Did melania rump ever waver spousal privledge before the Supreme Court?
Executive summary
There is no reporting in the provided sources that Melania Trump ever waived spousal privilege before the U.S. Supreme Court; the available coverage instead explains how spousal privilege operates and stresses that if subpoenaed she could assert privilege to avoid testifying about confidential marital communications [1] indy100.com/politics/trump/melania-testify-against-donald-trump" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[2]. The materials supplied focus on legal experts’ commentary and trial witness lists rather than any documented Supreme Court waiver by Melania Trump [1] [2].
1. What the phrase “waived spousal privilege before the Supreme Court” would mean in practice
To waive spousal privilege in a way that involves the Supreme Court would require a discrete legal act or court ruling—either an explicit statement by the spouse disclaiming the privilege in litigation that reaches the Supreme Court, or a judicial decision finding the privilege was lost or inapplicable in a case that proceeded to the high court; the sources explain the privilege protects confidential communications between spouses and is the “obvious” privilege a potential witness like Melania could assert [1] [2]. The articles emphasize that spousal privilege is codified in state law (notably New York in the hush-money reporting) and that asserting or waiving it typically arises in lower-court proceedings where a subpoena or testimony question is posed [2].
2. What the reporting says specifically about Melania, subpoenas and privilege
Reporting collected here notes Melania was listed as a potential witness in the hush‑money trial and that legal commentators said prosecutors could subpoena her, but she would likely assert spousal privilege if called—meaning she would not automatically be forced to testify about confidential marital communications without waiving that protection [1] [2]. Former federal prosecutors quoted in the pieces underscore that while a subpoena could be issued, the likelihood of Melania being pressed to testify is low, both for legal and political/optics reasons [1] [2].
3. No evidence in these sources of any Supreme Court waiver by Melania
None of the supplied sources mention Melania Trump having waived spousal privilege before any court, much less the Supreme Court; the Times of India and indy100 coverage restricts itself to describing the privilege and the hypothetical scenario of a subpoena, without documenting any past waiver or Supreme Court filing by Melania [1] [2]. Because a waiver that reached the Supreme Court would be a discrete, traceable legal event or record, the absence of that reporting in these pieces means there is no documented instance in these sources of such a waiver [1] [2].
4. Alternative viewpoints and the limits of the record
Legal commentators cited allow for the theoretical possibility that Melania could be compelled to testify if she did not successfully assert a privilege, and they also flag the political calculus—calling the former First Lady to the stand could “play into” public narratives and is therefore seen as unlikely by some experts [1]. The available reporting, however, does not include countervailing primary-source court filings or Supreme Court records showing a waiver or a challenge to spousal privilege involving Melania; absent those records in the provided material, a definitive legal history beyond the commentary cannot be established here [1] [2] [3].
5. Bottom line
Based on the documents provided, there is no evidence Melania Trump ever waived spousal privilege before the Supreme Court; the coverage instead frames spousal privilege as the likely legal shield she could invoke and treats her naming on witness lists as speculative rather than demonstrative of waiver or Supreme Court involvement [1] [2]. If a reader seeks corroboration beyond commentary and trial-witness lists, primary court filings or Supreme Court dockets would be the next place to check—those are not included in the sources supplied here [1] [2] [3].