Where Has the Trump Clan Been While Their Patriarch Sits in Court?

While the family patriarch spends his days in Manhattan Criminal Court attempting to fend off 34 felony counts of falsifying business records involving a six-figure payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels, only one member of the Trump clan has appeared at the former president’s trial. Adult son Eric showed up in the courtroom gallery this week to observe testimony in his father’s case, but none of the other kids—or Trump’s third wife Melania—have been there to hear the twice-impeached ex-commander-in-chief’s dirty laundry being entered into the public record. Here’s what they’ve been up to while Big Papa sits through a trial which, if he’s convicted, could send Trump to prison for up to four years.

Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson in Palm Beach, Florida for a fundraiser. Alon Skuy/Getty Images Melania Trump The third Mrs. Trump has made just one public appearance since her husband’s hush money trial started roughly a month ago, showing up in April at a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans , a group championing LGBTQ GOPers.



Melania did not accompany her other half last year to his arraignment in the Stormy Daniels case, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Melania does not keep a high profile as a former first lady, unlike many other presidential wives in years past. When The Washington Post tried last fall to track down FFLOTUS , reporters were unable to find her anywhe.