Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former aide to Melania Trump, has alleged that the 2018 government shutdown was orchestrated by then-President Donald Trump to divert attention from a brewing scandal involving his $107 million dollar inauguration fund.
Wolkoff made these claims in a recent Twitter post and in interviews with the media. She has not provided any independent evidence to support her allegations, but she has posted an email from a former colleague that suggests the Trump administration may have been planning to coincide the government shutdown with the release of the inauguration committee’s financial records.
Wolkoff’s allegations raise serious questions about the motives behind the 2018 government shutdown and the transparency of the Trump administration. The Trump administration faced numerous controversies and investigations during its tenure, and the handling of the inaugural committee’s finances was one such matter.
It is important to note that Wolkoff’s allegations have not been independently verified and remain allegations at this stage. However, they are worthy of further scrutiny and investigation by appropriate authorities.