Melania Trump Cuts Ties With Aide Whose Company Made $26M on Inauguration

First lady Melania Trump cut ties with a senior adviser whose company was paid nearly $26 million by President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, the first lady’s office confirmed to NBC News.Trump “severed the gratuitous services contract” with Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a spokeswoman said. Challenge to Murdoch: Comcast Also Bids for Sky The move comes after reports that the inaugural committee led by Donald Trump’s friend Tom Barrack paid a company called WIS Media Partners $25.8 million for “event production services.”Wolkoff, a former fashion executive and event planner best known for planning the Met Gala, founded the firm a month before President Trump’s inauguration, The New York Times reported. Parents Worried About Abuse in Youth Sports Take Charge Photo Credit: Zach Gibson/Getty Images
Source: NBC San Diego