Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump’s book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir. After several exchanges about a possible interview,

The network said it did not agree to the "unusual" payment request, which the publisher said was sent in error.

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.