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55. She likely has more power now than she has ever had in this marriage.

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #14)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 05:37 PM

Jan 2018

That said, I'm sure there is more than one sheik ready to install her in a palace if she gave the word.

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Melania has been staying at a D.C. hotel since Stormy Daniels scandal [View all] louis c Jan 2018 OP

Strained enough to have a chat with Mueller? nt Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #1

Yeah, well there's that old "can't testify against the spouse" rule... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #11

She can if she wants to sunonmars Jan 2018 #14

She likely has more power now than she has ever had in this marriage. ehrnst Jan 2018 #55

She'll sell her power for a bigger divorce settlement. Ilsa Jan 2018 #59

No, Barron is staying at the White House without them ToxMarz Jan 2018 #77

LOL Ilsa Jan 2018 #96

That poor kid is staying there himself? I thought she was "so devoted" to him. catbyte Jan 2018 #151

he has an entire floor of trump tower all to himself....hes used to it... samnsara Jan 2018 #154

They're the sickest family in America. This picture has always creeped me out-- catbyte Jan 2018 #156

The law is, one can't be forced to testify against Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #17

Zactly, or a wife could never testify against an abusive husband VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #26

not quite azureblue Jan 2018 #135

The judge is more likely to tell Cheatin' Don, "You have to pay $xxx,xxx per month." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #153

She can't be "compelled". She still has free will. CanonRay Jan 2018 #140

There are actually 2 marital privileges involved LTG Jan 2018 #166

You can testify against your spouse Dorian Gray Jan 2018 #182

I doubt Trump lets her in on much underpants Jan 2018 #36

If she were smart (and I think she is) there would be many records available erronis Jan 2018 #43

I don't think he would tell her anything Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #48

I wonder if... TwistOneUp Jan 2018 #100

And her divorce attorney. This got has to be grounds to break any pre-nup that exists. brush Jan 2018 #58

Melania has no concience. Why would she ever sabotage her future $ worth? LiberalLovinLug Jan 2018 #97

Do you remember "Lying Eyes" by the Eagles? RainCaster Jan 2018 #131

So, she was alright Scarsdale Jan 2018 #145

You mean that she is not giving Trump a mulligan for his affair? Gothmog Jan 2018 #2

Those so-called "Christians" atreides1 Jan 2018 #5

Thank you for posting that True Blue American Jan 2018 #172

Those "so called christians" probably blame her and will say she was not being a proper wife. sunonmars Jan 2018 #8

Right. Men have urges after all..... JDC Jan 2018 #24

And she had just had a baby and wasn't back in shape mythology Jan 2018 #33

Otherwise known as "evanmulligan christians". jmbar2 Jan 2018 #87

"evanmulligan christians" - Good one! keithbvadu2 Jan 2018 #147

I'm a bit of a wet-behind-the-ears here. Is a mulligan a blow job? erronis Jan 2018 #49

Tony Perkins, the evangelical a-hole Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #56

A mulligan is golf's term for a do-over. Ilsa Jan 2018 #60

So trump is about to get a do-over and a new wife? Gothmog Jan 2018 #68

I'm sure he can find some greedy, power-hungry Ilsa Jan 2018 #69

The Official Rules of Golf say mulligans are not allowed... jmowreader Jan 2018 #99

Okay, so it isn't just for tee shots! LOL. Ilsa Jan 2018 #103

Probably not jmowreader Jan 2018 #105

Translation True Blue American Jan 2018 #173

I wouldnt call mulligans cheating jmowreader Jan 2018 #179

I think that this is a golfing term Gothmog Jan 2018 #67

Golf, and other games. forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #78

A mulligan is a do over with no penalty. robbob Jan 2018 #88

In more ways than... pbmus Jan 2018 #3

I don't believe this report leftynyc Jan 2018 #4

What's the difference? louis c Jan 2018 #12

Because the report is not true leftynyc Jan 2018 #13

So you decide if its true or not? Funny i didnt know you knew her personally. sunonmars Jan 2018 #15

Isn't respect for truth 90% of what differentiates Hortensis Jan 2018 #37

Liberace also successfully sued a tabloid for claiming he was gay Major Nikon Jan 2018 #155

Thank you, I feel the same way FakeNoose Jan 2018 #157

"Unseemly." "Higher purpose." Yes. :) Hortensis Jan 2018 #162

If you want to believe leftynyc Jan 2018 #110

There's no difference between Malaria and Stormy Daniels bathroommonkey76 Jan 2018 #46

When a woman goes leftynyc Jan 2018 #111

In Wolffs book - claimed Trump said it was a good idea to get a much younger wife because...... womanofthehills Jan 2018 #128

There's are differences and similarities Major Nikon Jan 2018 #149

Staying with parents?? Are they here? Might they be "chain migration" candidates? elfin Jan 2018 #94

They absolutely are chain migration leftynyc Jan 2018 #112

I thought her parents were living in the White House? dflprincess Jan 2018 #127

No, not in the leftynyc Jan 2018 #132

How did her parents make it to the US? LiberalFighter Jan 2018 #171

Chain migration leftynyc Jan 2018 #174

Nikki Haley proclaims to be an expert on the Trump marriage C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #6

I think she went to Davos... lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #30

Nikki has a history... IluvPitties Jan 2018 #70

They call her "Nookie Haley" in SC Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2018 #117

But Haley is too old for him and she is brown. Lucky Luciano Jan 2018 #85

She passes as white. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #86

While I'd love to believe this, this story needs a more credible source than the Daily Mail. Eugene Jan 2018 #7

Yeah but they clearly did a lot of research on this underpants Jan 2018 #42

+ 1 red dog 1 Jan 2018 #91

Not even a Trump hotel I bet.... Pachamama Jan 2018 #9

I wish Melania would pull a Martha Logan...... sunonmars Jan 2018 #10

Martha Mitchell?? karynnj Jan 2018 #35

BOINGGGGG!!!! longship Jan 2018 #71

Crazy Martha....wasn't so crazy after all.... Pachamama Jan 2018 #75

Diane Arbus? Gabi Hayes Jan 2018 #125

McCord says she was kidnapped Gabi Hayes Jan 2018 #126

DuZy! no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #40

She has more privacy from donald by staying somewhere else. Ilsa Jan 2018 #62

for some strange reason barbtries Jan 2018 #16

Join the line malaise Jan 2018 #21

Or at least punched him in the stomach. louis-t Jan 2018 #25

Patent leather stiletto to the forehead. MontanaMama Jan 2018 #29

Maybe a throat punch PunksMom Jan 2018 #32

At least his stomach would be easier to hit than his....nevermind Maeve Jan 2018 #45

yup, judging by little fingers and too blown up an ego GetRidOfThem Jan 2018 #81

He hasn't seen that tiny little thing..... SergeStorms Jan 2018 #102

She'd never find her first again if she did that. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #92

The first divorce in the White House? Bayard Jan 2018 #18

"Never, ever before, in the history of the presidency," says the DOTUS. nt Ilsa Jan 2018 #65

This? This where she's drawing the line? Really? Yavin4 Jan 2018 #19

what would she know about husbands who cheat on wives lol. nt msongs Jan 2018 #20

I know, right. Who could have predicted Donald Jerkoff Trump Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2018 #54

She's always been on the outside looking in Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #22

She's basically window dressing..... sunonmars Jan 2018 #23

Melania got what she bargained for ollie10 Jan 2018 #27

Like she didn't know what he was when she married him dflprincess Jan 2018 #28

Playing devils advocate here: GusBob Jan 2018 #31

"I could imagine that she has a very close circle of confidants, which is wise" BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #34

So do we know if it was "chain migration" that brought them to the states? n/t mtngirl47 Jan 2018 #47

Helicopter parents and grandparents GusBob Jan 2018 #53

And that... TwistOneUp Jan 2018 #104

A close circle of confidants would be wise... BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #109

Sounds like it's not water under the bridge bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #38

Yeah, I wonder if Franklin and the other shithead Ilsa Jan 2018 #66

LOL! 😂 Lucky Luciano Jan 2018 #39

Wherever she's staying (if it's not in the White House) gratuitous Jan 2018 #41

I read a couple of places that she was off to Florida for the Alice11111 Jan 2018 #51

Well... Mike Nelson Jan 2018 #44

Become strained?!? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2018 #50

Seeing that one could almost feel sorry for her... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2018 #82

Not a huge fan of Melania but seeing this is like a gut punch, every time. GreenEyedLefty Jan 2018 #136

I feel the same way. Also, Barron always looks sad/unhappy to me. Arkansas Granny Jan 2018 #144

It looks like Fatass turns and is making eye contact and Yay Us noises with Ivanka. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #152

He was certainly spending most of that time interacting with his daughter. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2018 #164

I disagree!!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #168

LOL...I stand corrected! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2018 #169

I dunnoooo..... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #175

If this helps to destroy the Con - good malaise Jan 2018 #52

Rumor in DC was that Laura Bush was living at the Willard ehrnst Jan 2018 #57

where not a single person will recognize her. Uh-huh. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #61

According to CNN, she's at Mar-a-Lago in Florida Kaleva Jan 2018 #63

do you ever wonder d_r Jan 2018 #118

Will Melania skip the State of The Union address? ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2018 #123

"It's been upsetting and humiliating; her relationship with President Trump has become strained" LudwigPastorius Jan 2018 #64

The relationship has never been good, but now the shame is greater for her. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #72

Daily Mail is a reliable source on DU now? irisblue Jan 2018 #73

She'll get caught on a camera unless she just holds up there and never leaves. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #80

Media is reporting she is in Florida Kaleva Jan 2018 #95

Her lucky divorce lawyer. safeinOhio Jan 2018 #74

I would be shocked if she wasn't made to sign a prenuptial agreement that... LudwigPastorius Jan 2018 #114

except for safeinOhio Jan 2018 #115

she should put his ass out ! stonecutter357 Jan 2018 #76

What a treat it would be.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #141

Are we paying for this staycay ? I know we are paying for the secret service lunasun Jan 2018 #79

Ever seen the movie "Dave"? TNNurse Jan 2018 #83

The WH is calling this story "False" DesertRat Jan 2018 #84

Everything they don't like is fake news. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #89

Yup. That's their m.o. DesertRat Jan 2018 #90

If it's a choice between believing the Daily Mail and "WH Officials" . . . . hatrack Jan 2018 #106

But they don't say which part is false mainer Jan 2018 #137

A buff Marine orangecrush Jan 2018 #93

So - Let me guess - we're footing the bill Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #98

Drumpf Is Back Now, And Will Put Melania In Her Place SoCalMusicLover Jan 2018 #101

The Daily Mail is not exactly a "credible source"....but I hope the story is true anyway. red dog 1 Jan 2018 #107

Daily Mail is a right-wing UK tabloid oberliner Jan 2018 #108

What does she care? She clearly can't stand the guy anyway. Neema Jan 2018 #113

No kidding. She knows he's a cheating asshole. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #133

Hopefully by spilling her guts to Robert Mueller. Neema Jan 2018 #163

Who is paying her hotel bill? Generic Brad Jan 2018 #116

Maybe the SS has to have rooms in the hotel. Demtexan Jan 2018 #124

Didnt read thread. Anybody post this? Gabi Hayes Jan 2018 #119

Enjoyed that, watched the whole thing...thanks...n/t Liberal In Texas Jan 2018 #121

Everybody has seen her naked pictures. Demtexan Jan 2018 #120

why? it is all fake news, right? Takket Jan 2018 #122

why? she is no better than Stormy Skittles Jan 2018 #129

This. Tipperary Jan 2018 #146

Skittles kicks some ass. sarge43 Jan 2018 #148

She makes more money and has a shorter list of clients Major Nikon Jan 2018 #161

Exactly.. HipChick Jan 2018 #167

. WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2018 #130

2011 is when melania was spewing Birterism to Joy Behar.. Cha Jan 2018 #134

I was looking through Ivana Trump's new book at the library kskiska Jan 2018 #138

It was already strained, this just provides cover ecstatic Jan 2018 #139

Do you think she actually gives a shit? lillypaddle Jan 2018 #142

I hope she sues his ass for divorce, chop chop. Mc Mike Jan 2018 #143

I wonder what the early cash out option is in her pre-nup? TeamPooka Jan 2018 #150

Can she return herself to Slovenia? Orrex Jan 2018 #158

She should have known going in what kind of crap she would have to put up with. appleannie1943 Jan 2018 #159

melaina dawn5651 Jan 2018 #160

There is that old saw... 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #178

I have a dream she stays at Mar-A-Lago and gets a restraining order against him Arazi Jan 2018 #165

What if Trump and Melania got divorced? Initech Jan 2018 #170

The problem with this story onenote Jan 2018 #176

Word has been quietly circulating for sometime... Historic NY Jan 2018 #177

My hunch is that her parents are also where she and Barron often stay wishstar Jan 2018 #181

According to the NYT, Melania was blindsided by payment to porn star Gothmog Jan 2018 #180