Maryanne Trump Barry, the eldest sister of former United States President Donald Trump, has died, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. She was 86.
Barry, a former federal judge and prosecutor, was selected by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the Federal District Court in New Jersey in 1983.
She was subsequently nominated by President Bill Clinton to the 3rd Court of Appeals in 1999 and retired in 2019.
Her retirement came amid an investigation into whether she violated judicial conduct rules by committing tax fraud following reporting from The New York Times that alleged the former president and his siblings utilized tax schemes to inflate their inheritances.
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A disclosure form from Barry's Senate confirmation that presented a $US1 million ($1.57 million) contribution from a Trump family-owned company reportedly played a vital – though inadvertent – role in uncovering the alleged fraud.
Because she retired, the investigation into Barry closed, leaving her entitled to an annual retirement salary and free from judicial rebuke. Her attorney denied the allegations.
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