Melania Rocks Brown Jumpsuit, $15K Hermès Bag In First Public Sighting With Barron After Trump's Guilty Conviction
Melania Trump was seen for the first time since her husband Donald Trump's guilty verdict in the hush money trial.
On Tuesday, the former first lady and her son, Barron, 18, were spotted leaving the Trump Tower in New York City. She had piles of Louis Vuitton luggage in tow, Page Six reported.
Melania rocked a monochromatic look in her brown wool Max Mara jumpsuit, retailing for $1,345, and matching brown Roger Vivier ballet flats. She paired her chic outfit with an equally gorgeous accessory -- a cognac-colored ostrich Hermès Kelly bag, valued between $15,000 and $17,000.
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The staff were seen loading Melania's luggage into a waiting SUV, along with other garment bags. One was noticeably embroidered with Barron's initials, per the outlet.
Melania and Barron were reportedly headed off to Bedminster, New Jersey, where they own a lavish estate. The property serves as their "safe haven."
The sighting was the first time Melania was seen out and about in nearly two weeks amid her husband's legal battle. She was never seen in the Manhattan court during the trial.
John Fund, a journalist and political commentator, recently spoke with GB News' Steven Edginton about the Trumps. He said the ex-FLOTUS skipped the trial because "there are going to be four trials" and Melania "wouldn't have much free time" if she had shown her support to Trump publicly in all four trials.
Despite Melania's absence in court, she arrived at the Trump Tower, where the family gathered together, following Trump's conviction.
"Everyone has gathered around Trump at Trump Tower," an unnamed source told Page Six.
"It's like a funeral ... There was hope all day and then none!" the source continued. "Everyone says Melania and the entire family are rallying around the former president. But the mood is nonetheless gloomy and gloomier right now. It's definitely viewed as a downer at Mar-a-Lago."
It was unclear when Melania and Barron arrived at their Manhattan residence. The mother and son were reportedly "smuggled in through the side entrance." Another said they used the "secret garage entrance."
"The family is using Trump Tower's secret garage entrance and [an] elevator that takes them with no stops directly to his penthouse," the source said. "Words of support have overridden any past tension as the family comes together. The family has closed ranks and is behind the campaign. Friends say they haven't seen the family on the same page like this since his inauguration years ago."
Trump's guilty verdict reportedly brought his family closer. It even thawed Melania and Ivanka's "chilly and tense relationship."
Trump was convicted of 34 felonies for falsifying records to conceal the reimbursements he made to his lawyer, Michael Cohen. The latter allegedly gave porn star Stormy Daniels -- real name Stephanie Clifford -- "hush money" to silence her from disclosing her alleged affair with Trump.
