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Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses whopping $50M contract after president blasted ‘outrageous’ deal
Alina Habba Mildon, a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, has lost a contract with Concord Partners worth more than $50 million over four years. The Florida company, linked to the family of pardoned Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini, said she failed to perform her duties; the termination followed Trump’s public criticism of the deal.
The contract promised $10 million a year plus bonuses. Habba Mildon is reportedly keeping an $8 million signing bonus and $6.5 million already paid, and a person close to her said she was considering legal action. The arrangement drew scrutiny because she signed it while serving as an acting US attorney, began work for Concord while advising Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Herrera received a presidential pardon two weeks later; Habba Mildon has denied any link between her employment and the pardon.
In short
- Habba Mildon’s $50 million-plus contract with Concord Partners has ended.
- She is reportedly keeping $14.5 million already paid.
- The deal drew scrutiny after Herrera received a presidential pardon.
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The case for
Concord’s stated reason for ending the contract is that Habba Mildon failed to perform her duties, and a company may reasonably end a costly arrangement it believes is not delivering the promised work. The timing also followed Trump’s public criticism, which could have made the deal difficult to sustain and prompted closer scrutiny of its terms.
The case against
Habba Mildon could argue that Concord ended a substantial four-year contract without a sound basis, particularly if she believes she fulfilled her obligations; reports say she is considering legal action. The timing and surrounding circumstances may also warrant scrutiny, but the reported sequence alone does not establish that her work for Concord was connected to Herrera’s pardon, which she denies.
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