Alina Habba Mildon, a former attorney for Donald Trump, has been dismissed from a controversial $50 million contract after Concord Partners accused her of failing to carry out her responsibilities.
Trump has criticized the agreement, calling it “unacceptable” that Habba Mildon accepted the lucrative position with a billionaire Venezuelan family without informing him. He has also demanded that some of the money be directed to an entity connected to him.
Concord Partners ended Habba Mildon’s employment in a letter dated November 4, alleging that she became less engaged with the role after beginning a relationship with her now-husband, 25-year-old Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, The New York Times reported.
She will reportedly keep the approximately $14.5 million she has already received from Concord, a company owned by Isabela Herrera, the daughter of prominent Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini.
Around the time Habba signed the agreement, Velutini was facing bribery allegations linked to a misdemeanor campaign-finance violation. Trump pardoned him in January 2026.
An associate of Habba Mildon said she plans to take legal action against the Herrera family. Concord has not publicly commented on her dismissal.
Trump, 42, reacted angrily after Habba accepted the highly paid position as general counsel for the company founded by Isabela Herrera.
“I thought it was terrible,” Trump told Fox News at a Halloween gathering at Mar-a-Lago. “I said I don’t want her paid. We had somebody speak to the people that did it, and she used her relationship to do that. It was far too much.”
Former Trump attorney Alina Habba Mildon has been dismissed from her controversial $50 million contract after being accused of failing to perform her duties
Trump criticized Habba Mildon for accepting the lucrative agreement with a wealthy Venezuelan family without his knowledge and urged that part of the money go to a Trump-linked organization
“It’s one thing for someone to be paid legal fees or whatever — she’s a lawyer. But I thought it was completely obnoxious and outrageous. It’s not acceptable, not acceptable at all.
“What she did is unacceptable.”
The New York Times reported that Trump told at least one associate the Herrera family should not pay the remainder of Habba’s contract.
According to sources cited by the newspaper, Trump also said Habba should give part of the contract proceeds to his future presidential library or another organization associated with him.
Habba recently married Turkish investor Turhan Mildon in a lavish New York City ceremony in September, only a few months after the pair met.
The wedding attracted attention amid reports that Habba is 17 years older than her husband.
The Times spoke with former classmates of Mildon who said he is 25. The newspaper also reviewed his U.S. visa and the photo page of his Turkish passport, both of which give his date of birth as December 2, 2000.
Concord Partners dismissed Habba Mildon in a November 4 letter, saying she had become distracted from her role after beginning a relationship with her husband, 25-year-old Turkish investor Turhan Mildon, pictured right
Trump objected to Habba, 42, accepting the highly paid general counsel position at a company founded by Isabela Herrera
The discrepancy has not been explained. Our News Outlet contacted Mildon’s company, Miller Holding, as well as Habba Mildon for comment.
Mildon, whose grandfather was a Turkish energy tycoon, has also become embroiled in controversy within Trump’s political circle because of a planned donation to the Kennedy Center.
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Habba accused former Kennedy Center president Ric Grenell of failing to transfer $5.6 million that Mildon says he donated to the Washington, D.C., arts institution. Grenell has denied the allegation, while the White House continues to examine the matter, Our News Outlet reported earlier this month.
It remains unclear when or where Mildon first met Habba. The couple were publicly seen together for the first time in April, when the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was abruptly ended because of an active-shooter incident.
They appeared together at several White House events in the months that followed before marrying in September at the recently reopened Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan.
The ceremony was Habba’s third marriage. At the time, reports described it as Mildon’s second. His previous marriage, which connected him to the family of a prominent Turkish business magnate, ended in 2024 after beginning in 2021.
The Times later reported that former associates of Mildon said he had taken part in a religious marriage ceremony with María Ceballos, the daughter of Venezuelan military commander Adm. Remigio Ceballos, the previous year.
That relationship reportedly occurred before Mildon met Habba, while he was pursuing commercial opportunities in Venezuela.
Habba married Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon in a lavish New York ceremony in September, just months after the couple met
Habba agreed to a four-year contract with the company and officially began the position on January 1
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A spokesperson for Mildon told the Times that the couple took part only in an engagement ceremony. Ceballos, however, reportedly told friends that she was his wife. Because religious marriages in Turkey are not legally recognized, Mildon’s claim that they were engaged rather than married could be legally accurate even if Ceballos regarded the relationship as a marriage.
Mildon has described himself as a billionaire and previously told Forbes Turkey that revenue from his companies exceeded $2.6 billion in 2025.
His business operations include interests in Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mildon entered Trump’s orbit through Habba, while the dispute over his Kennedy Center donation has reportedly created significant concern for the former president.
After Habba presented her account of the allegedly missing $5.6 million, Trump reportedly instructed White House counsel Will Scharf: “Take this seriously, figure it out, and come back to me ASAP.”
Grenell rejected Habba’s claims during a later phone conversation with Trump.
In a statement to Our News Outlet, Grenell again denied any wrongdoing, saying: “It’s absurd. I’ve never asked for one cent to be sent somewhere else while claiming it was for the Kennedy Center, and I’ve never received any payment from him at all.”
“Make [Mildon] provide proof of what he claims he gave,” Grenell added.
The latest development comes as Habba Mildon faces further scrutiny, including an ethics complaint in New Jersey concerning legal services she provided to an alleged sexual-harassment victim at Trump’s Bedminster golf club, The Washington Sun reported.
The complaint alleges that Habba Mildon’s law partner asked the client to sign a nondisclosure agreement that violates New Jersey law.
