Melania Trump Is Reportedly 'Terrified' That a Certain Email She Sent Could Incriminate Donald Trump

[calguy]

In one of several potential indictments against Donald Trump, evidence from his own wife may seal his fate, according to reports. Trump is set to defend himself in courtrooms in New York, Washington, Georgia, and Florida related to alleged illegal activities during his presidency and his involvement in the January 6 Capitol insurrection. And in the New York iteration of his legal battles, uncovering Melania Trump’s emails is allegedly a main goal for district attorney Alvin Bragg and his staff.


The felony indictment against the former president, 77, accuses him of faking business records to hide a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has denied Daniels’ claim that she had an affair with him in 2006 while Melania was pregnant with their son, Barron. She also alleges that she was paid to keep quiet about the alleged fling.

A source tells Radar Online that emails sent by Melania in the aftermath of the alleged affair becoming public could be a smoking gun in the trial as the former model allegedly did not hold back in displaying her heartbreak and plans to divorce Trump. “She’s likely written multiple emails to counsel asking for guidance on her rights if her husband is convicted on all these charges, and if she should use whatever she knows to squeeze him in divorce court,” a source close to the Trump family told Radar Online.


In July, a judge denied requests to view Melania’s emails but the pursuit is allegedly not over for Bragg. “Those emails could make Melania relive the entire betrayal again in the public eye,” an insider alleges. “It also would reveal what she knew about the affair along with many other humiliating aspects of her husband’s business and personal life.

The last thing she wants is for people to know how much her husband put her through and her fraught relationships with Donald’s children,” the source continued. “There’s no way the family could survive that kind of public humiliation! The emails hang the ex-president out to dry.” The source claims Melania’s emails could add to growing speculation that her relationship with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is fraught.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/melania-trump-reportedly-terrified-certain-172445111.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=0_00

[Kennah]

1. Stay away from stairs

[erronis]

46. Didn't Ivanka "fall down" stairs? The russian methods exposed.

[Chellee]

49. Ivana.

Ivana = ex-wife
Ivanka = daughter

[brush]

2. Heehee. trump's got nothing but problems. And he deserves them.

[tanyev]

3. Awww.

[Cha]

45. Zactly. Notice she's still with him.. Big

Payoff?

[ret5hd]

4. Hey Melanie!

[rsdsharp]

5. Emails from a spouse, which she sent to counsel,

seeking legal advice about a divorce, are going to be used against her spouse? Do I have that right?

So attorney client privilege, spousal privilege, and hearsay are no longer things?

[ificandream]

6. Yeah, I would think they aren't admissible.

A wife cannot testify against her husband, right?

[rsdsharp]

9. Technically, the emails wouldn't be testimony in an of themselves,

but she would probably have to testify to authenticate them, to have any chance to get them in. Then there is still attorney client privilege and hearsay.

[hatrack]

13. IANAL but . . .

She can't be compelled to testify against her spouse . . .

She's free to do so if that's her choice.

[getagrip_already]

15. The emails are evidence, not testimony.....

They are a physical thing. Property.

She doesn't have to verify authenticity, though she is free to deny it under penalty of perjury.

It's the same theory a court can use to force you to give up an encryption password to a file. It doesn't amount to self incrimination. You are just surrendering evidence.

Emails won't fall under spousal privelage. Not sure about attorney client priv, but she probably didn't mark them as privelaged so that might exclude them.

[rsdsharp]

25. Documents don't just magically become evidence. A foundation must be laid for their admission.

That requires a witness, unless the parties stipulate to the admission of an exhibit. Trump isn’t going to do that.

If she was seeking legal advice from her attorney, that’s privileged, whether it’s “marked so” or not. Conversations with an attorney within the scope of the representation are privileged, and they certainly aren’t “marked.”

[getagrip_already]

29. What of she cc'd her personal assistant/secretary?

Doesn't bringing in a third party pierce privelage, and wouldn't that third party be able to serve as a witness?

[rsdsharp]

31. It would destroy attorney client privilege, but it would still be hearsay.

Hearsay is defined as “An out of court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted.” It could conceivably be offered for some other purpose, and there are also 24 enumerated exceptions to the hearsay rule in Rule 803. I doubt any of those apply.

In addition, the assistant could testify he or she received it, but probably not that they have personal knowledge that she actual wrote it.

[inthewind21]

36. Does not

have to. Not cannot.

[treestar]

47. I think that has been changed

to the decision of the spouse - so you can no longer marry the witness to stop them testifying, It's a privilege of confidentiality for Melodrama. So she can testify if she wants to. Doesn't have to if she does not want to.

[NYC Liberal]

51. Two different things.

The emails the prosecution is looking for as evidence are older ones that were sent “in the aftermath of the alleged affair”. Not sure if they were sent to him or others (friends?)

She is also, right now, emailing her lawyers about how to proceed if he is convicted. I don’t think they are seeking those.

That’s how I read it. It’s not worded well.

[rsdsharp]

52. Her emails alone would still be hearsay. His, if he responded,

to her would be admissible as an admission of a party opponent, which could be a vehicle to get hers in. You’d still need a witness to lay the foundation for admission.

If she is still supporting him, as the article says, she would likely invoke spousal privilege. He can’t be called by the prosecution. Who else can authenticate them?

[magicarpet]

7. trDUMPIE'S ass is on fire,...

... could he use a 5 gallon canister of gasoline ?

[KentuckyWoman]

38. I laughed

Dark humor gets me every time

[Botany]

10. Melania, the former model ... correction ... Melania, the former sex worker

n/t

[getagrip_already]

18. Former?

Asking for a friend.....

[Botany]

22. She was a super model

[Retrograde]

33. I didn't think her eyes could open that wide

IMHO, she was a better and more interesting-looking person before she went in for all that modification. Her body, her choice, but she looks like a completely different person now.

[Mr.Bill]

40. Her kidneys were much smaller then. n/t

[Demobrat]

44. She's pretty there.

What did she do to her face?

[Aristus]

53. Yeah. There, she looks intelligent, strong-willed, and determined.

Now she looks vapid and confused.

[Bristlecone]

11. More likely terrified that she violated the NDA attached to her pre-nup

[dembotoz]

55. bingo

his defense lawyers suck but his divorce lawyer is probably first rate

[iscooterliberally]

12. I'll let Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq speak for me on this matter

[viva la]

14. With email, wouldn't the recipient also "own" them?

And could turn them over?

[peacefreak2.0]

16. Poor Melania

First she cribs Michelle’s speech, now she’s stealing “but her emails” from Hilary. Maybe she should be getting used to second hand.

[Sanity Claws]

17. So how did this become known to the media?

Is she talking to the feds and this leaked story is to mislead 45 about her role in framing him?

[getagrip_already]

20. Her former aid wrote a book which is due out soon....

It's probably a leak from the author to Bragg, and then to the media.

Good way to sell books.....

[multigraincracker]

19. The soap opera that never ends.

I hate drama.

[central scrutinizer]

21. Bwah hah hah

Love it. C’mon, third nude, let it all out. You’ll feel better.

[SledDriver]

23. "Those emails could make Melania relive the entire betrayal again in the public eye"

Fuck Mailordia. I really don't care, do u?

[Emile]

24. Poor Donald he is such a victim. Now his wife too is picking on him.

[Blue Owl]

26. Bwah!

[Wounded Bear]

27. She's afraid it will affect her pre-nup, I'm sure...

[yonder]

28. It's a Slovenian translation error.

She didn't say "I'm terrified".

She said "that's terrific".

[Hortensis]

30. Interesting, typically slimy. But don't want this distracting from

attempted coup d'etat and espionage violations.

AFTER he's convicted on the big things, they can all burn for all I care. Though I'm still hoping something surfaces that turns the DoJ to prosecuting tRump-Russia. Finally.

[flamingdem]

32. this

We don't want Malaria's betrayal issues to distract us from Donnie's betrayal of the country!

[rubbersole]

34. It would expose a layer of shit...

..to magats that only 'read' tabloids. Probably all they read.

[keithbvadu2]

35. But her emails!

[canetoad]

37. There may not even be emails

Read this para again:

A source tells Radar Online that emails sent by Melania in the aftermath of the alleged affair becoming public could be a smoking gun in the trial as the former model allegedly did not hold back in displaying her heartbreak and plans to divorce Trump. “She’s likely written multiple emails to counsel asking for guidance on her rights if her husband is convicted on all these charges, and if she should use whatever she knows to squeeze him in divorce court,” a source close to the Trump family told Radar Online.


She's 'likely' written emails. Pretty flimsy evidence.

[dflprincess]

39. Now that Justin Trudeau is separated I have to wonder if Melania will head north

and if Canadian border patrol has been told to turn her away.

[flamingdem]

48. Lol!!

Call the mounties

[MorbidButterflyTat]

41. Smocking Gun?

“She’s likely written multiple emails to counsel asking for guidance on her rights if her husband is convicted on all these charges, and if she should use whatever she knows to squeeze him in divorce court...”

How does this even begin to incriminate Slobby?

As for the rest of it...public knowing, humiliating, etc. EVERYBODY in the universe already knows all about that orange pig. If she hasn't been humiliated by now, she never will be.

And, who cares??

[70sEraVet]

42. "...her heartbreak"! Come on!! She's not a heroine in some romance novel!

She knew from day one the kind of man (not human) he was. Remember pics of them shmoozing it up with Epstein and Maxwell?

[Mr.Bill]

43. The way this family operates,

she's not worried about the harm the emails could do to Donald, she's trying to figure out how she can make money with them.

[Mr. Evil]

50. Ba Da Bing!

And figure out a way to make her pre-nup null and void.

[Aristus]

54. If she was worried about being humiliated, why did she marry Donald Trump?

n/t

[Demobrat]

56. The same reason any woman marries a known serial cheater.

He would NEVER cheat on ME. Because I’M special!

And money, of course.