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Ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba loses $50M contract after president calls deal ‘outrageous’

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Former President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba Mildon lost a $50 million contract with Concord Partners, a Florida-based company linked to Venezuelan billionaire Julio Herrera Velutini, after Trump called the arrangement “outrageous.” The deal was for $10 million annually over four years plus bonuses and began in January when Velutini’s daughter Isabela hired Habba Mildon as general counsel. Weeks later, Trump pardoned Velutini for a campaign finance charge. Trump reportedly told Habba Mildon he did not want her to receive the money and suggested she donate some of it to his future presidential library or another Trump-related entity.

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Alina Habba Mildon, a former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, has been fired from her $50 million contract with Concord Partners, a Florida-based company established by the daughter of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini, after Trump publicly denounced the deal as "obnoxious and outrageous." The agreement, which began in January 2026, was reportedly struck to secure legal counsel for Velutini who had sought clemency from President Trump due to a campaign finance charge. Despite her termination, Habba Mildon will retain approximately $14.5 million already received, including an $8 million signing bonus and $6.5 million in payments. The company cited "failure to perform duties" as the reason for the dismissal, following public scrutiny over the lucrative arrangement.

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Former President Trump personal attorney Alina Habba Mildon has reportedly lost a $50 million contract with the family of a pardoned Venezuelan billionaire, following Trump calling the arrangement “obnoxious and outrageous.”

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“Any insinuation that my employment – all of which has been vetted and disclosed to the D.O.J. – had anything to do with securing a pardon is false,” she said in a statement.

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Ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba loses $50M contract after president calls deal ‘outrageous’ asserted

president → lose → deal

The deal has raised questions because it was struck between Habba and a company related to Venezuelan billionaire seeking a pardon from President Trump. asserted

it → raise → Trump

Former President Trump personal attorney Alina Habba Mildon has reportedly lost a $50 million contract with the family of a pardoned Venezuelan billionaire, following Trump calling the arrangement “obnoxious and outrageous.” uncertain

Trump → lose → arrangement

Mildon was fired by Concord Partners, a Florida-based company established by the daughter of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini, according to a report Wednesday by The New York Post. uncertain

Mildon → fire → Post

The deal was first reported by The New York Times, based on a Nov. 4 letter obtained by the news outlet. asserted

deal → report → outlet

Veluntini was seeking clemency in connection to a campaign finance charge. asserted

Veluntini → seek → charge

He was granted it soon after the daughter, Isabela Herrera, gave Habba Mildon the job of Concord general counsel. asserted

daughter → grant → counsel

Habba Mildon formally began her work for Concord on Jan. 1, and weeks later Trump granted Herrera a full and unconditional pardon. asserted

Trump → begin → pardon

At the time, Habba Milton was a senior adviser to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, overseeing U.S. attorneys, The Times also reports. asserted

Times → oversee → attorneys

She recently married Turkish investor Turhan Mildon. asserted

She → marry → Mildon

The sequence and timing of events raises questions about the lucrative deal. asserted

sequence → raise → deal

However, Habba Mildon has denied any role in the pardon. asserted

Mildon → deny → pardon

“Any insinuation that my employment – all of which has been vetted and disclosed to the D.O.J. – had anything to do with securing a pardon is false,” she said in a statement. asserted

she → vet → statement

Trump says he told Habba Mildon that he did not want her receiving the money. asserted

her → say → money

And he said on Halloween night: “I thought it was totally obnoxious and outrageous," also according to The New York Post. uncertain

it → say → Post

He also has suggested she donate some of the money to his future presidential library or another Trump-related entity, the newspaper also reports. uncertain

newspaper → suggest → library

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