Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Melania Expounds on Public Service, Trump-Style

The first lady says in a lawsuit that a White House presence creates "major business opportunities," or at least should.

February 8, 2017 at 3:00 PM UTC

By Timothy L. O'Brien

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

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We can all thank Melania Trump for giving us a clearer sense of what she and her family are looking for from their stay in the White House.

In court papers Melania filed on Monday as part of a libel lawsuit against the parent company of the Daily Mail, she said that the British tabloid and web site, by falsely reporting that she had once worked as a prostitute, caused the first lady to miss “major business opportunities” and “multimillion-dollar relationships.”