Instead, it refers to opportunities she had “to launch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple product categories, each of which could have garnered
multimillion dollar business relationships for a multiyear term during which plaintiff is one of the most photographed women in the world.”
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A lawsuit filed by Melania Trump depicts her heightened profile as a “unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to make millions of dollars in
business, once again raising questions about the relationship between President Trump’s official role and his family’s business interests.
Mrs. Trump’s suit, filed on Monday in a New York State court, accuses The Daily Mail, a British tabloid, of libel for reporting last year on claims
that a modeling agency she worked for in the 1990s was also an escort service.
Mr. Trump has fended off criticism that his business dealings around the world create conflicts of interest in his official role,
and he has put his adult sons in charge of his businesses rather than sell his assets or put them into a blind trust.
The new complaint does not refer explicitly to the White House or Mr. Trump, or even her
status as a candidate’s wife when the article was published and now as first lady.