Melania Trump stays mum as another Stormy Daniels story develops

"That situation" is, of course, the ongoing story, made all the more complicated Tuesday evening when Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, claiming the non-disclosure agreement the porn actress reportedly signed as a result of an alleged 2006 affair with Trump, was null and void due to the lack of Trump's official signature on the document. The affair was said to have occurred in 2006, less than four months after Melania Trump gave birth to the couple's son, Barron.

A lawyer for Trump, Michael Cohen, has admitted to paying Daniels $130,000 in October 2016 to keep the details of the alleged affair underwraps. Cohen has said Trump "vehemently denies" any sexual encounter between the two.

For Melania Trump, there has been stoic silence, peppered with purposeful moments of voluntary separation. In mid-February, she chose to take a separate motorcade to Andrews Air Force Base to meet her husband at Air Force One for a trip to Florida, rather than walk across the South Lawn of the White House and board the Marine One helicopter. That trip came in the wake of fresh news about Trump and another alleged affair, this time with a former Playboy playmate.

Grisham at the time told CNN it was easier for the first lady's schedule to drive separately.

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