Donald Trump’s wife is heading back to streaming, and Washington may watch as closely as viewers do. Amazon Prime Video will release a two-part Melania docuseries on November 20, and Democrats are expected to ask questions about it.
Melania Trump’s New Amazon Series Arrives With a Political Catch
Prime Video will debut both episodes on the release date. The first follows Melania as she prepares to become first lady and expands on her earlier documentary of the same name. The second picks up just after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
However, the release comes only weeks after voters handed the president’s party a heavy midterm defeat. Exit polls showed that Americans worry most about the economy and the cost of living. More than half of voters also called corruption a “crucial” factor in their choices.
Rep. Robert Garcia of California is expected to chair the House Oversight Committee. After the Democratic sweep, he sent Trump and his “crime family” a two-word message: “Lawyer up.” Additionally, Hugh Dougherty, executive editor of The Daily Beast, said Democrats have already named potential subpoena targets, including Donald Trump Jr. over his business dealings.
Dougherty also expects the party to look at the new project. “There is no way that they are not going to go after Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and Melania Trump for this—I’m going to say—extraordinary documentary,” he said.
Dougherty noted that the first couple has already received $10.71 million from the original film. Amazon paid $40 million to acquire it and spent another $35 million on marketing. The movie collected about $16.6 million worldwide and now streams on Prime Video.
Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure report lists a multimillion-dollar licensing fee for his wife, Melania. It also shows a $521,161 licensing payment for a memoir from Skyhorse Publishing. In addition, the president reported $6 million in net proceeds from “NFTs and other collectibles” linked to the first lady.
The White House has repeatedly said that “neither the President nor his family has ever engaged—or will ever engage—in conflicts of interest.”
