Maryanne Trump Barry, Retired Federal Judge and Sister of Donald Trump, Dies at 86

Barry, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals, was known for her criticism of her brother's presidency. Donald Trump acknowledged his political career made her life difficult.

Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and the older sister of former President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 86 at her home in Manhattan.
Barry was first appointed to the U.S. District Court of New Jersey in 1983 by then-President Ronald Reagan, and then to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia, by then-President Bill Clinton in 1999.
She retired in 2019 amid an investigation into her family’s tax practices.
In 2020, Barry’s niece, Mary Trump, revealed that she had secretly recorded her aunt while promoting a book that denounced the former president. In the recordings, Barry could be heard sharply criticizing her brother, at one point saying the former president “has no principles” and is “cruel.”
Donald Trump acknowledged in a post on his social media platform Truth Social that his decision to run for president in 2016 made his sister's life difficult, accusing the media of going after her mercilessly.