In wake of Capitol violence, Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's chief of staff, has resigned

Stephanie Grisham.
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Stephanie Grisham, first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff and the former White House communications director and press secretary, has resigned.

She submitted her resignation, effective immediately, on Wednesday afternoon, CNN reports, hours after a mob of President Trump supporters breached the Capitol building. Grisham has been part of Trump's orbit since 2015, when she worked in the press department of his campaign.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.