00:00Melania Trump is days away from the release of her multi-million dollar Amazon documentary
00:0520 days to history as scrutiny intensifies over the project scale
00:10funding and ethics implications on saturday january 24th a private preview
00:15screening was held at the white house attended by invited guests including apple ceo tim
00:20cook queen rania of jordan and former heavyweight boxing champion mike tyson the event featured
00:25personalized memorabilia and gift boxes promoting the upcoming film which is scheduled to premiere
00:30thursday january 29th at the kennedy center in washington dc the invitation
00:35included a disclaimer instructing government officials and employees to confirm ethics
00:38clearance before attending or
00:40accepting gifts reflecting federal restrictions designed to prevent conflicts of interest
00:45the documentary was acquired by amazon mgm studios for approximately 40 million
00:50marking the largest content purchase in the company's history according to reporting by the wall
00:55street journal melania trump is expected to retain roughly 70 percent of the licensing fee
01:00amounting to about 28 million dollars amazon founder jeff bezos reportedly dined with
01:05president donald trump and melania at mar-a-lago weeks before the deal was finalized
01:10the deal was on web services remains a major federal contractor while bezos's aerospace company blew
01:15origin holds multi-billion dollar nasa contracts a spokesperson for amazon mgm
01:20studios denied any political motivation stating the studio acquired the film solely because of it
01:25its anticipated audience appeal production occurred over a 20-day period leading up to the january 20-
01:3020th inauguration involving three film crews operating across florida washington dc
01:35and new york city the documentary was directed by brett ratner marking his first major
01:40film project since facing public allegations in 2017 which did not result in criminal conviction
01:45the project has drawn widespread attention due to its unprecedented scale high-profile involvement
01:50and proximity to the administration follow for more political updates don't forget to like
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