The president of USA, donald trumphe revealed in his annual financial report that he received US$10.71 million for the documentary license Melaniaproduced and distributed by Amazon MGM Studios. The information appears in the declaration submitted to the Office of Government Ethicsa mandatory document for senior officials of the US Executive.
The payment corresponds to the documentary focused on the first lady, Melania Trumpdirected by Brett Ratner. Previous reports indicated that Amazon MGM Studios spent around US$40 million to acquire the rights to the project, of which US$28 million were directed directly to Melania Trump. In addition, the company invested other US$35 million in promoting production.
In an interview with CNBCthe founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezosassured that the acquisition responded only to a decision commercial. As he explained, the documentary performed well both in movie theaters and in Prime Videoand stated that the public’s interest in the first lady justified the investment made by the company.
The financial statement also shows that trump earned other income related to Melaniaamong them US$521 thousand 161 for licensing rights to the first lady’s memoirs and about US$6 million for the sale of NFTs and other collectibles associated with it.
Financial report revives debate
In addition to the payment for the documentary, the report confirmed that Trump declared more than $1 billion in income tied to cryptocurrency projectsmainly from World Liberty Financial and the digital token $TRUMPbusinesses that currently represent an important part of their assets.
The new revelations revived the debate in the United States about possible conflicts of interest between the president’s commercial activities and his functions as president. While some Democratic lawmakers questioned the volume of this revenue, the White House He maintained that neither Trump nor his family have incurred conflicts of interest and assured that all of the president’s decisions are made for the benefit of the country.
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