Who is Margo Martin? Trump’s deputy communications chief spotted at trial

Donald Trump’s loyal and stylish deputy communications chief Margo Martin was one of the few people among the former president’s inner circle who accompanied him to Manhattan criminal court Monday as the first criminal trial against him began.

Martin, 27, filmed the former president leaving Trump Tower for “day 1 of the Biden Trial,” sharing the video to her Instagram story.

She was later seen sitting in the back row with Jason Miller, senior adviser to Trump, as jury selection began in the trial over hush money the ex-president allegedly paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy playmate Karen McDougal ahead of the 2016 election.

The communications specialist was photographed wearing a black pantsuit with gold buttons inside the courthouse. Trump is on trial for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal the six-figure dollar amounts he allegedly paid to the two women so that they would not go public with their reported affairs with him.

Martin, who grew up in Oklahoma, has stayed by Trump’s side as other press officers left through the course of the former commander in chief’s many scandals. She’s one of the few Trump staffers to remain after he lost the 2020 election.

She had a prior stint as press assistant to Trump while he was in the White House and more recently served as the deputy director of communications for his Save America PAC ahead of the 2024 campaign season.

Martin credited her time in the White House as an experience that “gave my life immeasurable purpose and happiness,” in a departing post below a photo of her and Trump walking on the grounds.

With the election nearing, Martin’s new title is deputy director of communications for the Republican presidential candidate, and is often photographed by his side at campaign events and parties.

She’s also been sharing dispatches from the campaign trail on Instagram, where she’s racked in nearly 30,000 followers with photos of her lavish work life.

Martin is often posting from the former president’s private jet for trips to events like Sneaker Con or sharing clips from sporting events like UFC matches or attending the Iowa State Fair.

But she also shares a look at her personal life with friends, vacations, concerts and visits with her sister, a morning anchor at NewsNation.