Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s older sister, dies at 86

Maryanne Trump Barry, the retired federal judge and older sister to former President Donald Trump, has died, according to multiple reports. She was 86.

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Barry was found dead at her home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan early Monday, The New York Times reported, citing unidentified sources. She was found in her bedroom around 4 a.m. and pronounced dead at the scene, according to WABC-TV.

A medical examiner will determine her cause of death, and officials said there were no signs of trauma, WABC reported.

Barry, who was born in New York in 1937, served nine years as a federal prosecutor in New Jersey before President Ronald Reagan nominated her to become a federal judge in 1983. Sixteen years later, in 1991, President Bill Clinton nominated her to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

She retired from the bench in 2019.

Barry was a close confidant of Trump’s, although their relationship was damaged during his last year as president when their niece, Mary Trump, released recordings of Barry being critical of the president, the Times reported.

Barry’s death marks the latest loss for the former president, who is the front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. His younger brother, Robert Trump, died in 2020. His first wife, Ivana Trump, died last year in an apparent fall at her home in New York City.

Through the years Businessman Donald Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and his mother Mary Anne MacLeod Trump attend the 90th birrthday celebration of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale author of the book "The Power of Positive Thinking" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in May 1988 in New York, New York. (Photo by Tom Gates/Getty Images) (Tom Gates/Getty Images)

Through the years Donald J. Trump (L), Maryanne Barry Trump (C), and guests attend an event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on December 14, 1988. (Photo by Tony Palmieri/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) (WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Through the years NEW YORK CITY - FEBRUARY 14: Maryanne Trump Barry attends Ivana Trump Birthday Party on February 14, 1990 at La Grenouille in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)

Through the years FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump, Maryanne Trump, and Robert Trump during Opening of Donald Trump's Taj Mahal Casino - April 5, 1990 at Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. The former president's older sister has died at the age of 86.(Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)

Through the years FILE - In this April 5, 1990, file photo, Donald Trump waves to staff members of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort as they cheer him on before the grand opening ceremonies in Atlantic City, N.J. Trump attended the gala with his mother, Mary; father, Fred; and sister, U.S. District Court Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, right. On the left are Donald Trump's brother Robert Trump and his wife, Blaine Trump. Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night, Aug. 15, 2020, after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement. He was 71. The president visited his brother at a New York City hospital on Friday after White House officials said Robert Trump had become seriously ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) (CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP)

Through the years Members of the Trump family pose for pictures during the Marble Collegiate Church 2005 Gala Auction and Award ceremony, Wednesday April 20, 2005 in New York. From Left to Right: Vanessa Haydon, Donald Trump, Jr, Donald Trump, wife Melania, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, Elizabeth Trump Grau and husband James Grau. (AP PHOTO/JASON SZENES) (JASON SZENES/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Through the years UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: ALITO HEARINGS--Testifying at the Senate Judiciary hearing on behalf of Judge Samual A. Alito Jr., to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Maryanne Trump Barry. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images) (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag)

Through the years Portrait of Donald Trump Jr and his aunt, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, as they pose for a portrait during Easter Sunday events on the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, April 16, 2006. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images) (Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images)

Through the years Tycoon Donald Trump with sister Maryanne Trump Barry, at a press conference after visiting the house in Tong, on the Isle of Lewis, where his mother was brought up before she emigrated to the United States. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) (Andrew Milligan - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Through the years US property tycoon Donald Trump (L) is pictured with his sister Maryanne Trump Barry as they adjourn for lunch during a public inquiry over his plans to build a golf resort near Aberdeen, at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference centre, Scotland, on June 10, 2008. Trump wants to build a giant complex on the Scottish east coast near Aberdeen, but has run into opposition from environmentalists and a local farmer who refuses to budge. The Scottish government has called for a full public inquiry into the plans. AFP PHOTO/Ed Jones (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Through the years FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, older sister of Donald Trump, sits in the balcony during Trump's election night rally in New York. The fastest way for federal judges facing investigation by their peers to make the inquiry go away is to utter two words, "I quit." That’s how former appellate judges Maryanne Trump Barry and Alex Kozinski ended investigations into complaints that Barry participated in fraudulent tax schemes and Kozinski sexually harassed women. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) (Julie Jacobson/AP)

Through the years Federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of President Donald Trump, arrive to view the 58th Presidential Inauguration parade in Washington. Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)