Courtesy of TPM:Ex-Trump Aide Says Jason Miller Forcing Long Custody Battle For ‘Revenge’ https://t.co/NF57RV1oIp via @TPM— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 7, 2018
Now, a year and a half later, Delgado is locked in a bitter custody battle with Miller over their son that began nearly nine months ago: A “no end in sight” series of expensive court proceedings that Delgado thinks is largely fueled by Miller’s desire for retaliation.
“I think the motivation is revenge,” she told TPM by phone on Saturday. “He refuses to speak to me, we haven’t spoken since this came out. … He blames me for not terminating the pregnancy or not keeping it confidential, like how dare I not hide it? His wife obviously has a tremendous deal of resentment toward me and her family has attacked me on social media. This is their way of getting back at me, but it doesn’t make sense to spend this much time and money to do that.”
When word of the affair and pregnancy surfaced in December 2016, Delgado left the Trump orbit and moved to Florida, where she did some non-profit legal work and focused on her pregnancy. Miller, who was on the cusp of moving into the coveted gig of White House communications director when the scandal broke, reportedly stepped away from the role, claiming he needed to focus on his family. (Delgado said she heard Miller did not initially accept the White House’s decision and had to be forced out.)
So we have gone from one of the classiest and dignified presidential administrations in recent history to one that appears to be a cross between Mad Max and the Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Years ago when I was teased about using tabloid like reporting to cover the antics of Sarah Palin, my explanation was that I was simply going where the facts led me.
The same is true today, only now we are reporting on an actual president and the
damaged and unethical people that he brought into the campaign and White House with him.
Donald Trump, and his minions, cannot be covered as one might have covered administrations of the past.
They really need to covered as one would cover Hollywood gossip or still active crime scenes.
And if people complain that the press is not treating the president with respect, they need to reply that they are simply going where the facts lead them.
