Melania Trump was spotted for the first time in almost two weeks as she went to Mar-a-Lago with her husband, Donald Trump, for the annual Easter lunch on Sunday.
The former First Lady stayed out of the public eye and avoided making any statements in the days leading up to the weekend as rumors about Donald Trump’s arrest and indictment abounded.
Melania’s office made its first public statement after Donald’s arrest on Tuesday morning. Two days prior to the announcement, Melania had published her first social media post since the indictment.
The quality of the relationship between Donald and Melania is currently the subject of conflicting reports.
Despite Melania being said to have been furious with him, sources close to her claim that Donald sat down with his wife and pleaded with her to remain by his side.
The $130,000 “hush money” payment allegedly made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 is the subject of the investigation into Donald Trump.
Trump was charged with a crime for the first time in US history as a result of the indictment, which was confirmed by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump is accused of falsifying business records on 34 felony counts.
Prior to the 2016 presidential election, he entered a not guilty plea to the charge of falsifying business records to conceal damaging information.
He acknowledged a non-disclosure pact Daniels and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, had made in May 2018 by saying it was in effect. The then-president, however, insisted that no campaign funds were utilized in the transaction.
Trump immediately took off from the courtroom in New York City to return to Florida, where he gave a speech to supporters that same night in front of a group that included several Republican politicians.
“I never imagined something like this could occur in America; I never imagined it could occur. The only crime I’ve ever committed was to bravely defend our country from those who want to do it in, according to Trump. It’s disrespectful to our nation. ”.
Prosecutors said last Tuesday that they anticipate producing the extent of what they have found over the course of the following 65 days, according to CNN. Trump’s legal team has until August 9 to submit motions, and the prosecution will respond by September 19.
According to a source “who has been briefed on the procedures for the arraignment of the former president,” Trump was not jailed, placed in handcuffs, or made to have a mug shot taken.
Police officers, according to Donald Trump, were “pouring tears down their eyes” in court.
Together with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, the Secret Service and New York Court officials had come to the conclusion that there was no justification to do so. A defendant is typically handcuffed because of the potential risk or threat they represent. Trump, however, was not regarded as either, primarily because Secret Service agents typically defend him.
Trump’s legal team claimed in a letter to Judge Juan Merchan that requests for courtroom cameras should be rejected because they “will create a circus-like atmosphere at the arraignment, raise unique security concerns, and are inconsistent with President Trump’s presumption of innocence”.
On December 4, the Trump case’s subsequent hearing is scheduled.
We still don’t know how things really went down in court. But in a Wednesday interview with Tucker Carlson, Trump made the decision to express his perspective on the matter.
Trump explained how the criminal court proceedings went on Tucker Carlson Tonight. He asserted that police officers and other officials had tears “pouring down their eyes.”. ”.
The former president praised the staff, saying, “They were incredible.”. “People were crying when I arrived at the courthouse, which is also in some ways a prison, and they signed me in. ”.
Those who work there. Putting in murderers is not a problem at work, and everyone is visible, he added. They were crying, and it’s a hard, hard place. They were actually sobbing. “I apologize,” they said. ’”.
Easter lunch was Melania Trump’s first time being seen in public.
Additionally, Trump insisted that there is no evidence against him and that he is innocent. Melania Trump has kept a low profile, despite the fact that the former president continues to be in the public eye.
Melania posted on her social media accounts over Easter, breaking her stoic demeanor for the first time since her husband’s detention.
Melania posted a picture of a rose along with the message, “Happy Easter!” on Twitter.
Melania was first spotted after Donald’s arrest when she went to Mar-a-Lago with him for Easter lunch. The former First Lady and her husband were greeted with a standing ovation as they entered the ballroom of the exclusive club in Palm Beach, Florida, as seen in pictures from the event.
An insider told PageSix that Tiffany Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, as well as Melania’s parents, joined them in celebrating Easter.
Despite Melania’s recent absence from the public eye, a different source told the newspaper that their relationship is not as tense as people may believe.
“Melania and the Donalds’ family are closer than ever. She appreciates his newfound focus on family and family life. She has asked him to support Barron, and he has, so she has told him she will, according to the source who spoke to PageSix.
“[Public] appearances during this period are essential, along with regular appearances. It would be even more appealing for her to take on the challenge now that Ivanka [Trump] and Jared [Kushner] have resigned. ”.
Donald Trump begs Melania Trump, “I need you.”.
Following his not guilty plea in New York, Donald gave a speech at his Mar-a-Lago home after arriving back in Florida. Melania wasn’t present and, perhaps tellingly, Donald didn’t bring her up in his speech.
Melania also opted not to attend the New York indictment charges hearing. But as he sought to win over his voters going forward, Trump reportedly begged his wife to come back to his side, according to a PageSix source.
The source recalled that he told her, “I really need you for this because we are going to be campaigning.”.
“They had a significant conversation over the weekend, and she has… agreed to go along. ”.
Lauren Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University, claims that Melania made a conscious decision to avoid the spotlight and has made every effort to do so.
She told the Daily Mail, “During Trump’s presidency, whenever the Stormy Daniels issue came up, Melania would assert her independence in one way or another, either avoiding the topic or, most famously, contradicting those who claimed to know her feelings about the alleged extramarital dalliance.”.
Despite Melania and her husband being spotted out in public once more, things may not be as quiet and peaceful as they appear.
In the future, Melania is probably not going to stand by her husband in court, claims former White House aide Stephanie Grisham.
“She’s not really giving him much moral support,”.
Melania is angry with Donald for what he did, according to her former chief of staff, who claimed that Melania has no sympathy for him.
“I’d be shocked, I’d be shocked. If she showed up in court, I would be very surprised, Grisham said.
Since Stormy Daniels is involved, I suppose. She simply lacks the character to support her man in that situation. ”.
She isn’t offering him much moral support, and I’m sure she is still telling him, “You got yourself into this mess. I’m not going to walk with you and encourage you as you try to escape it,’ she continued.
Additionally, Stephanie claimed that Melania was disgusted with Donald when she first learned of his alleged liaison with Daniels.
As Grisham recalled, “She always said to me, ‘This is his problem.
Various viewpoints on the subject, though, exist. A source told PageSix that Melania wanted to go alone with her husband to the Easter holiday meal.
She only wanted to be with him, and that was all she asked for. The fact that they were the only two there made a strong statement. This was a declaration that said, “We are together, and I support my husband,” the source told PageSix.
The table had been roped off by two of them. She might have wanted to offer her support, but I don’t think she wanted to have to discuss any of this s-t. ”.
Not interested in returning to the role of First Lady.
Melania was not interested in running for re-election to the White House, according to sources close to her, when Trump declared his bid for president in 2024.
Melania reportedly told several friends that she has no plans to run for first lady again, according to CNN. She no longer wants to reside in the White House and is seeking a more private existence.
In September of last year, a person close to the Trump family told CNN, “Being the first lady again is not what she wants.”.
“For her, it was the end of a chapter, and that was the end of it. ”.
Furthermore, Melania feels that it is her husband’s job to work for the Republican Party, not her own.
Even if he ‘officially’ declares he is running again, you won’t see her at rallies or campaign events, according to another.
Instead, it will either be Lara (Eric Trump’s wife) or Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr. They share Trump’s urge to run for office again; Melania emphatically does not. ”.
In a new statement, Melania Trump responds to “assumptions” made by others.
In recent weeks, a lot has been said about Melania Trump’s absence as well as her future plans. She briefly came back onto social media, as was already mentioned, to wish her followers a happy Easter. However, the former First Lady made a public statement on Tuesday.
She responded to “assumptions” made about her absence from her husband’s court appearance and post-arrest speech in it.
“In recent weeks, news organizations have speculated about the former First Lady’s opinions on matters that are both personal and professional. Unnamed sources are cited to support the author’s assertions in these articles, according to the statement from Melania Trump’s office.
“We ask readers to use caution and good judgment when assessing the veracity of stories involving the former First Lady, particularly when they omit to credit Mrs. Trump as the source of the information. ”.
