Stephanie Grisham, a longtime loyalist to Trump who served as the press secretary to the former president and Mrs. Trump’s chief of staff, resigned a few hours after texting on Jan. 6, 2021, when a crowd of Trump supporters stormed the his election. defeat. “Do you want to write on Twitter that peaceful protests are the right of every American, but there is no room for lawlessness and violence?” Mrs. Grisham reportedly asked the First Lady. “No,” came the answer. Ms. Grisham has previously described the message in her memoirs I’ll Take Your Questions Now last year, but did not share the text itself. Then Mrs. Trump said: “The intention behind this book is obvious. It is an attempt to redeem oneself after a poor performance as a press secretary, failed personal relationships and unprofessional behavior in the White House. “Through mistrust and betrayal, he seeks to gain relevance and money at the expense of Mrs. Trump.” Mrs. Trump’s office was asked to comment. Ms. Grisham’s revelation comes as a congressional committee investigating the Capitol attack broadcasts live testimony from a former Trump staffer who has condemned the former president’s role in the insurgency. Thousands of supporters, including organized militias such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, were fired upon by Mr. Trump at a rally and then stormed the Capitol building where the Senate was formally ratifying Mr. Biden’s defeat of Trump. On Tuesday, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, told the commission that another official saw Trump trying to steer the wheel of his presidential limousine and even attacked a Secret Service agent when he was told was not driven to the Capitol. “I am the president! “Take me to the Capitol now,” Mr. Trump reportedly screamed. He also testified that he heard Mr. Trump at the rally say something that resulted: “I do not care if they have guns. They are not here to hurt me. Take the skein [metal detectors] Far away.”
