melania trump remains visibly silent following her husband, donald trumpthe guilty verdict at his secret trial in New York. However, his former publicist, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, shared that her reaction to the news will not be shock.
Wolkoff also weighed in on whether Melania would finally appear in court on July 11, when Trump will be sentenced. The former first lady has notably distanced herself from the case, but her former assistant thinks she will go to court on D-Day to act as a “distraction.”
Since the start of Donald Trump’s trials, Melania Trump has chosen to stay away from the courts.
Melania Trump reportedly won’t be shocked by Donald Trump’s guilty verdict
In a recent appearance on CNNWolkoff shared her thoughts on how the former first lady would react to her husband’s guilty verdict at his quiet trial in New York.
Trump was found guilty yesterday on all 34 counts of falsifying company records to cover up a $130,000 payment he made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Wolkoff, who served as Melania’s former senior advisor, shared that the mother-of-one would not be surprised by Trump’s guilty verdict.
“Melania knew exactly who she married. She knew this was a transactional marriage. She became a top model. He became a loving, loving father, and that set them up for victory in the White House,” Wolkoff told means of communication. , per Daily Mail.
She went further to predict that Melania is “telling him exactly how she feels” with her continued nonchalance about the whole matter.
Would the former first lady appear in court for her husband’s sentencing?
When weighing whether Melania would appear in court for the billionaire politician’s sentencing on July 11, the 53-year-old fashion executive noted that Melania would be seen in court acting as a “distraction.”
“I believe it will appear, and it will be the art of distraction. This will shine a light on Melania when it’s needed most, when other things that are going on in Donald’s life need to be hidden,” she said.
Melania and Wolkoff used to be close friends before Trump’s 2016 election victory, but they soon fell out years into his administration.
Donald Trump is ‘bothered’ by his wife’s absence
An aide to the former president shared that he is “absolutely” bothered by the fact that his wife and daughter chose to distance themselves during the trial.
In an interview in CNN Wednesday, Trump’s former press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, revealed that the presumptive GOP nominee is distraught over the lack of support from Melania and Ivanka, not appearing in court because he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Three of his other children, Donald Jr., Eric and Tiffany, attended at least once to support their father, much to his liking.
“Absolutely, I know it bothers him. This kind of thing would bother him. If Mrs. Trump wasn’t at some event and it was really noticed, he would definitely bring it up with her,” Grisham said. “So I’m sure in this context it’s definitely bothering him.”
She went on to note that she believes Ivanka chose to stay away from the courtroom to keep the case away from her children and that the pair are “both thinking about their own optics” by staying away.
The convicted ex-president called the verdict a ‘disgrace’
Moments after he was found guilty of the crimes, Trump attacked the verdict, telling reporters outside the courtroom that it was a “disgrace” and insisting that he was innocent.
“This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt,” Trump told reporters outside the courtroom after the verdict.
Although his lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, has already shared that they plan to appeal the sentence “as soon as we can,” Trump now faces a four-year prison sentence for each serious crime count when he is sentenced on July 11.
He makes history as the first US president to be convicted of a serious crime, leaving his hopes of a possible return to the White House in 2024 hanging by a thread.
Donald Trump’s son said it was a ‘sad day’ for America
One of Trump’s family members has already spoken out about the former president’s conviction. Donald Trump Jr. has broken his silence on his father’s guilty verdict, proclaiming it a “sad day for America.”
Donald Jr said: “Obviously [it’s] just a sad day for America. It’s crazy what’s happening in this country. Obviously [no one was] probably expecting something different with this jury, with this biased judge, whose daughter is profiting from these things.”
He later added added“The Democrats have succeeded in their years-long quest to turn our country into an absolute shithole. They did it. They’ve been trying for a long time. There is literally no other way to do it at this point.”
