Ivanka Trump Brutally Mocked After Being Made to Testify—'Find a Babysitter'

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Ivanka Trump's request to pause her testimony because she would face "undue hardship" if this were to be held during a school week was denied by the New York court, sparking widespread mockery of the former president's daughter online.

Donald Trump's children have been asked to testify in the New York civil fraud trial initiated by a $250 million lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James last year. In the lawsuit, James accused Trump, his organization and his two adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, of knowingly participating in a scheme to inflate the value of the former president's assets. This was to secure financial benefits such as more-favorable loan and insurance-policy terms.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing, accusing James of launching a politically-motivated campaign against him. The former president, who launched his bid for 2024 earlier this year, is the Republican primary frontrunner by a large margin over his rivals.

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Ivanka Trump listens during a rally in Dalton, Georgia on January 4, 2021. Her attorneys' request to postpone her testimony at the New York civil fraud trial against her father and two of her brothers... MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony began on Wednesday and on Thursday his brother, Eric Trump, took the stand. Both have denied falsifying business records and insurance fraud. Ivanka Trump is set to be questioned next week after her lawyers' attempt to crash a subpoena summoning her to testify was rejected by the New York court.

Though Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant after an appeals court dismissed the case against her over statute-limitations issues, she is still a witness in the New York trial.

The prosecution said that Ivanka Trump was "a primary point of contact and negotiator with Deutsche Bank" for three high-profile loans that are at the center of the case.

Prosecutors added that she was still "financially and professionally with the Trump Organization." Ivanka Trump joined the company in 2005 but left it in 2017 to become an adviser to the White House after her father's election.

Her attorney had tried to delay her testimony until November 8, saying she would face "undue hardship" as it was initially scheduled for Wednesday, "in the middle of a school week." But an appeals court denied her request late on Thursday.

The attempt by Ivanka Trump's lawyers to get her off the stand sparked widespread mockery of the former president's daughter on social media.

"Ivanka has to find a babysitter," wrote MSNBC host Katie Phang on X, formerly Twitter.

"As always, Ivanka has her finger on the pulse of the hardships faced by America's working men and women," wrote psychologist and author Mary L. Trump, a niece of the former president, on X.

"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? She's such an entitled a******," she added.

"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," Andrew Wortman wrote on X. "But yeah, better pause the trial for Princess Ivanka because 'it's a school week' and this creates 'undue hardship'."

Donald Trump accused Judge Arthur Engoron, who was assigned the New York case, of persecuting his children, writing on Truth Social on Wednesday morning: "Leave my children alone, Engoron. You are a disgrace to the legal profession!" The former president is scheduled to testify on Monday.

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Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics. Giulia joined Newsweek in 2022 from CGTN Europe and had previously worked at the European Central Bank. She is a graduate in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations from Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy. She speaks English, Italian, and a little French and Spanish. You can get in touch with Giulia by emailing: g.carbonaro@newsweek.com.

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