Trump's ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses massive contract days after president blasts 'outrageous' deal
Alina Habba, once Trump’s personal attorney, lost a four-year, $50 million contract with Concord Partners after Donald Trump publicly criticized the arrangement as “outrageous.” Concord Partners reportedly terminated the agreement on grounds of a failure to perform duties, days after the president urged the family to stop paying her. The fallout follows Habba’s high-profile role in representing Trump and amid ongoing scrutiny of pardons connected to Venezuelan figures. The motion signals a reputational and financial setback for Habba within a broader political-financial controversy surrounding Trump associates, with future implications for her career and ongoing legal entanglements.
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Habba Mildon held a four-year general counsel contract with Concord Partners, a Florida-based firm founded by Isabela Herrera, the daughter of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini, and the deal was reported to be worth more than $50 million.
Concord Partners terminated Habba Mildon’s contract citing a “failure to perform duties,” a termination disclosed to The New York Times and confirmed to Fox News Digital by a source familiar with the matter.
Trump publicly blasted the arrangement as excessive, saying he did not want Habba to be paid, describing the deal as “totally obnoxious and outrageous” and “not acceptable,” which preceded the contract’s collapse.
Habba Mildon has denied any role in securing the pardon for Herrera Velutini and pushed back on questions linking her contract to the pardon, noting she began working for Concord Partners after serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey and later as a senior advisor to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The timing of the firing aligns with broader investigations and political scrutiny involving Trump associates, including pardons and prosecutions, and the narrative around Habba’s past work with the Trump administration and related entities.