Donald Trump laid into US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan after he refused to delay a trial date pertaining to the defamation case with E. Jean Carroll after being requested to do so the former president could attend the funeral of his mother-in-law.
“Now, because I want to be at this Witch Hunt 100% of the time and watch what is going on, my attorneys asked the Judge for a one day delay so that I can attend the funeral of my beloved mother-in-law, with my wife and entire family, tomorrow in Palm Beach, Florida,” Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social.
In a video addressing this matter, Trump said that a "trial like this is not an emergency in terms of timing" and that his lawyers commented it would be "demeaning" for him to be forced to miss the funeral in order to attend such a trial.
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