Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba Mildon loses $50 million contract after president blasted sum as ‘outrageous’

Alina Habba Mildon, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, has been dismissed from a $50 million contract with Concord Partners for what the company called “failure to perform duties”. The dismissal follows Trump’s public criticism of the deal, which he described as unacceptable and said should not be paid in full; the case has drawn attention to his links with the company and its owners.

A letter dated 4 November reportedly said Habba had drifted from the role after beginning a relationship with Turkish investor Turhan Mildon, whom she married in September. She will keep nearly $14.5 million already paid, while an ally says she plans legal action against the Herrera family, who own Concord. The company has not commented; Trump reportedly urged that some of the contract money go to his presidential library or another Trump-related organisation.