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Maryanne Trump, former president’s older sister, a retired fed. judge, dies at 86

Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Donald Trump ‘s oldest sister, has died at age 86 at her home in New York. Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court.

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  • Maryanne Trump Barry Passes Away:
    • Retired federal judge and older sister of former President Donald Trump, Maryanne Trump Barry, has died at age 86.
    • Barry passed away at her home in New York.
  • Career Highlights:
    • Until 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, just one level below the Supreme Court.
    • She started as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1974 and was appointed to the federal court in New Jersey by Ronald Reagan.
    • Later, she was elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals by Bill Clinton.
    • She retired amid an investigation into her family’s tax practices.
  • Cause of Death and Confirmation:
    • NYPD confirmed the discovery of Barry’s body at her Manhattan home early in the morning.
    • The cause of death was not immediately clear.
    • A judicial official, speaking anonymously, confirmed her death, which has not been publicly announced by the court or Trump’s family.
  • Public Profile and Comments on Donald Trump:
    • Barry remained mostly out of the public eye during Trump’s presidency.
    • Gained attention following secret recordings released by her niece, Mary Trump, showing Barry criticizing Donald Trump.
  • Trump Family Losses:
    • Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, passed away in 2020, and a service was held at the White House.
    • His older brother, Fred Trump Jr., died of a heart attack at 42.
    • His ex-wife, Ivana Trump, died in 2022 at 73.
  • Initial Reporting:
    • The death was first reported by the Daily Voice in Nassau County.

The Associated Press has the story:

Maryanne Trump, former president’s older sister, a retired fed. judge, dies at 86

Newslooks- NEW YORK (AP)

Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Donald Trump ‘s oldest sister, has died at age 86 at her home in New York.

Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court.

FILE – Members of the Trump family pose for pictures during the Marble Collegiate Church 2005 Gala Auction and Award ceremony, Wednesday, April 20, 2005, in New York. Vanessa Haydon, from left, Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump, wife Melania Trump, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, Elizabeth Trump Grau and husband James Grau. Barry, a former federal judge in New Jersey and Donald Trump’s older sister, has died at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Jason Szenes, File)

The NYPD confirmed that officers were sent to Barry’s Manhattan home just before 4:30 a.m. and discovered a deceased 86-year-old woman. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Her death was confirmed by a judicial official who spoke on condition of anonymity because Barry’s death hadn’t been announced publicly by either the court or Trump’s family.

Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

FILE – Federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of President Donald Trump, arrives to view the 58th Presidential Inauguration parade in Washington, Friday, on Jan. 20, 2017. Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Trump’s oldest sister, has died at the age of 86. Barry became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1974 and was nominated to the Federal District Court in New Jersey by former President Ronald Reagan. She was later elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals by former President Bill Clinton. She retired in 2019 amid an investigation into her family’s tax practices. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Before becoming a judge, Barry became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1974 and was nominated to the federal court in New Jersey by former President Ronald Reagan. She was later elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals by former President Bill Clinton. She retired in 2019 amid an investigation into her family’s tax practices.

Barry had stayed largely out of the spotlight during her brother’s presidency, but drew headlines after her niece, Mary Trump, revealed that she had secretly recorded her aunt while promoting a book that denounced the former president. In the recordings, Barry could be heard sharply criticizing her brother, at one point saying the former president “has no principles” and is “cruel.”

FILE – Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, far left, applauds during a commencement ceremony at Seton Hall University School of Law, Friday May 25, 2007, in Newark, N.J. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito who was sitting between Monsignor Robert Sheeran, second from left, and Archbishop John Myers, right, received an Honorary Degree and was the keynote speaker. Barry, former President Donald Trump’s older sister and a former federal judge in New Jersey, has died at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen, File)

The former president’s younger brother, Robert Trump, died in 2020 at 71, and Trump held a service at the White House in his honor. His older brother, Fred Trump Jr., died of a heart attack at 42.

Donald Trump’s ex-wife, Ivana Trump, died in 2022 at the age of 73.

The news of Barry’s death was first reported by the Daily Voice in Nassau County.

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