When former President Donald Trump skulks into a New York court on Monday to begin the hush money trial he couldn’t get out of,, is there any chance his wife, Melania, will be at his side? While it’s always possible that the ever-mysterious former first lady will defy expectations, the safe bet is: Don’t count on it.
But we all know what’s really keeping her far away from the courtroom. Consider what the trial is actually about: Prosecutors havethe former president of falsifying financial records “as part of a scheme to cover up an alleged affair with adult film performer. The whole trial stems from an instance of Trump allegedly cheating on Melania in 2006—at the time, the two had been married for about a year and a half, and their son, Barron, was just a few months old.