Trump blasts judge for denying trial delay for mother-in-law funeral: ‘He is a bad person’

Donald Trump blasted a New York City judge after being denied a delay to his civil trial against E Jean Carroll to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law.

In a searing post on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday, the former president described judge Lewis A Kaplan as “a bad person and a worse judge”, and accused him of suffering from “Trump derangment syndrome”.

He had argued he needed to do so to console his wife Melania following the recent death of her mother, Amalija Knavs.

Judge Kaplan issued an order on Friday, denying Mr Trump’s motion for a one-week delay to his civil trial, which will determine the amount of damages he must pay to journalist E Jean Carroll. The trial is due to begin on Tuesday.

“Crazed, Trump hating Judge, Lewis Kaplan, who presided over the Election Interference Witch Hunt, disguised as a trial, of a woman I have never met before (celebrity photo line does not count — I had no idea who she was!), was asked if he could delay this Rigged Political Scam for one day so that I could attend the FUNERAL OF MY BELOVED MOTHER-IN-LAW WITH MY WIFE, THE FORMER (AND NEXT!) FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES — AND HE SAID NO,” Mr Trump wrote.

Mr Trump described the New York judge as ‘a bad person'

“He is a bad person and an even worse Judge.

“Appointed by, and friends with, Clinton, he purposely scheduled this HOAX right in the middle of the important New Hampshire Primary.

“This is the second trial concerning the same person, who is represented and financed by POLITICAL OPERATIVES. It could have taken place at any time, including months ago.

“Can anyone imagine a husband not going to his wife’s mother’s funeral over a MADE UP STORY — A story that has been allowed to simmer by a really bad Judge