Stephanie Grisham urged Congress and President Donald Trump’s cabinet to act against a $1.8 billion Department of Justice slush fund that could benefit Jan. 6 rioters and other Trump allies. She previously served in senior White House communications roles and later became chief of staff for First Lady Melania Trump. After the Capitol riots in 2021, she resigned as a protest and said she lost everything and lives in fear. She cited pardons for criminals and ongoing corruption from the White House. She also said she asked Melania Trump to issue a statement condemning violence, but received a single-word refusal, leading to her resignation minutes later.
"Former White House official Stephanie Grisham called on Congress and President Donald Trump’s cabinet to do something to stop the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion slush fund that could benefit Jan. 6 rioters and other Trump allies. Grisham served as White House press secretary and communications director during Trump’s first term before going to work as chief of staff for First Lady Melania Trump."
"I resigned on Jan 6 & lost everything & live in fear, Grisham wrote Thursday on X. I watched these criminals get pardons, see new corruption from the WH every day, & now taxpayer $ set aside to reward them for their loyalty & maintain his own personal army. Where are you Congress? Cabinet? Anyone???"
"In the time since the insurrection, Grisham has said she made her decision to leave the administration after Melania Trump refused to issue a statement condemning the violence. Grisham said she reportedly sent a text to the First Lady asking if she wanted to send out a tweet saying, there is no room for violence and hatred, in an effort to call off the rioters. The first lady responded with a single word answer,No, causing Grisham to resign just minutes later."
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