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Melania Trump

Wife. First Lady

Counted by default$17.2M3 LINE ITEMS

Photo: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Schedule A · Itemized

  1. Calendar 2025
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    Licensing fee for the Amazon film “Melania” Copy link

    The 2025 financial disclosure shows a $10.71 million licensing fee for the documentary Melania, released by Amazon MGM Studios in January 2026.

    Paid by Amazon MGM Studios

    Amazon reportedly paid $40 million for the film rights, about $26 million more than the next bidder; the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian reported she would personally receive about $28 million. The disclosure shows $10.71 million received in 2025; how that relates to the larger figures has not been explained. The $40 million reportedly also covered a companion docuseries; the two-part docuseries she announced in September 2026 has no separately reported payment.

    • RecordU.S. Office of Government Ethics · Donald J. Trump, annual financial disclosure (OGE Form 278e) for 2025 · 30 Jun 2026
    • ReportTheWrap · Trump was paid $10.7 million for Amazon's 'Melania' doc · 01 Jul 2026 · Archived
    • ReportBusiness Insider, via AOL · Amazon is forking out $40 million to license new Melania Trump documentary · 07 Jan 2025
    • ReportThe Guardian · Jeff Bezos calls Amazon's $40m Melania film 'a good business decision' · 20 May 2026
    $10.7M
  2. Calendar 2025
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    NFT and digital-collectible sales Copy link

    The 2025 disclosure reports $6,011,259 in net proceeds from a licensing agreement for her NFTs and collectibles, about 28 times the year before.

    Paid by Not disclosed

    Listed in the spouse section of his disclosure, under her company MKT World LLC.

    • RecordU.S. Office of Government Ethics · Donald J. Trump, annual financial disclosure (OGE Form 278e) for 2025 · 30 Jun 2026
    • ReportFortune · Melania Trump's NFT earnings rose 28-fold in 2025 · 01 Jul 2026 · Archived
    • ReportTheWrap · Trump was paid $10.7 million for Amazon's 'Melania' doc · 01 Jul 2026 · Archived
    $6.01M
  3. Calendar 2025
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    Skyhorse licensing payment for her memoir Copy link

    The 2025 disclosure lists a $521,161 licensing payment from Skyhorse Publishing for her memoir, Melania, published in October 2024.

    Paid by Skyhorse Publishing

    • RecordU.S. Office of Government Ethics · Donald J. Trump, annual financial disclosure (OGE Form 278e) for 2025 · 30 Jun 2026
    • ReportTheWrap · Trump was paid $10.7 million for Amazon's 'Melania' doc · 01 Jul 2026 · Archived
    • ReportFortune · Melania Trump's NFT earnings rose 28-fold in 2025 · 01 Jul 2026 · Archived
    $521K