Amazon’s Spending on ‘Melania’ Is a Barely Concealed Bribe

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By John GruberJan 29, 2026, 10:19 am158 pts
Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes, reporting for The New York Times: Amazon paid Ms. Trump’s production company $40 million for the rights to “Melania,” about $26 million more than the next closest bidder, Disney. The fee includes a related docuseries that is scheduled to air later this year. The budget for…

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