The Times reported that Grisham was arrested in 2013 for driving under the influence, speeding, and driving with an invalid license, which was reduced the following year to a reckless driving charge. She was again arrested in December 2015 in Arizona for driving under the influence, to which she pleaded guilty and was ordered into a treatment program.
Grisham failed to appear in court for the 2015 arrest on two separate occasions when Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was in full swing, according to the Arizona Republic. The newly minted press head finished paying the fine on January 9, 2017, just two weeks before Trump took office.
Her former boss, former Rep. Horne, told the Republic that he didn't know about the 2013 arrest and "don't think it's really relevant."
"She did a fabulous job," Horne told the outlet. "She was a great colleague, very friendly, conscientious, great advocate, had a good relationship with the press, and she'll do a great job [in the White House]."