Erin Burnett OutFront: 'Ex-Donald Trump Official Has Theory On Why Melania Trump Hasn't Appeared At Hush Money Trial'

Source:CNN talking about former First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump.

"Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham discusses former first lady Melania Trump's absence from her husband's criminal hush money trial." 

From CNN

"Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Melania Trump has not attended her husband’s hush money trial because she is “thinking of her own optics.”

Grisham, a former top aide to Melania Trump, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Tuesday that it “doesn’t surprise” her that the former first lady has not paid a trip to the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump has been on trial for weeks.

“This family is really focused on optics. They’re always focused on optics,” she said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”

A handful of family members have attended the trial to show support for the former president, but Melania Trump and the former president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, have yet to make an appearance as the court enters its seventh week of proceedings.

“But you know, I think that Melania and Ivanka are both thinking of their own optics, and they haven’t been here the whole time. And I’m just not sure showing up now would do anything but cause more speculation,” Grisham added later on.

During closing arguments Tuesday, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump were all in attendance, as well as the former President’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, and his son-in-law, Michael Boulos. Throughout the trial, numerous Republicans and other Trump allies have also attended the proceedings to rail against the case and its key players.

Grisham said she does not believe Melania will show up to court as the jurors begin their deliberations this week. She also said she think the campaign and the former president have asked her to attend.

“I would be absolutely floored if she showed up. There’s just no way, and again, she hasn’t shown up this whole time now. And so, in her mind, I think she would think that she was caving or even look weak to suddenly show up,” Grisham said." 

From The Hill

As I wrote about this 2 weeks ago: 

"I'm not going to claim that I know Melania Trump well, or even personally. Very few people do. She gives new meaning to the term human confidential. (Actually, I think I just invented that term) She's one of the most private people in the world. 

But, as Melania's own former aid Stephanie Winston Wolkoff told CNN anchor Jake Tapper and SW Wolkoff does know Melania very well, I mean she worked for her in New York and at The White House, her marriage with Donald is transactional. 

Every relationship that Donald J. Trump has ever had has been transactional. So why would the relationship with his youngish and still very youngish looking, gorgeous, babydoll wife, whose still better looking than his daughters, be any different? She's with Donald as long as that's good for her." 

From The New Democrat

Maybe I've thought about this for a while, but instead of creating The Apprentice 20 years ago, Donald Trump should've produced a real-life, real, reality TV show called The Trump's. Or Trump Family.Org, because that's exactly what they are. 

Whatever you think of the case against Donald J. Trump (and The New Democrat has been very clear where it stands) this has been a horrible, real life, made for tabloid TV, and broadcast network TV movie of the week, from like the 1980s, nightmare for his current transactional wife Melania. 

Again, I don't pretend to know this woman, but she obviously doesn't think her transactional husband is innocent. And apparently neither does Donald's kids because they only show up after being criticized for not showing up at all. And nothing yet from his oldest daughter Ivanka and her husband, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. 

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