Eric Trump engaged in a spirited discussion on Newsmax on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, during which he claimed that the Biden administration attempted to orchestrate a divorce between his father, President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump. Eric Trump appeared on Rob Schmitt’s program to counter allegations that his father was using the Department of Justice against political adversaries.
In the segment, Eric Trump stated, “They tried to get him divorced,” while listing grievances against the former administration. The 41-year-old asserted that he and his father were victims, rather than former FBI Director James Comey, who was recently indicted on September 25 for allegedly providing false testimony to Congress in 2020.
Eric Trump suggested the Biden administration pursued him aggressively, then shifted focus to claims about his father’s treatment. He mentioned the two impeachments his father faced, asserting that Democrats targeted him over what he called a Russia hoax financed by Hillary Clinton. He also alleged that the FBI and DOJ spied on his father’s campaign and misused attorneys general and district attorneys across the country.
The discussion specifically targeted former Attorney General Merrick Garland and former President Joe Biden, whom Eric Trump claimed were central to efforts to search Mar-a-Lago, examine Melania Trump’s closet, and even inspect 16-year-old Barron Trump’s room. He described a coordinated effort that included posting his father’s mugshot, imposing gag orders, and attempting to financially destabilize the Trump Organization.
Sources close to Eric Trump indicated that his divorce remarks referenced Christopher Steele’s Russian dossier, which contained unfavorable claims about Trump’s conduct during a Moscow visit. These sources suggested that the release of such information aimed to create discord between the president and the first lady.
The Mar-a-Lago search on August 8, 2022, led to the retrieval of classified documents and resulted in federal charges against Trump for improper handling of classified materials. However, a judge dismissed the case in July 2024, months before the presidential election. Melania Trump previously expressed her displeasure about the search during a September 2024 Fox News interview, describing how she felt violated by agents examining her belongings.
Eric Trump’s television appearance occurs amid increased scrutiny over the Trump administration’s handling of the Justice Department, notably following the recent indictment of James Comey. Democrats and legal analysts have cited the Comey case as an example of the misuse of the justice system, prompting Eric Trump’s defensive appearance on the Newsmax program.
The president’s son also referenced his father’s indictments in four separate cases, including two related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, one involving business practices in New York, and the classified documents case that led to the Mar-a-Lago search. He described the New York trial, where Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments, as baseless.
Eric Trump’s assertions coincide with the upcoming release of his book “Under Siege: My Family’s Fight to Save Our Nation,” scheduled for publication in two weeks. The book promises to detail various challenges faced by the Trump family during the former president’s re-election campaign, including the Mar-a-Lago search, assassination attempts, and media scrutiny.
The television appearance marks a rare public discussion of Melania Trump by the Trump family. Author Michael Wolff previously alleged in May that Trump and Melania are effectively separated, living separate lives, claims the White House has consistently denied, labeling Wolff a fraud.
Throughout his Newsmax appearance, Eric Trump maintained that his family faced extraordinary persecution, including attempts to de-platform them, revoke bank accounts from the Trump Organization, and target their employees. He provided no specific evidence to support claims about attempts to dissolve his father’s marriage or separate their family.
