In “Ivana Trump’s Death Is Ruled Accidental” the New York Time’s Ed Shanahan writes that Trump’s ex-wife Ivana:
died accidentally of blunt impact injuries to her torso, according to New York City’s chief medical examiner. The office ... said it would have no further comment on the death of Ms. Trump, 73….
Police are investigating whether Ivana Trump fell down her stairs. One official said there was no sign of forced entry. The NY Post, a common source of right-wing rumors, speculated cardiac arrest, but the medical examiner seems to have put the kibosh on cardiac arrest causing death directly.
Shanahan also writes that Ivana Trump’s death has led the NY attorney general’s office to postpone a deposition of Donald Trump scheduled for next week, involving an investigation whether he and his company fraudulently inflated their assets’ values. The office also postponed interviews scheduled with Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Most likely Ivana Trump died due to her preexisting health problems. Still, all of this is awfully — convenient — for Donald Trump and his family. And not merely because Donald Trump is fundraising off his ex-wife’s death.