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Why would someone be humiliated that their money laundering scheme is laundering money?
You people don't honestly believe she gives a shit, right? And you certainly must recognize this movie as just being a grift, and that it wasn't made with the intention or expectation of being successful, right?
Please tell me you all aren't that fucking blind.
It's not money laundering, it's a corrupt bribe.
Yep, it's just like all of the "bestselling" books the right "writes". Real people don't actually buy them; the PACs buy them to funnel money into the pockets of the subject of the book.
I also believe that above all else, this was a money laundering scheme.
That being said, I feel like there was a part of her that was hoping this documentary about her life would be revered as incredibly interesting and a work of art. Like, single digit ticket sales is incredibly bad... I don't care who you are - that's gotta sting. And that's hilarious.
And why is there wall to wall clickbait headlines about the Melania movie to begin with?
I read she made $30M from the film - that's pretty shockingly obscene compared to all the big tech innaguration bribes - of "only" $1M.
You're forgetting: 1. The ballroom, and 2. Trumpcoin.
I'm certainly not forgetting, but in the interest of brevity, I decided not to detail out the hundreds of different ways Diaper Don has been bribed or otherwise fleeced his loyal idiots.
Fair enough!