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A federal judge has denied former President Donald Trump his try to buy a week in the in E. Jean Carrolls rape defamation case in order to grieve the loss of his mother-in-law. The application is DENIED, reads U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplans order filed on Friday. The trial shall begin at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 16 as scheduled. Mr. Trump is free to attend the trial, the funeral , or all or parts of both as he wishes. ALSO READ: How Trumps campaign visits cost local police departments POLL: Should Trump be allowed to run for office? Trump had formally sought a one-week postponement