Trump calls $50 million contract for ex-lawyer Habba Mildon 'not acceptable'

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump criticized his former lawyer Alina Habba Mildon for securing a $50 million contract while working at the US Department of Justice, calling the situation "unacceptable" and "outrageous."
• The New York Times reported that the family of Julio Herrera Velutini, a Venezuelan banker facing US felony bribery charges, guaranteed Habba Mildon over $50 million over four years through a deal with their company, Concord Partners.
• Habba Mildon signed the contract while serving as acting US attorney in New Jersey, despite being disqualified from that role by the time she started working for the Herrera family.
• After resigning as US attorney, Habba Mildon was appointed senior adviser to the attorney general and began her contract with Concord Partners on January 1, 2026; Herrera was pardoned by Trump on January 15, 2026.
• Habba Mildon denied receiving payment for a pardon or working on any pardon-related matters, and the Justice Department has not commented on the situation.