Dem lawmakers question Amazon on ‘Melania’ documentary

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) are calling on Amazon to answer questions about the “extraordinary sum” the company reportedly paid for Melania Trump’s documentary.

“Melania,” which premiered in theaters nationwide in February before streaming on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month, reportedly came with a $40 million price tag. An additional $35 million was shelled out by Amazon MGM Studios to promote the film, according to reports. Melania Trump served as an executive producer on the project. 

In a letter sent to Amazon president and CEO Andy Jassy this week, Warren and Johnson, along with Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), wrote that the “excessive price Amazon paid — and the fact that Amazon is not even expected to break even from its investment — have led many ‘to question whether ‘Melania’ was a box office gamble or........

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