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A federal judge has denied former President Donald Trump his try to buy a week in the in E. Jean Carroll’s 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 Kaplan’s 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 Trump’s campaign visits cost local police departments POLL: Should Trump be allowed to run for office? Trump had formally sought a “one-week postponement” …