Alina Habba Fired From $50 Million Concord Partners Deal After Trump’s Angry Reaction

Alina Habba has reportedly been fired from a lucrative contract with Concord Partners, weeks after the deal drew public criticism from Donald Trump. The former Trump attorney signed an agreement worth up to $50 million, but she is not expected to collect the full amount, according to reporting by The New York Times. The contract was set to pay Habba $10 million a year for four years, in addition to bonuses. The Times, citing documents it reviewed and a person close to the family, reported that Concord ended the arrangement over an alleged “failure to perform duties.” A source said Habba appeared less focused on the company after beginning a relationship with Turkish investor Turhan Mildon. The couple married in September. Habba is reportedly entitled to keep $6.5 million earned since beginning the work on Jan. 1, along with an $8 million signing bonus. A person close to her told the Times that legal action was being considered. Habba declined to comment to the newspaper. The contract attracted attention because it came shortly before Trump pardoned Venezuelan businessman Julio Herrera Velutini, Concord’s patriarch, who had faced federal bribery and campaign-finance charges. Trump reportedly objected to the size of Habba’s compensation and said she should give some of it to his presidential library. He also criticized the arrangement publicly, saying he thought it was “terrible” and that he did not want her paid. Habba has denied that her employment was connected to the pardon. In a statement previously given to the Times, she said the work had been vetted and disclosed to the Justice Department, and rejected any suggestion that it was undertaken to secure clemency. She also wrote on X that she had not met with anyone at the White House or Justice Department about a pardon and had done no work to obtain one.