Ivanka Trump asked a New York appeals court to pause the $250 million fraud trial of her family and its business empire as she appeals a judge’s order requiring her to testify in the case next week.

The request to stay the entire trial came at the tail end of a Thursday court filing arguing that Ivanka Trump will face “undue hardship” if forced to testify — in part because she is scheduled to appear “in the middle of a school week.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the appeals court to reject that request, calling it a “drastic” and baseless move that “would upend an ongoing trial.”

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    I couldn’t possibly answer for my crimes during a school night. I mean who would make sure our nanny takes the children to school? My butler? Please; how gauche.

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    Oh girl please. You managed to travel around the world for 4 years as a “White House advisor” without any problems. You’ll deal with it.

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      Working class people have to do this all the time and they can’t just pay someone to take care of their kids for a bit and need to work to pay rent. If she gets special treatment for this, I’m going to be pissed.

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    Lol what. As a parent, school times are when you can actually get shit done. Half term/school holidays are when you have the least free time.

    This is of course assuming one doesn’t have staff, as she clearly will. What unmitigated bollocks.

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    Aaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha!!

    Fuck you ya privileged cunt! Da hell fantasy clown world you been living in??

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    your honor, I can’t do weekdays, or weekends, or nights, and no days ending in “day” either

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    TIL ivanka has three children. I didn’t realize her and Jared had any hell spawn.

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    Does she actually have kids in that age? And if so, doesn’t she have a nanny to take care of them?

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    Maybe you should’ve thought of that before you engaged in fraud, you worthless sack of air.

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      Her children. She’s indicating care required as her residence is Florida and she is being ordered to appear in New York.

      However an update to this, which should surprise nobody, is that the Court thought about her argument for fifteen seconds and replied, “Hell Fucking NO”. Like that’s how ridiculous her request was. It got same day response from a high court because it was just so easy to deny.

      Usually there needs to be a really good reason for seeking a continuance (postponement of something that has a deadline). Having trouble finding daycare arrangements for your children is pretty fucking far from what usually rises to requiring emergency continuance. By like…A LOT.

      Of course this came after her motion to quash her subpoena was also roundly told to fucking pound sand. She is absolutely doing her best to stall and basically the court is clearly having none of her fucking shit.

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      No, but her 3 spawn do. And as we all know, it’s hard enough being a working mom without having to face the consequences of your criminal actions.