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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965|5}}
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965|5}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Tufts University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Columbia University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Adelphi University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
| alma_mater = [[Tufts University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Columbia University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Adelphi University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]])
| occupation = Psychologist, businessperson, author
| occupation = Psychologist, businessperson, author
| known_for = ''[[Too Much and Never Enough]]'' (2020)
| known_for = ''[[Too Much and Never Enough]]'' (2020)
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Mary Trump was born in May 1965 to [[Fred Trump Jr.]] and Linda Lee Clapp, a flight attendant. She has one brother, Frederick Trump III. Their father died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] tied to [[alcoholism]] when Mary was 16.<ref name="WaPo2020-07-02">{{Cite news|work=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Kranish|first=Michael|date=July 2, 2020|title=Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction.|publisher=[[Nash Holdings]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mary-trump-once-stood-up-to-her-uncle-donald-now-her-book-describes-a-nightmare-of-family-dysfunction/2020/06/25/be52d7f2-b4ba-11ea-9b0f-c797548c1154_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704023206/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mary-trump-once-stood-up-to-her-uncle-donald-now-her-book-describes-a-nightmare-of-family-dysfunction/2020/06/25/be52d7f2-b4ba-11ea-9b0f-c797548c1154_story.html|archive-date=July 4, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
Mary Trump was born in May 1965 to [[Fred Trump Jr.]] and Linda Lee Clapp, a flight attendant. She has one brother, Frederick Trump III. Their father died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] tied to [[alcoholism]] when Mary was 16.<ref name="WaPo2020-07-02">{{Cite news|work=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Kranish|first=Michael|date=July 2, 2020|title=Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction.|publisher=[[Nash Holdings]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mary-trump-once-stood-up-to-her-uncle-donald-now-her-book-describes-a-nightmare-of-family-dysfunction/2020/06/25/be52d7f2-b4ba-11ea-9b0f-c797548c1154_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704023206/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mary-trump-once-stood-up-to-her-uncle-donald-now-her-book-describes-a-nightmare-of-family-dysfunction/2020/06/25/be52d7f2-b4ba-11ea-9b0f-c797548c1154_story.html|archive-date=July 4, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>


Trump graduated from the [[Ethel Walker School]] in 1983. Her undergraduate studies were in [[English literature]] at [[Tufts University]]. She earned a master's degree in English Literature at [[Columbia University]], studying the works of [[William Faulkner]] and his dysfunctional fictional [[Compson family]].<ref name="WaPo2020-07-02" /><ref name="Cnn2020-06-17">{{Cite news|last=D'Antonio|first=Michael|date=June 17, 2020|title=The psychologist in the Trump family speaks|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/opinions/mary-trump-book-opinion-dantonio/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702191715/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/opinions/mary-trump-book-opinion-dantonio/index.html|archive-date=July 2, 2020|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|location=[[Atlanta]]|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Trump|first=Mary|title=A characterological evaluation of the victims of stalking|year=2009|language=English}}</ref><ref name="simonandschuster">{{Cite web|publisher=Simon and Schuster|last=Trump|first=Mary|title=About the Book 'Too Much and Never Enough'|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Too-Much-and-Never-Enough/Mary-L-Trump/9781982141462|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703211027/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Too-Much-and-Never-Enough/Mary-L-Trump/9781982141462|archive-date=July 3, 2020|access-date=}}</ref> She received a Ph.D. in [[clinical psychology]] from [[Adelphi University]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/nyregion/mary-trump-book.html|title=The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir|first=Alan|last1=Feuer|first2=Michael|last2=Rothfeld|first3=Maggie|last3=Haberman|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/7/21316205/mary-trump-book-donald-too-much-never-enough|title=Mary Trump says uncle Donald may have 'undiagnosed learning disability' in new book|first=Lynn|last=Sweet|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|publisher=Sun-Times Investment Holdings|location=[[Chicago]]|date=July 7, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name="WaPo2020-07-02"/>
Trump graduated from the [[Ethel Walker School]] in 1983. Her undergraduate studies were in [[English literature]] at [[Tufts University]]. She earned a master's degree in English Literature at [[Columbia University]], studying the works of [[William Faulkner]] and his dysfunctional fictional [[Compson family]].<ref name="WaPo2020-07-02" /><ref name="Cnn2020-06-17">{{Cite news|last=D'Antonio|first=Michael|date=June 17, 2020|title=The psychologist in the Trump family speaks|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/opinions/mary-trump-book-opinion-dantonio/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702191715/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/opinions/mary-trump-book-opinion-dantonio/index.html|archive-date=July 2, 2020|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|location=[[Atlanta]]|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Trump|first=Mary|title=A characterological evaluation of the victims of stalking|year=2009|language=English}}</ref><ref name="simonandschuster">{{Cite web|publisher=Simon and Schuster|last=Trump|first=Mary|title=About the Book 'Too Much and Never Enough'|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Too-Much-and-Never-Enough/Mary-L-Trump/9781982141462|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703211027/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Too-Much-and-Never-Enough/Mary-L-Trump/9781982141462|archive-date=July 3, 2020|access-date=}}</ref> She received a Ph.D. in [[clinical psychology]] from [[Adelphi University]] in 2010.<ref name="WaPo2020-07-02"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/nyregion/mary-trump-book.html|title=The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir|first=Alan|last1=Feuer|first2=Michael|last2=Rothfeld|first3=Maggie|last3=Haberman|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]|date=July 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/7/21316205/mary-trump-book-donald-too-much-never-enough|title=Mary Trump says uncle Donald may have 'undiagnosed learning disability' in new book|first=Lynn|last=Sweet|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|publisher=Sun-Times Investment Holdings|location=[[Chicago]]|date=July 7, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Trump was a contributor to the book ''Diagnosis: Schizophrenia'', published by [[Columbia University Press]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller|first=Rachel|title=Diagnosis Schizophrenia : a comprehensive resource for patients, families, and helping professionals|date=2002|publisher=Columbia University Press|others=Mason, Susan Elizabeth|isbn=0-231-50105-6|location=New York|pages=|oclc=51615777}}</ref> She has taught graduate courses in developmental psychology, trauma, and psychopathology.<ref name="simonandschuster" /> She is the founder and chief executive officer of The Trump Coaching Group, a [[Coaching|life coaching]] company, and has also owned and operated a number of small businesses in the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]].<ref name="meaww">{{Cite news|title=Meet Mary Trump, the president's niece who is a life coach, apparent Hillary Clinton fan, and has written a scathing tell-all about her uncle|first=Ashley|last=Collman|date=July 4, 2020|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mary-trump-donald-trump-niece-publishing-tell-all-2020-6|access-date=July 15, 2020|work=[[Business Insider]]|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]]|location=[[Germany]]|language=en}}</ref>
Trump was a contributor to the book ''Diagnosis: Schizophrenia'', published by [[Columbia University Press]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller|first=Rachel|title=Diagnosis Schizophrenia : a comprehensive resource for patients, families, and helping professionals|date=2002|publisher=Columbia University Press|others=Mason, Susan Elizabeth|isbn=0-231-50105-6|location=New York|pages=|oclc=51615777}}</ref> She has taught graduate courses in developmental psychology, trauma, and psychopathology.<ref name="simonandschuster" /> She is the founder and chief executive officer of The Trump Coaching Group, a [[Coaching|life coaching]] company, and has also owned and operated a number of small businesses in the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]].<ref name="Insider">{{Cite news|title=Meet Mary Trump, the president's niece who is a life coach, apparent Hillary Clinton fan, and has written a scathing tell-all about her uncle|first=Ashley|last=Collman|date=July 4, 2020|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mary-trump-donald-trump-niece-publishing-tell-all-2020-6|access-date=July 15, 2020|work=[[Business Insider]]|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]]|location=[[Germany]]|language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Trump was married to a woman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump Niece's Tell-All Describes a Family of Liars, Cheats & Abusers Who Destroyed Her Dad|url=https://people.com/politics/mary-trump-tell-all-describes-trump-family-father-death/|access-date=2020-07-15|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-08|title=Mary Trump: from uncle's would-be ghostwriter to his literary nemesis?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/08/mary-trump-profile-donald-book|access-date=2020-07-15|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=VanDenburgh|first=Barbara|title=A bizarre White House dinner with Donald Trump and more cringeworthy moments from Mary Trump’s book|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/07/08/mary-trump-book-family-memoir-worst-moments-donald-trump/5396178002/|access-date=2020-07-15|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> She lives in New York City with her daughter.<ref name="simonandschuster" /> Trump supported [[Hillary Clinton]] during the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref name="meaww" />
Trump was married to a woman.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Trump Niece's Tell-All Describes a Family of Liars, Cheats & Abusers Who Destroyed Her Dad|url=https://people.com/politics/mary-trump-tell-all-describes-trump-family-father-death/|access-date=July 15, 2020|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=United States|language=EN|first=Adam|last=Carlson}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 8, 2020|title=Mary Trump: from uncle's would-be ghostwriter to his literary nemesis?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/08/mary-trump-profile-donald-book|access-date=July 15, 2020|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=[[London]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=VanDenburgh|first=Barbara|title=A bizarre White House dinner with Donald Trump and more cringeworthy moments from Mary Trump’s book|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/07/08/mary-trump-book-family-memoir-worst-moments-donald-trump/5396178002/|access-date=2020-07-15|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett|Gannett Company]]|location=[[McLean, Virginia]]|language=en-US}}</ref> She lives in New York City with her daughter.<ref name="simonandschuster" /> Trump supported [[Hillary Clinton]] during the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref name="Insider" />


===Conflicts with the Trump family===
===Conflicts with the Trump family===
{{See also|Family of Donald Trump}}
{{See also|Family of Donald Trump}}
When [[Fred Trump|Fred Trump Sr.]] died in 1999 from [[Alzheimer's disease]], Mary and her brother Fred III contested their grandfather's will.<ref name="Cnn2020-06-17" /><ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19">{{Cite news|last=Evans|first=Heidi|date=December 19, 2000|title=Inside Trumps' bitter battle nephew's ailing baby caught in the middle|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/trumps-bitter-battle-nephew-ailing-baby-caught-middle-article-1.888562|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703091453/https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/trumps-bitter-battle-nephew-ailing-baby-caught-middle-article-1.888562|archive-date=July 3, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|quote=Both lawsuits were filed by Fred Trump 3rd and Mary Trump, the children of Donald's late brother, Fred Jr. They offer a rare window into one of New York's most prominent families, a world where alliances and rivalries are magnified by power, money and the tough-nosed tactics of Donald Trump. "When [Fred 3rd] sued us, we said, 'Why should we give him medical coverage?'"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|date=June 26, 2020|title=Trump brother files new lawsuit seeking to block niece Mary Trump's tell-all book about family|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/mary-trump-book-presidents-brother-files-suit-seeking-to-block-publication.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|publisher=CNBC|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702102509/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/mary-trump-book-presidents-brother-files-suit-seeking-to-block-publication.html|archive-date=July 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Fred Sr.'s will left the bulk of his estate, in equal shares, to his children.<ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19" /><ref name="distractify2020-06-14" /> His grandchildren were each left $200,000. When Mary's father predeceased him, Fred Sr.'s lawyers had recommended amending his will, to leave Mary and her brother, Fred III, larger shares than the grandchildren with living parents. They anticipated Fred Sr.'s will would be challenged if it were not amended by descendants who would argue his intent was that each child would eventually leave a portion of their share of the estate to their own descendants.
When [[Fred Trump|Fred Trump Sr.]] died in 1999 from [[Alzheimer's disease]], Mary and her brother Fred III contested their grandfather's will.<ref name="Cnn2020-06-17" /><ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19">{{Cite news|last=Evans|first=Heidi|date=December 19, 2000|title=Inside Trumps' bitter battle nephew's ailing baby caught in the middle|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/trumps-bitter-battle-nephew-ailing-baby-caught-middle-article-1.888562|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703091453/https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/trumps-bitter-battle-nephew-ailing-baby-caught-middle-article-1.888562|archive-date=July 3, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]|location=[[New York City]]|quote=Both lawsuits were filed by Fred Trump 3rd and Mary Trump, the children of Donald's late brother, Fred Jr. They offer a rare window into one of New York's most prominent families, a world where alliances and rivalries are magnified by power, money and the tough-nosed tactics of Donald Trump. "When [Fred 3rd] sued us, we said, 'Why should we give him medical coverage?'"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mangan|first=Dan|date=June 26, 2020|title=Trump brother files new lawsuit seeking to block niece Mary Trump's tell-all book about family|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/mary-trump-book-presidents-brother-files-suit-seeking-to-block-publication.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|work=[[CNBC]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Worldwide News Group|NBCUniversal Worldwide News Group]]|location=[[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702102509/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/mary-trump-book-presidents-brother-files-suit-seeking-to-block-publication.html|archive-date=July 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Fred Sr.'s will left the bulk of his estate, in equal shares, to his children.<ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19" /><ref name="Pengelly" /> His grandchildren were each left $200,000. When Mary's father predeceased him, Fred Sr.'s lawyers had recommended amending his will, to leave Mary and her brother, Fred III, larger shares than the grandchildren with living parents. They anticipated Fred Sr.'s will would be challenged if it were not amended by descendants who would argue his intent was that each child would eventually leave a portion of their share of the estate to their own descendants.


Shortly after Fred Sr.'s death, Mary's sister-in-law gave birth to a son with a rare and debilitating medical condition—one that would require a lifetime of very expensive medical care.<ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19" /> Fred Sr. had established a foundation that paid the medical expenses of his family. After Mary and Fred III had filed suit against Donald Trump and two of his siblings,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Feuer|first=Alan|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|date=2020-07-03|title=Trump’s Niece Presses Case Against Effort to Bar Publication of Her Book|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/mary-trump-book-publication.html|access-date=2020-07-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Mary and Fred III were advised that the medical foundation would no longer pay for their medical expenses. The lawsuit was settled in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> The final settlement of the dispute over sharing Fred Sr.'s estate did not award them the share their father would have inherited, if he had been alive when Fred Sr. died. It did restore coverage of their family's medical expenses.
Shortly after Fred Sr.'s death, Mary's sister-in-law gave birth to a son with a rare and debilitating medical condition—one that would require a lifetime of very expensive medical care.<ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19" /> Fred Sr. had established a foundation that paid the medical expenses of his family. After Mary and Fred III had filed suit against Donald Trump and two of his siblings,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Feuer|first=Alan|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|date=2020-07-03|title=Trump’s Niece Presses Case Against Effort to Bar Publication of Her Book|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/mary-trump-book-publication.html|access-date=2020-07-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Mary and Fred III were advised that the medical foundation would no longer pay for their medical expenses. The lawsuit was settled in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> The final settlement of the dispute over sharing Fred Sr.'s estate did not award them the share their father would have inherited, if he had been alive when Fred Sr. died. It did restore coverage of their family's medical expenses.


The 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting was awarded to [[David Barstow]], [[Susanne Craig]] and Russ Buettner of ''[[The New York Times]]'' for "an exhaustive 18-month investigation of Donald Trump's finances that debunked his statements of [[Self-made man|self-made wealth]] and revealed a business empire riddled with [[Tax avoidance|tax dodges]]."<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Barstow|first1=David|last2=Craig|first2=Susanne|last3=Buettner|first3=Russ|date=October 2, 2018|title=Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Mary was reportedly a key source of information for that study,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/06/mary-trump-book-release-date-early-donald-trump|title=Mary Trump's book to be published early amid 'extraordinary interest'|first=Martin|last=Pengelly|date=July 6, 2020|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706231815/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/06/mary-trump-book-release-date-early-donald-trump|archive-date=July 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> having come into possession of Donald's tax documents during the discovery process in the dispute over her grandfather's estate.<ref name="Tatler2020-06-17" />
The 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting was awarded to [[David Barstow]], [[Susanne Craig]] and Russ Buettner of ''[[The New York Times]]'' for "an exhaustive 18-month investigation of Donald Trump's finances that debunked his statements of [[Self-made man|self-made wealth]] and revealed a business empire riddled with [[Tax avoidance|tax dodges]]."<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Barstow|first1=David|last2=Craig|first2=Susanne|last3=Buettner|first3=Russ|date=October 2, 2018|title=Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Mary was reportedly a key source of information for that study,<ref name="Pengelly" /> having come into possession of Donald's tax documents during the discovery process in the dispute over her grandfather's estate.<ref name="Tatler2020-06-17" />


Upon the announcement of Mary's book ''[[Too Much and Never Enough]]'' in June 2020, her uncle [[Family of Donald Trump#Robert Trump|Robert S. Trump]] attempted to block its release, stating that she signed a [[non-disclosure agreement]] during the 1999 lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/politics/lawsuit-mary-trump-book.html|title=Trump Family Will Ask Second Court to Stop Publication of Tell-All Book|first1=Maggie|last1=Haberman|first2=Alan|last2=Feuer|date=July 1, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="Cnn2020-06-17" /><ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19" /> The filing of a temporary restraining order against Mary was dismissed by a New York court for a lack of [[jurisdiction]], and the book was published on July 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Darcy|first=Oliver|title=Court dismisses motion by Trump's brother to block tell-all book by President's niece|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/media/mary-trump-book-court/index.html |date=June 26, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701181132/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/media/mary-trump-book-court/index.html|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|last2=Feuer|first2=Alan|date=July 1, 2020|title=Tell-All Book on Trump Can Move Forward Pending Hearing, Judge Rules|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/us/politics/mary-trump-book-lawsuit.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703002825/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/us/politics/mary-trump-book-lawsuit.html|archive-date=July 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Upon the announcement of Mary's book ''[[Too Much and Never Enough]]'' in June 2020, her uncle [[Family of Donald Trump#Robert Trump|Robert S. Trump]] attempted to block its release, stating that she signed a [[non-disclosure agreement]] during the 1999 lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/politics/lawsuit-mary-trump-book.html|title=Trump Family Will Ask Second Court to Stop Publication of Tell-All Book|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]|first1=Maggie|last1=Haberman|first2=Alan|last2=Feuer|date=July 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cnn2020-06-17" /><ref name="nydailynews2000-12-19" /> The filing of a temporary restraining order against Mary was dismissed by a New York court for a lack of [[jurisdiction]], and the book was published on July 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Darcy|first=Oliver|title=Court dismisses motion by Trump's brother to block tell-all book by President's niece|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/media/mary-trump-book-court/index.html |date=June 26, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|location=[[Atlanta]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701181132/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/media/mary-trump-book-court/index.html|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|last2=Feuer|first2=Alan|date=July 1, 2020|title=Tell-All Book on Trump Can Move Forward Pending Hearing, Judge Rules|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/us/politics/mary-trump-book-lawsuit.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703002825/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/us/politics/mary-trump-book-lawsuit.html|archive-date=July 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


===''Too Much and Never Enough''===
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<ref name="Tatler2020-06-17">{{cite news |url = https://www.tatler.com/article/donald-trump-to-sue-niece-mary-trump-over-memoir-legal-action-too-much-and-never-enough |title = Will Donald Trump sue his niece over tell-all memoir? |work = [[The Tatler]] |first = Hope |last = Coke |date = June 17, 2020 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200623233035/https://www.tatler.com/article/donald-trump-to-sue-niece-mary-trump-over-memoir-legal-action-too-much-and-never-enough |archivedate = June 23, 2020 |accessdate = June 23, 2020 |url-status = live |quote = ''The Daily Beast'' alleges that within days of the news breaking about the book on Sunday, the President had begun considering legal action against his niece. The news outlet states that 'two people familiar with the situation' attested that Donald Trump has 'told people close to him that he's getting his lawyers to look into the Mary Trump matter'.}}</ref>
<ref name="Tatler2020-06-17">{{cite news|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/donald-trump-to-sue-niece-mary-trump-over-memoir-legal-action-too-much-and-never-enough|title =Will Donald Trump sue his niece over tell-all memoir?|work=[[The Tatler]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|location=United States|first=Hope|last=Coke|date=June 17, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623233035/https://www.tatler.com/article/donald-trump-to-sue-niece-mary-trump-over-memoir-legal-action-too-much-and-never-enough|archivedate=June 23, 2020|accessdate=June 23, 2020|url-status=live|quote=''The Daily Beast'' alleges that within days of the news breaking about the book on Sunday, the President had begun considering legal action against his niece. The news outlet states that 'two people familiar with the situation' attested that Donald Trump has 'told people close to him that he's getting his lawyers to look into the Mary Trump matter'.}}</ref>


<ref name="distractify2020-06-14">{{cite news |url = https://www.distractify.com/p/mary-trump-phd-book |title = One of Donald Trump's Biggest Opponents Is His Niece, Mary |work = Distractify |first = Amber |last = Garrett |date = June 14, 2020 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200630181745/https://www.distractify.com/p/mary-trump-phd-book |archivedate = June 30, 2020 |accessdate = June 16, 2020 |url-status = live |quote = Donald Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, Ph.D., will release a tell-all book this summer about her uncle, the 45th president of the United States. But it turns out, she's already told plenty. While her book will go into more detail about the matter, the 55-year-old was the primary source on the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times article about her uncle's tax returns.}}</ref>
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Mary L. Trump
Born
Mary Lea Trump

May 1965 (age 59)
Alma materTufts University (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Adelphi University (Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Psychologist, businessperson, author
Known forToo Much and Never Enough (2020)
Children1
FamilyTrump family

Mary Lea Trump (born May 1965)[1] is an American psychologist, businessperson, and author. She is a niece of President Donald J. Trump and authored a book about him and the family, Too Much and Never Enough (2020).

Early life and education

Mary Trump was born in May 1965 to Fred Trump Jr. and Linda Lee Clapp, a flight attendant. She has one brother, Frederick Trump III. Their father died of a heart attack tied to alcoholism when Mary was 16.[2]

Trump graduated from the Ethel Walker School in 1983. Her undergraduate studies were in English literature at Tufts University. She earned a master's degree in English Literature at Columbia University, studying the works of William Faulkner and his dysfunctional fictional Compson family.[2][3][4][5] She received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Adelphi University in 2010.[2][6][7]

Career

Trump was a contributor to the book Diagnosis: Schizophrenia, published by Columbia University Press in 2002.[8] She has taught graduate courses in developmental psychology, trauma, and psychopathology.[5] She is the founder and chief executive officer of The Trump Coaching Group, a life coaching company, and has also owned and operated a number of small businesses in the Northeast.[9]

Personal life

Trump was married to a woman.[10][11][12] She lives in New York City with her daughter.[5] Trump supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election.[9]

Conflicts with the Trump family

When Fred Trump Sr. died in 1999 from Alzheimer's disease, Mary and her brother Fred III contested their grandfather's will.[3][13][14] Fred Sr.'s will left the bulk of his estate, in equal shares, to his children.[13][15] His grandchildren were each left $200,000. When Mary's father predeceased him, Fred Sr.'s lawyers had recommended amending his will, to leave Mary and her brother, Fred III, larger shares than the grandchildren with living parents. They anticipated Fred Sr.'s will would be challenged if it were not amended by descendants who would argue his intent was that each child would eventually leave a portion of their share of the estate to their own descendants.

Shortly after Fred Sr.'s death, Mary's sister-in-law gave birth to a son with a rare and debilitating medical condition—one that would require a lifetime of very expensive medical care.[13] Fred Sr. had established a foundation that paid the medical expenses of his family. After Mary and Fred III had filed suit against Donald Trump and two of his siblings,[16] Mary and Fred III were advised that the medical foundation would no longer pay for their medical expenses. The lawsuit was settled in 2001.[16] The final settlement of the dispute over sharing Fred Sr.'s estate did not award them the share their father would have inherited, if he had been alive when Fred Sr. died. It did restore coverage of their family's medical expenses.

The 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting was awarded to David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of The New York Times for "an exhaustive 18-month investigation of Donald Trump's finances that debunked his statements of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges."[17] Mary was reportedly a key source of information for that study,[15] having come into possession of Donald's tax documents during the discovery process in the dispute over her grandfather's estate.[18]

Upon the announcement of Mary's book Too Much and Never Enough in June 2020, her uncle Robert S. Trump attempted to block its release, stating that she signed a non-disclosure agreement during the 1999 lawsuit.[19][3][13] The filing of a temporary restraining order against Mary was dismissed by a New York court for a lack of jurisdiction, and the book was published on July 14, 2020.[20][21]

Too Much and Never Enough

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man is a tell-all book written by Mary L. Trump. It was published on July 14, 2020, by Simon & Schuster. The book details how the author was the anonymous source who revealed Trump family tax returns to The New York Times; the reporting won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize.[22] A legal battle over whether the book could be published was waged in New York's judicial system, with an appellate judge allowing Simon & Schuster to publish the book.[23]

References

  1. ^ Carlson, Adam (June 15, 2020). "What to Know About Donald Trump's Niece Mary, Who Fought Him in Court & Is Writing a Tell-All". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Kranish, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c D'Antonio, Michael (June 17, 2020). "The psychologist in the Trump family speaks". CNN. Atlanta: WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Trump, Mary (2009). A characterological evaluation of the victims of stalking (Thesis).
  5. ^ a b c Trump, Mary. "About the Book 'Too Much and Never Enough'". Simon and Schuster. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Feuer, Alan; Rothfeld, Michael; Haberman, Maggie (July 7, 2020). "The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company.
  7. ^ Sweet, Lynn (July 7, 2020). "Mary Trump says uncle Donald may have 'undiagnosed learning disability' in new book". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago: Sun-Times Investment Holdings. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Miller, Rachel (2002). Diagnosis Schizophrenia : a comprehensive resource for patients, families, and helping professionals. Mason, Susan Elizabeth. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-50105-6. OCLC 51615777.
  9. ^ a b Collman, Ashley (July 4, 2020). "Meet Mary Trump, the president's niece who is a life coach, apparent Hillary Clinton fan, and has written a scathing tell-all about her uncle". Business Insider. Germany: Axel Springer SE. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Carlson, Adam. "Trump Niece's Tell-All Describes a Family of Liars, Cheats & Abusers Who Destroyed Her Dad". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Mary Trump: from uncle's would-be ghostwriter to his literary nemesis?". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  12. ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara. "A bizarre White House dinner with Donald Trump and more cringeworthy moments from Mary Trump's book". USA Today. McLean, Virginia: Gannett Company. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d Evans, Heidi (December 19, 2000). "Inside Trumps' bitter battle nephew's ailing baby caught in the middle". Daily News. New York City: Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020. Both lawsuits were filed by Fred Trump 3rd and Mary Trump, the children of Donald's late brother, Fred Jr. They offer a rare window into one of New York's most prominent families, a world where alliances and rivalries are magnified by power, money and the tough-nosed tactics of Donald Trump. "When [Fred 3rd] sued us, we said, 'Why should we give him medical coverage?'"
  14. ^ Mangan, Dan (June 26, 2020). "Trump brother files new lawsuit seeking to block niece Mary Trump's tell-all book about family". CNBC. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: NBCUniversal Worldwide News Group. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Pengelly, Martin (June 14, 2020). "Donald Trump's behavior was shaped by his 'sociopath' father, niece writes in bombshell book". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved June 16, 2020. Donald Trump's extraordinary character and outrageous behaviour "threaten the world's health, economic security and social fabric" and were shaped by his "high-functioning sociopath" father during childhood, according to a bombshell book written by the president's niece.. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie (July 3, 2020). "Trump's Niece Presses Case Against Effort to Bar Publication of Her Book". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  17. ^ Barstow, David; Craig, Susanne; Buettner, Russ (October 2, 2018). "Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  18. ^ Coke, Hope (June 17, 2020). "Will Donald Trump sue his niece over tell-all memoir?". The Tatler. United States: Condé Nast. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020. The Daily Beast alleges that within days of the news breaking about the book on Sunday, the President had begun considering legal action against his niece. The news outlet states that 'two people familiar with the situation' attested that Donald Trump has 'told people close to him that he's getting his lawyers to look into the Mary Trump matter'.
  19. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Feuer, Alan (July 1, 2020). "Trump Family Will Ask Second Court to Stop Publication of Tell-All Book". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company.
  20. ^ Darcy, Oliver (June 26, 2020). "Court dismisses motion by Trump's brother to block tell-all book by President's niece". CNN. Atlanta: WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  21. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Feuer, Alan (July 1, 2020). "Tell-All Book on Trump Can Move Forward Pending Hearing, Judge Rules". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  22. ^ Klein, Charlotte (June 15, 2020). "Trump's niece leaked his tax secrets to The New York Times; report". Vanity Fair. United States: Condé Nast. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  23. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Feuer, Alan (July 1, 2020). "Tell-All Book on Trump Can Move Forward Pending Hearing, Judge Rules". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 15, 2020.