Molly Michael | |
|---|---|
| Executive Assistant to the President | |
| In office February 2, 2019 –January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Madeleine Westerhout |
| Succeeded by | Ashley Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Molly Amelia Michael |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Palm Beach Atlantic University (BA) |
Molly Amelia Michael is an American political operative and former government staffer. She was a Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Assistant to the President during the Trump Administration. Michael was a key figure in President Donald Trump's day-to-day life at the White House and in his post-presidency life.
Michael grew up outside of Chicago and attended Palm Beach Atlantic University. [1] While in college,she was a legal intern with attorney Scott Hawkins,former president of the Florida Bar Association. She served as a political intern with Florida House member Mark Pafford. [2]
Michael started working at the White House in 2017. In 2018,Michael became President Trump's executive assistant in the White House. [3] In December 2020,Michael conveyed information from the President regarding alleged election fraud to high-ranking administration officials. [4] Michael was notably absent from work on the morning of January 6,2021 for personal reasons,which may have contributed to some of the gaps in President Trump's call logs that day. [5]
After President Trump left the White House,Michael remained in his service. [6] She was reportedly close enough to him to proactively reach out to friends and allies to ask them to contact the former president with "positive affirmations." [7]
In November 2021,Michael received a subpoena from the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol. [8] In March 2022,she appeared before the Select Committee,describing herself as an employee of Save America,Donald Trump's political action committee. [1]
Because of her proximity to the former president,Michael is considered a key witness in many of the legal proceedings against the President. Unlike other current and former staffers of his,she has reportedly demonstrated cooperative behavior with law enforcement. [9] In 2022,following the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago related to the classified documents,Michael helped transfer additional files to the FBI upon discovering them in her work area. [3] Some of those documents included to-do lists written on classified documents. [10] President Trump reportedly urged her not to tell law enforcement officials about her knowledge of any classified documents that were improperly handled. [11] Legal analysts described her as a potential "witness from hell" for former President Trump. [12]