Martin began in the Trump administration as a 2020 press assistant, left in January 2021, then returned privately as a lead press secretary in West Palm Beach. Her devices were subpoenaed and she testified before a grand jury in March 2023 about potentially classified documents. Recordings she made included an admission from Trump that one document had not been declassified.
Notably, 34-year-old Natalie Harp was absent from the outing. Harp has faced online criticism and accusations of being "obsessed," and some questioned her access to sensitive meetings. An excerpt from Michael Wolff's book claims the Secret Service labeled her a "potential danger to herself as well as to the president," and her brother Preston has described the relationship as "very unhealthy."