When addressing a conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on Wednesday, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was asked about the First Lady’s response to the alleged affair between Stormy Daniels and President Trump. While Giuliani said that Melania Trump “knows that it’s not true” and “believes her husband,” it turns out that it might not necessarily be true.
The First Lady’s office has sent a very clear message: the First Lady speaks for herself.
On Thursday, Mrs. Trump’s office said that the First Lady has never said she believed her husband’s denials nor discussed such matters with her husband’s attorney, ABC News reports.
The First Lady’s spokesperson, Stephanie Grisham, told New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman: “I don’t believe Mrs. Trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with Mr. Giuliani.”
Yikes. I asked @FLOTUS spokeswoman @StephGrisham45 about Giuliani saying that she believes her husband re Stormy Daniels. Response: “I don’t believe Mrs. Trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with Mr. Giuliani.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 7, 2018
Stormy Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti, tweeted in response to Grisham’s statement, saying that Giuliani is “making it up as he goes along.”
Rudy is making it up as he goes along… #Basta https://t.co/KKcqafWnbS
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 7, 2018
Mrs. Trump, who just re-emerged after being away from the public for weeks due to an operation, has not discussed the alleged affair between her husband and Daniels in public.
In Israel, Giuliani went on to criticize Daniels and discredit her and her allegations that she and President Trump had an affair, The Huffington Post reports.
“I don’t believe Stormy Daniels…. The business you were in entitles you to no degree of giving your credibility any weight,” Giuliani said.
Avenatti called Giuliani a misogynist on Twitter following Giuliani’s comments.
Mr. Giuliani is a misogynist. His most recent comments regarding my client, who passed a lie detector test and who the American people believe, are disgusting and a disgrace. His client Mr. Trump didn’t seem to have any “moral” issues with her and others back in 2006 and beyond.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 6, 2018
“Mr. Giuliani is a misogynist. His most recent comments regarding my client, who passed a lie detector test and who the American people believe, are disgusting and a disgrace. His client Mr. Trump didn’t seem to have any “moral” issues with her and others back in 2006 and beyond,” Avenatti tweeted.