June 3rd 2024.
In the aftermath of his guilty verdict in the hush money trial, former President Donald Trump opened up about how his wife, Melania Trump, is coping with the news. During an interview with Fox & Friends Weekend, Trump revealed that the verdict has been "very hard" for his wife, who was noticeably absent throughout the trial.
"She's fine, but I think it's very hard for her," Trump shared. "She's fine, but she has to read all this negative coverage about me. I think in many ways, it's tougher on my family than it is on me."
Trump also took a moment to praise his family, saying, "I have a wonderful wife who has to listen to this stuff all the time. They're good people, all of them – everyone."
The hush money trial revolved around a $130,000 payment made by Trump's former fixer, Michael Cohen, to adult film star Stormy Daniels in order to keep her from speaking about an alleged affair with Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. On the same day that Trump spoke about his wife's reaction to the verdict, Daniels urged Melania to divorce her husband.
"I don't know what their agreement may or may not be, but Melania needs to leave him," Daniels told The Sunday Mirror. "Not because of what he did with me or other women, but because he is a convicted felon. It's been proven that he is abusive and is now a criminal. He's neither Teflon Don nor Teflon Con anymore."
During the six-week trial, both Daniels and Cohen testified that Trump did not seem to have much concern for how Melania would handle the news of the hush money scandal. "He wasn't thinking about Melania," Cohen, the star witness, stated during his testimony. "This was all about the campaign."
Daniels also speculated that both Melania and Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, may have avoided attending the trial in order to protect their children from the negative media attention. "I would not want to expose my children to that dangerous environment. And Melania and Ivanka are both parents, they're mothers who have younger children, and that would be my reason," Daniels shared.
Trump's sentencing is set for July 11 and he faces a maximum of 20 years in state prison for each count, though probation is also a possibility. When asked about the potential of serving time behind bars, Trump remained confident and said, "I'm OK with it. I don't think the public would stand for it. I think it would be tough for the public to take, you know, at a certain point, there's a breaking point."
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