Melania 'quietly renegotiates prenup with Donald for 3rd time' - but not for her
Meliana Trump's reason for "quietly renegotiating" her prenuptial agreement with husband Donald is not all about securing cash for herself, according to sources.
The former First Lady to the most controversial ex-President in history has reportedly renegotiated the terms of her prenup with her embattled husband for the third time, as he faces multiple unprecedented legal cases - and, somewhat astonishingly, a second run at the White House.
But the Slovenian-American former model, who has appeared distant from Donald during his legal woes and since he departed the White House amid a violent insurrection on Jan 6, is not planning on going anywhere, sources say. And it's not the 53-year-old's own pocket she's concerned about - but the future of their son, Barron.
An unnamed insider, close to Melania, told Page Six: "Melania is most concerned about maintaining and increasing a substantial trust for their son, Barron."
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With Barron in 2016 (AFP/Getty Images)Barron is 17-years-old and is youngest of Donald Trump's five children from his three marriages, having been born just a year after he married Melania, who has reportedly "quietly" negotiated her prenup with Donald ahead of his potential second term in the White House. Sources say the couple have been "quietly negotiating a new 'postnup' agreement" over the last year as Trump, who married Melania in 2005, leads the polls for the Republican presidential candidacy, despite having not shown up to either debate.
He also faces multiple mounting, legal battles that could leave him severely out of pocket - or even in jail. These include potential payouts of $250 million in New York Attorney General Letitia James' fraud case along with Trump's order to pay columnist E Jean Carroll $5 million for defaming her. Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case brought about by Ms James and is appealing Ms Carroll's case against him.
"Trump remains very rich, but with mountain legal bills and judgements [the renegotiated prenup would] provide a more solid future" for Melania and Barron if the couple were to split, according to the source. "It's not that she threatened to leave him. It's definitely the underlying idea," they said.
Melania is securing her future - and her son's (Getty Images)They added: "This agreement was necessary because of the current legal battles... [Donald] has suffered."
A second source added: "I know that she wanted it to provide her with more money, and also - from what I understand - there's a specific amount at minimum that Barron is supposed to obtain". It was said the latest agreement also provides for Melania when it comes to both money and property.
But it's not the first time the idea of a prenup negotiation between Melania and Donald has surfaced. In 'The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump' by Washington Post writer Mary Jordan, it was alleged the former First Lady renegotiated the couple's prenup in 2017 - at the same time as she was delaying her move from Manhattan to the White House.
The book, which came out in 2020, is said to be based on more than one hundred interviews. It said of Melania: "She wanted proof in writing that when it came to financial opportunities and inheritance, Barron would be treated as more of an equal to Trump's oldest three children" (Ivana, Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr).
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