Trump’s niece brands Ivanka an ‘entitled a**hole’ after claiming testimony causes ‘undue hardship’ | indy100

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Ivanka Trumpreally doesn’t want to have to testify in her father’s civil fraud case in New York, to the extent that her appeal of judge Arthur Engoron’s order for her to give evidence saw her attorney submit the claim that it would cause her “undue hardship” if a delay in the case isn’t granted and she is forced to testify, because it is “in the middle of a school week”.

The excuse from Ms Trump – later rejected - has already received widespread ridicule online, not least from her cousin Mary L Trump, the psychologist and author who hasn’t held back in criticising her right-wing relatives – branding the former president a “f***ing loser” and Donald Trump Jr a “deeply unintelligent” and “racist” person.

Now taking aim at Ivanka, she wrote on Twitter/X: “As always, [she] has her finger on the pulse of the hardships faced by America’s working men and women.

“Who among us isn’t reluctant to leave our children with the governess when we have to travel out of town to testify in their grandpa’s fraud trial?

BREAKING NEWS: Ivanka Trump asks to pause the NY fraud trial, says her testimony during a \u201cschool week\u201d creates an \u201cundue hardship.\u201d\n\nAs always, Ivanka has her finger on the pulse of the hardships faced by America's working men and women.\n\nWho among us isn't reluctant to leave\u2026
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“She’s such an entitled a**hole.”

Ouch.

It follows previous comments from Mary in which she said Ivanka is "just going to tell the truth and throw [her father] under the bus".

Others also questioned the unusual reasoning behind Ms Trump’s appeal:

Interesting that Ivanka Trump was able to flit all around the world at taxpayer expense, and it was never an \u201cundue hardship\u201d.
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You can't make this shit up.\n\nIvanka Trump asked a NY appeals court to pause her father's fraud trial.\nIvanka\u2019s attorney argued that she will face \u201cundue hardship\u201d if forced to testify because she is scheduled to appear \u201cin the middle of a school week.\u201d
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Wow. Ivanka Trump just requested that the New York fraud trial be paused because her having to testify during the school week creates \u201cundue hardship.\u201d Reminder: Ivanka Trump has a net worth of $300 MILLION. Surely, she can afford someone to look after her children. Ridiculous.
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Imagine claiming your family is falsely accused of crimes and you have all the info to save them but instead of providing it you claim there isn\u2019t jurisdiction to help them so you can\u2019t show up to court. Sound like the stuff innocent people do Ivanka?
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She has 6 nannies, 4 babysitters, a live-in staff, a mother-in-law who lives 2 blocks away and a sister-in-law who watches her kids whenever she needs her to. But yeah, better pause the trial for Princess Ivanka because \u201cit\u2019s a school week\u201d and this creates \u201cundue hardship.\u201d GTFO
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There was no undue hardship last week when Ivanka attended Kim Kardashians birthday in Beverly Hills.
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Ivanka just told the entire country that she's too good to do what middle-class moms do every day.
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I would like a televised event where Ivanka Trump explains to deployed military personnel how a 48-hour trip to New York poses an undue hardship to herself and her kids.
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Ms Trump resides in Florida with husband Jared Kushner. She previously worked as an executive vice president for the Trump Organization, but was dismissed as a co-defendant in the civil fraud lawsuit – filed by New York attorney general Letitia James earlier this year.

Ivanka is scheduled to testify on Wednesday, while Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump have already appeared in court.

Mr Trump’s turn is on Monday.

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