Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out against the judge overseeing the defamation case of E. Jean Carroll, whom the former president was found to have sexually assaulted, for refusing to delay the upcoming trial due to the death of Melania Trump's mother.
Trump requested through his attorneys that the court delay the trial, the second Carroll will have against Trump for defamation, but the court rejected that request on Friday.
The internet was quick to point out that the former president chose to go on the campaign trail after making the request.
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Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance wrote Saturday, "So much for comforting Melania on the loss of her Mother."
Another user wrote, "Hey hey this is not how to grieve with Melania."
But that didn't stop Trump from blowing up at the judge on Saturday.
"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," Trump wrote, repeating some of the same claims previously found to defame Carroll.
He added:
"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 who suffers from TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!"
