tuesday after her death at age 86, hailing her beauty and intelligence but also complaining about what he called her «merciless» treatment by the US media since then. , as he became president in 2016.
Barry resigned from federal office in 2019 after an investigation into the Trump family's tax affairs appeared to reveal her involvement in tax avoidance schemes. taxes.
She died Monday at her home on New York's Upper East Side.
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“My cousin Marianne passed away yesterday at the age of 86,” Trump wrote on his Facebook page. his Truth Social on Tuesday.
“A truly beautiful woman, tall and elegant, with a unique look, she was also a stunning student, brain and judge who presided over the United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit, just below the U.S. Supreme Court.
It has long been known that Barry received her first judicial appointment from Ronald Reagan in 1983, thanks in large part to Roy Cohn, the notorious mob-connected lawyer who was then Donald Trump's fixer. Barry was appointed to the appeals court in 1999 by Bill Clinton and promoted to senior judge status in 2011.
Trump continued: “Her life was virtually problem-free, PERFECT, until I made it complicated.” her life when he decided to run for president.”
“Fake news and others followed her relentlessly, and because she felt it was inappropriate, due to her position, to defend herself, it just never stopped! Although she was tough and strong, she had to suffer during those years, from 2016 until her retirement.”
In 2018, the New York Times reported that Trump's bombshell tax report, which he had withheld from the public, was largely fueled by the discovery of «a disclosure form that…Marianne…filed in connection with her Senate confirmation hearings.» /p>
In that document, the newspaper added, the reporter “noted a $1 million contribution from a little-known family company: All County Building Supply & Maintenance.”
A year after Barry retired, her niece, writer and Trump critic Mary L. Trump, published notes that harshly criticized her aunt the then president.
Lamenting the «falseness» of it all… the falsehood and this cruelty,» Barry said, «Donald is cruel.»
She also criticized him for not being able to read and said : “His damn tweeting and lying, oh god… I talk too freely, but you know. Changing stories. Lack of preparation. Lie. Lord!”
Donald Trump now faces 91 criminal charges, including 17 for election subversion, as well as various civil lawsuits. Still, he leads polls for the Republican presidential nomination by wide margins both nationally and in battleground states.
On Monday, he did not commented on the death of his sister. On Tuesday, before making a statement about his sister, he used his Truth Social platform to attack the New York attorney general, whose lawsuit over his business practices landed him and his family in court; publish positive voting results; and complain about the latest Marvel superhero movie.
Paying tribute to his deceased sibling, Trump said he «will never forget how many times people came up to me and said : “Your sister was the smartest person on the set.” It was always an honor for me, but I understood exactly what they meant — they were right!
“She was a great judge and a wonderful sister. She will be greatly missed!”
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