Melania Trump was reportedly 'humiliated' over Stormy Daniels news, former aide says
President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial is set to begin this week.
The trial revolves around an alleged payment made to Stormey Daniels, an adult film actress, in the lead-up to the 2016 election in exchange for her silence regarding an alleged affair with Donald Trump.
According to the Daily Mail, former First Lady Melania Trump was "humiliated" when news of Trump's alleged relationship with Daniels was made public.
The outlet cited one of Melania Trump's former longtime aides, Stephanie Grisham. During a recent CNN interview, she revealed Melania Trump's reaction to the news at the time.
"I spent a ton of time with her when the news was breaking about Stormy Daniels," Grisham said on CNN last week. "And she didn't take it lightly at all."
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While it's still unclear whether or not the former president will take the witness stand in the trial, Grisham believes he will based on Melania's insistence.
"I would imagine that she is pushing him to make this stop. I would imagine that she will push him to go on the stand and defend himself," Grisham said.
She added, "Because this is this is very, very embarrassing for her. It's humiliating for her, and I can guarantee you that she's not happy right now and that he's quite worried about that."
Mr. Trump and his legal team tried, unsuccessfully, many times to have the trial, brought forth as a result of DA Alvin Bragg's case against him, delayed.
The Daily Mail noted:
Trump faces 34 felony counts in the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is seeking to charge Trump with using his business records to hide the $130,000 hush-money payment to Daniels.
Daniels claimed she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, shortly after Melania had given birth to their son Barron.
The former president has vehemently denied the allegations and the charges, and has long argued that it's simply part of a political witch hunt to kneecap his 2024 election campaign.
His trial will mark the first time in American history that an ex-president is prosecuted in a criminal case in court.
Many legal experts believe Bragg's hush money case is the flimsiest and weakest case Trump currently faces, and believe he'll escape without a conviction.