When I first heard the story last month that Melania Trump was paid nearly $250,000 to appear at a Log Cabin Republican fundraiser — LGBTQ+ Republican group for those who don’t know and yes, I know what you’re thinking — I smelled a greedy grab.

In a “Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement,” Melania Trump’s publisher at Skyhorse Publishing requested that CNN pay a fee of $250,000 to interview the former first lady as her book, “Melania,” is scheduled to release on October 8.

The publisher of Melania Trump's forthcoming memoir asked for a $250,000 fee for the former first lady to do an interview with CNN, the outlet reported on Thursday. Skyhorse Publishing reportedly sent a document labeled "Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement" to a CNN reporter who was requesting the interview,