Melania Trump

Melania Trump said Thursday that she was 'fulfilling' her official duties on January 6 and if she would have been 'fully informed' of the violence she would ...

You learned to do that in the Trump White House: make sure you are grounded and not acting out of the moment. Melania Trump was working on a photoshoot of White House rugs during the attack I was done,' Grisham said. 'I took a breath and waited another minute. Grisham previously said that Melania Trump had been in the middle of a photoshoot - capturing the White House's rugs - during the January 6 Capitol attack. 'Ms. Grisham was not in the White Hosue on January 6, and her behavior in her role as Chief of Staff ultimately amounts to dereliction of duty,' Melania Trump said, explaining that 'traditionally, the First Lady's Chief of Staff provides detailed briefings surrounding our Nation's important issues.' Melania Trump then pushed that Grisham failed to make her aware of the severity of the attack. Former First Lady Melania Trump said Thursday that she was 'fulfilling' her official duties on January 6, 2021 and if she would have been 'fully informed' of the violence taking place at the Capitol Building she would have immediately denounced it. In statements to Fox News Digital, Melania Trump went after former Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham saying it was a 'dereliction of duty' she was not fully informed of the violent attack taking place on Capitol Hill - Grisham previously said that Melania Trump had been in the middle of a photoshoot - capturing the White House's rugs - during the attack She then blamed her former Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham for keeping her in the dark, saying it amounted to a 'dereliction of duty.' Melania Trump says she was 'fulfilling' her duties as first lady on January 6 and tears into Stephanie Grisham for not keeping her up to date so she could 'condemn' the violence

First lady's former chief of staff said Ms Trump refused to condemn Capitol riot.

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Former first lady Melania Trump told Fox News on Thursday that she “was unaware of” the violence occurring at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which is why she ...

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. “And while Ms. Grisham’s behavior is disappointing, it is not surprising or an isolated incident.” She said she organized a team of photographers, archivists and designers several months in advance and had scheduled Jan. 6 to complete the work. In the text change, Grisham said she asked the former first lady if she wanted to tweet that “peaceful protests are the right of every American, but there is no place for lawlessness & violence.” “Shamefully, this behavior has only partially become public knowledge; yet was consistent for Ms. Grisham.” Trump said that Grisham was not in the White House on Jan. 6 of that year, and her behavior as chief of staff “amounts to a dereliction of duty.” She said the first lady’s chief of staff traditionally provides “detailed briefings” on the country’s most important issues.

"Had I been fully informed of all the details, naturally, I would have immediately denounced the violence."

Why it matters: Kyiv and its western backers hope an influx of NATO-caliber weaponry will allow Ukraine to reverse Russia’s gains. The big picture: Using recorded and in-person testimony, the committee will highlight evidence that Trump was fully briefed and aware of the events that were unfolding in real time on Jan. 6, and despite pleas from people inside and out of the White House, he waited several hours to intervene. The other side: Grisham told CNN in reference to Trump's interview that "everything she said is bulls--t and she knows it." Former first lady Melania Trump said in an interview with Fox News that she was "unaware" of the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021 as she was "fulfilling" her duties as first lady by photographing a rug in the White House that day. - "Several months in advance, I organized a qualified team of photographers, archivists, and designers to work with me in the White House to ensure perfect execution," she said. Driving the news: "As with all First Ladies who preceded me, it was my obligation to record the contents of the White House’s historic rooms, including taking archival photographs of all the renovations," Trump said in an interview out Thursday.