Ivanka Trump has opened up for the first time about her father’s court battles during a podcast episode where she also shed a tear talking about her ‘impossibly glamorous’ late mother Ivana
During an on-camera interview with Lex Fridman, the 42-year-old spoke about the Donald Trump’s long series of legal entanglements and reveals why she decided to step away from her father’s 2024 campaign.
‘On a human level, it’s my father and I love him very much, so it’s painful to experience, but ultimately, I wish it didn’t have to be this way,’ Ivanka revealed.
Donald Trump faces charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into election interference and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, as well as charges for mishandling classified documents in Florida.
Separately, Trump, 78, faces charges for election interference in Georgia. He has pleaded not guilty on all charges.
Later on the podcast, Ivanka also grew visibly emotional as she was asked about her mother, who died July 2022 at the age of 73.
When asked about whether she missed her, Ivanka said: ‘So much. It’s unbelievable how dislocating the loss of a parent is.
‘And her mother lives with me still, my grandmother who helped raise us, so that’s very special.’
Pausing to fight back tears, she added: ‘And I can ask her some of the questions that I would’ve… Sorry. I wanted to ask my own mom, but it’s hard.’
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