Apr 13, 2026 5:30am PT

Elizabeth Warren Calls Amazon MGM’s $40 Million ‘Melania’ Bid ‘Bribery in Plain Sight,’ but Studio Says It Did Nothing ‘Improper’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Rebecca Rubin

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Warren: Getty Images; Melania: Amazon Studios

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is accusing Amazon MGM Studios of committing “bribery in plain sight” after the media giant spent lavishly to land a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump. However the company disagrees with that assessment and maintains it has done nothing wrong.

In March, the Massachusetts senator and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) led an investigation into whether Amazon MGM’s investment in “Melania” was “part of a corrupt pay-to-play arrangement with the Trump administration.”

Elizabeth Warren Calls Amazon MGM’s $40 Million 'Melania' Bid 'Bribery in Plain Sight,’ but Studio Says It Did Nothing ‘Improper’ (EXCLUSIVE)