MELANIA/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Melania Trump appeared to push back on claims made by her husband’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, when he said the first lady believes the President and knows that the alleged Stormy Daniels’ affair and payment was ‘untrue.’ The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in a statement in response to Giuliani’s remarks, ‘I don’t believe that Mrs. Trump has discussed her thoughts on anything with Mr. Giuliani.’ Trump reiterated Grisham’s comments in an interview with ABC News that aired Friday [10-12-18] night, saying when asked about Giuliani’s remarks, ‘I never talk to Mr. Giuliani.’ The first lady was pressed on why Giuliani would speak on her behalf, to which replied, ‘I don’t know. You need to ask him.’ After allegations surfaced about a nondisclosure agreement over an alleged affair between Trump and adult film star Stormy Daniels, Giuliani said at the time that ‘she believes her husband.'”
–Sophie Tatum and Betsy Klein, “Melania Trump: ‘I never talk to Mr. Giuliani’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, October 12, 2018 11:46 pm