A new book has shone a light on former First Lady Melania Trump's reaction to her husband Donald Trump's hush-money scandal involving adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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Trump had allegedly paid Daniels six figures to keep quiet about him cheating on Melania, which reportedly angered her and made her want to "humiliate" him.
The billionaire politician is scheduled to stand trial on March 25 over the money, and prosecutors have already requested a gag order to prevent him from assaulting witnesses. In her book, "American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, From Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden," New York Times reporter Katie Rogers noted that after the allegations first saw the light of day in 2018, Melania was very pissed off with Trump. .
According to Vanity Fair, she was so angry that she decided against traveling with him abroad at the time and instead returned to Mar-a-lago.
That rage reportedly persisted until last March, when Trump was criminally charged for the hush money deal with Daniels, and Melania allegedly did not care if he ended up in prison.
"[FLOTUS press secretary Stephanie] Grisham, who traveled with her on that jaunt, said that the first lady had wanted to communicate her anger to the president," Rogers writes in her book.
Grisham also told Rogers that Melania "was p----- at Trump and wanted him to be a little humiliated that she took off." Melania was still angry with Trump last year when he was arraigned by the Manhattan district attorney on 34 felony charges over the hush money deal with Daniels. Trump pleaded not guilty and denied that there was any such affair.
Melania allegedly did not "sympathize" with the fact that he was facing criminal charges and a potential centuries-long prison time if convicted on all counts.
At the time, she seemingly "communicated" her anger by not showing up in court by his side, and neither did she appear at their Mar-a-lago estate for his post-arraignment speech.
A source close to the situation said "Despite what happens to Donald, she will be fine."
The former president will now go to trial later this month over the deal as prosecutors requested a gag order preventing him from attacking witnesses, court staff, the DA's staff and their families, and any potential jurors.