Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses massive contract days after president blasts ‘outrageous’ deal

Alina Habba Mildon, a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, has lost a four-year contract worth more than $50 million to act as general counsel for Concord Partners. The Florida company, founded by the daughter of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini, ended the deal after Trump publicly objected to the payments and urged the family to stop paying her.

Concord Partners cited a “failure to perform duties” in a termination letter dated 4 November. Habba Mildon signed the agreement in October 2025 and began work on 1 January 2026; she had received about $14.5 million, including an $8 million signing bonus. Trump pardoned Herrera Velutini on 15 January 2026, after the banker had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour campaign finance violation in a case involving alleged bribery. Habba Mildon has denied any involvement in securing the pardon.