Former President Donald Trump was accused of grifting after it was reported that his wife Melania Trump received $155,000 in 2021 from a super PAC affiliated with her husband.
The former first lady was paid in December 2021 by Make America Great Again, Again, which was Trump’s leading super PAC at the time. However, the payment initially wasn’t mentioned in federal reports, and it was only noticeable after Trump made an expenditure disclosure filing on Thursday, referring to the payment to Melania as a “speaking engagement,” according to The New York Times.
Melania’s name wasn’t mentioned in the super PAC’s list of expenditures, which were publicly released last year. The report showed two payments made on December 2 and December 3, 2021, with one totaling $125,000 and another for $30,000 to “Designer’s Management Agency.” The money was listed under “event planning and consulting,” according to records by the Federal Election Commission.
In the new financial disclosure, Trump reported that the $155,000 was paid to his wife on December 2, 2021.
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