 However, that has cracked. When she appeared at Hunter's trial this month, she faced exactly the same sort of scrutiny and unpredictable headlines that she sought to avoid. Her communications director reacted defensively to questions about this, saying, She's a mom. Of course she would be there as much as possible to support him. The spokesperson said at one point, and it was hard to argue with that, even as ABC News began reporting the steep cost to the taxpayers of her trips to the courthouse.