LOADING ERROR LOADINGFormer White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham dropped a bold take on first lady Melania Trump’s surprising press event to discuss her relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A bombshell 2002 email exchange between Trump (then Knauss) and Maxwell made public this year showed the two were friendly. AdvertisementMS NOW reports that President Donald Trump was not aware his wife would mention Epstein in her speech, but Grisham was skeptical. “Is there anything he could do if she gave a heads-up and he didn’t want it to happen?” Mattingly asked. AdvertisementAsked why the first lady had chosen to speak out when she did, Grisham admitted she had no idea.

Source: Huffington Post April 10, 2026 19:44 UTC