Melania Trump

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Melania Trump Absent from Donald's Court Proceedings as He's ... (PEOPLE.com)

As former President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom, his wife Melania did not appear to be in attendance.

They are a family." "That's what she does. [Donald Trump](https://people.com/tag/donald-trump/) was arraigned in New York City Tuesday afternoon to answer to unprecedented criminal charges, his wife, [Melania Trump](https://people.com/tag/melania-trump/), was notably absent.

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Melania Trump makes a rare appearance to support her husband ... (HOLA! USA)

The former first lady remains supportive of Donald Trump as he faces charges in New York Courts.

Trump will be surrounded by armed federal agents for protection, with the Secret Service, the New York Police Department, and the court officers coordinating security for the occasion. She is focused on her family and supports her husband, as she always has.” His wife, [Melania Trump](https://www.hola.com/us/tags/melania-trump/), has been at his side through thick and thin, and this time is no different.

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Melania Trump appears to skip New York indictment trip as Eric ... (The Independent)

The one-term president left his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday to fly to New York City ahead of his arrest and appearance in court on hush money payment charges on ...

[far from Mr Trump’s only legal troubles](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-2024-president-indictment-b2312920.html), with [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/02/trump-mar-a-lago-obstruction-classified/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) reporting that the [US Department of Justice is pursuing an obstruction of justice case ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/justice-department-trump-obstruction-documents-b2312790.html)against the former president over the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. [indicted by a New York City grand jury](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arrest-indictment-news-stormy-daniels-b2304465.html) on charges of falsifying business records stemming from payments he made to adult film star [Stormy Daniels](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/stormy-daniels) to prevent her from revealing an affair he had with her before the 2016 election. The twice-impeached former president’s plane landed at LaGuardia Airport in Queens and headed straight to his Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue where he stayed overnight on Monday before his court appearance downtown on Tuesday afternoon. [Graeme Massie](/author/graeme-massie) Comments [Leer en Español](https://www.independentespanol.com/noticias/eeuu/melania-trump-donald-nueva-york-trump-viaje-imputacion-b2314001.html) [Melania Trump](/topic/melania-trump) appeared to skip [Donald Trump](/topic/donald-trump)’s indictment trip from [Florida](/topic/florida) to [New York](/topic/new-york) as the former president was reportedly joined on the flight by his son Eric. The one-term president left his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday to fly to New York City ahead of his arrest and appearance in court on hush money payment charges on Tuesday afternoon. The newspaper’s Maggie Haberman reported that the former president was joined by a host of campaign aides on his New York trip, including his son Eric Trump, campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, longtime communications aide Jason Miller, former White House aide Dan Scavino, and Boris Epshteyn, who was on the team of lawyers who launched a spurious legal effort to overturn 2020 results.

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Melania Trump pictured arriving at Trump Tower before historic court ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Former First Lady Melania Trump arrived at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City today. Her husband, former President Donald Trump denied having affairs ...

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Photo altered to show Donald Trump with Melania and Stormy Daniels (Associated Press)

CLAIM: A photo shows former President Donald Trump alongside both his pregnant wife, former first lady Melania Trump, and porn star Stormy Daniels.

[original image can be found online](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stormy_Daniels_AVN_Awards_2006_%281%29.jpg) in the photo archive Wikimedia Commons. Meanwhile, the image of Daniels was taken in 2006 at the AVN Awards, a porn industry award show. [Another angle of the image can be found on Shutterstock](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/vanessa-haydon-donald-trump-jr-melania-165868592), which shows Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump beside Melania Trump, who was pregnant at the time. “Donald Trump and his pregnant wife Melania Knauss arrive to the Fashion Group International’s 22nd Annual Night of Stars, Thursday, Oct. The images were taken at unrelated events months apart. An image of the Trumps at a 2005 fashion industry event was altered to superimpose Daniels into the scene.

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Melania Trump Missing In Action As Donald Prepares To Be Arraigned (Radar Online)

Although former President Trump was joined by an army of aides and lawyers, neither Melania nor son Barron accompanied him to the Big Apple on Monday.

[Donald Trump Refused Opportunity To Be Arraigned Over Zoom, Insisted On 'Perp Walk' During 'Daylight Hours'](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-refused-opportunity-arraigned-zoom-insisted-perp-walk-daylight-hours/) [Megyn Kelly Blasts Donald Trump's Imminent Arrest As 'Double Standard' In Comparison To Hillary Clinton & Hunter Biden](https://radaronline.com/p/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-arrest-indictment-hillary-clinton-hunter-biden/) [Donald Trump Looks Grim Arriving In NYC Ahead Of Arraignment, Gives Pitiful Wave To Supporters At Trump Tower](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-eric-trump-arrive-in-nyc-ahead-of-arraignment/) If they can do this to me they can do this to you,’ and that’s a powerful message.” [Secret Service](https://radaronline.com/t/secret-service/) detail has reportedly met with the [NYPD](https://radaronline.com/t/nypd/) and state court officials over the “last couple of weeks” to [arrange](https://radaronline.com/p/nypd-orders-officer-rank-show-up-uniform-grand-jury-indictment-donald-trump/) the former president’s surrender, and the embattled ex-president is reportedly scheduled to be taken into custody around 12 PM Tuesday afternoon. [RadarOnline.com](https://radaronline.com/) reported, Trump is scheduled to [surrender himself](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-refused-opportunity-arraigned-zoom-insisted-perp-walk-daylight-hours/) over to Manhattan authorities sometime Tuesday afternoon after he [refused](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-refused-opportunity-arraigned-zoom-insisted-perp-walk-daylight-hours/) the opportunity to be arraigned over Zoom. [RadarOnline.com](https://radaronline.com/) previously reported, Trump [flew](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-leaves-florida-new-york-city-prepare-tuesday-afternoon-arrest/) from Mar-a-Lago to NYC on Monday ahead of his [arraignment](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-eric-trump-arrive-in-nyc-ahead-of-arraignment/) in Manhattan on Tuesday. [said](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-refused-opportunity-arraigned-zoom-insisted-perp-walk-daylight-hours/) on Monday regarding Trump’s surrender. [RadarOnline.com](https://radaronline.com/newsletter-signup/) newsletter to get your daily dose of dope. [Home](https://radaronline.com/)> [News](https://radaronline.com/news/)> [Donald Trump](https://radaronline.com/t/donald-trump/) [high-profile](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-refused-opportunity-arraigned-zoom-insisted-perp-walk-daylight-hours/) arraignment that includes a “perp walk” during “daylight hours” in an effort to “galvanize” his supporters. [...](https://radaronline.com/p/melania-trump-missing-donald-prepares-arraigned-criminal-charges/#insticator-commenting) [Melania Trump](https://radaronline.com/t/melania-trump/) was nowhere to be seen as former President [Donald Trump](https://radaronline.com/t/donald-trump/) arrived in New York City ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges this week, [RadarOnline.com](https://radaronline.com/) has learned. [indictment](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-indicted-hush-money-payment/) on [criminal charges](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-indicted-hush-money-payment/) filed against the former president on Thursday by a Manhattan [grand jury](https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-indicted-hush-money-payment/) over allegations he paid adult film star [Stormy Daniels](https://radaronline.com/t/stormy-daniels/) $130,000 in hush money ahead of the 2016 presidential election. [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11934955/Wheres-Melania-Trumps-lady-son-Barron-not-spotted-ex-Presidents-army-aides.html) ahead of Trump’s arraignment hearing.

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What Each Donald Trump Family Member is Doing on the Day of His ... (Newsweek)

Donald Trump is expected to appear for his arraignment and arrest before Manhattan's Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan at 2:15 P.M. today.

However, since the announcement, she has not posted on social media. [Trump has denied any wrongdoing,](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gag-order-republicans-outraged-1792109) alleging the investigation was politically motivated, and has denied having an affair with Daniels. The D.A.'s office probed a payment of $130,000 by Trump's former lawyer [Michael Cohen](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/michael-cohen) to adult film star [Stormy Daniels](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/stormy-daniels) to keep her quiet ahead of the 2016 presidential election about an alleged affair she had with Trump in 2006. [A grand jury indicted Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-arrest-timeline-new-york-indictment-1792372) last Thursday following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. [een by the New York Post](https://nypost.com/2023/04/02/ivanka-and-jared-arrive-in-florida-ahead-of-trump-arraignment/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow), Donald Trump's daughter, [Ivanka Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/ivanka-trump), has remained in Florida. [Trump arrived in New York City on Monday](https://www.newsweek.com/what-time-trumps-arraignment-what-we-know-1792344), a day before his scheduled arraignment on Tuesday at 2:15 P.M. [Melania Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/melania-trump), the former President's wife, will be attending the arraignment, but [she was not seen among Trump's aides](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-travels-new-york-arraignment-without-melania-1792329) or son Eric as they headed to the airport. [Eric Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/eric-trump) tweeted a [Fox News](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/fox-news) broadcast on Trump's departure from a TV inside [Donald Trump's private plane](https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1642931768578785280) that was heading to New York City. [Jared Kushner](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/jared-kushner) were seen together entering a condo, owned by Kusher's parents, in Bal Harbor, not far from her own home in Surfside. [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump)'s children have each commented on their frustration and disappointment at him being indicted, questions remain as to where they are today, the day of his arrest. [In an Instagram video post on Monday](https://www.instagram.com/p/CqlpzP3opH1/?hl=en), he called on his supporters to tune into his latest Triggered podcast episode at 6 P.M. [Eric Trump tweeted roadside support](https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1642931350410780673) for the former president as they departed for New York.

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Trump indictment live updates: Trump takes off for Florida after ... (CNBC)

Ex-President Donald Trump will be arraigned in Manhattan, as the U.S. awaits details on the charges he faces related to a hush money payment to Stormy ...

Those officials include senior advisors Jason Miller and Boris Epshteyn, aide Dan Scavino and campaign spokesman Steven Cheung, according to the news outlet. The former president has repeatedly vented rage at Bragg in recent weeks, going as far as to call him a "Soros-backed animal" — an attack that "To even contemplate stifling the speech of the former commander in chief and current candidate for President is at odds with everything America stands for." "That charade is all about self-promotion by the prosecutor and has nothing to do with justice. A lawyer for Schlapp called the claim a "false allegation." [Truth Social](https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/110141697788154293): "Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. In late March, a federal district court judge ruled that the aides would have to testify. Trump also faces separate criminal investigations in Georgia and at the federal level. "Under New York State law, it is a felony to falsify business records with the intention of fraud and intent to conceal another crime," Bragg said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The alliance among Trump, AMI and Pecker continued through the 2016 election and the former president's inauguration, according to Bragg's investigation. Pecker allegedly said at the time that he would also "publish negative stories about the Defendant's competitors for the election," according to the DA. The 34 felony counts relate to his alleged role in a scheme that directed hush money payments to two women during the 2016 election.

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