{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The termination came weeks after President Trump received a pardon from the family patriarch of the firm's founder.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T02:46:13.790Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-11T01:56:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T02:46:13.790Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":87,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) due to named sources, termination letter, multiple independent outlets, specific figures and dates.","critic":"Critic score 87; reports give context, include quotes, specific data, and clear separation of fact and comment.","hype":"Hype 30; headline is factual, story lacks sensational language or clickbait."}},"tags":["#AlinaHabba","#DonaldTrump","#JulioHerreraVelutini","#ConcordPartners","#Politics"],"entities":["Alina Habba Mildon","Concord Partners","Isabela Herrera","Julio Herrera Velutini","Donald Trump","Turhan Mildon"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Alina Habba Mildon was terminated by Concord Partners on November 4, 2026, with the company citing a \"failure to perform duties.\"","The contract was worth $50 million over four years, including an $8 million signing bonus and $6.5 million already paid.","Concord Partners was founded by Isabela Herrera, daughter of Julio Herrera Velutini, who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump weeks before Mildon's hiring.","President Trump publicly called the contract \"obnoxious and outrageous\" and suggested Mildon should donate a portion of her payments."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alina Habba Mildon, a former attorney for President Donald Trump, has been terminated from her position at Concord Partners. The Florida-registered firm cited a \"failure to perform duties\" in a November 4 termination letter. Mildon had a four-year contract valued at $50 million, which included an $8 million signing bonus and $6.5 million in payments already received."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Concord Partners was established by Isabela Herrera, daughter of Venezuelan billionaire Julio Herrera Velutini. Weeks before Concord Partners hired Mildon, Velutini received a full presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Velutini had previously faced federal charges related to an alleged scheme to bribe the governor of Puerto Rico, which were reduced to a misdemeanor campaign finance violation in August 2025."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Trump publicly criticised the contract awarded to Mildon, calling it \"obnoxious and outrageous\" and stating he did not want her to be paid. He suggested that the Herrera family should withhold payments and that Mildon should make a donation to his future presidential library or another entity. Mildon has denied any connection between her employment and the pardon."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on reason for termination"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Concord Partners cited a \"failure to perform duties\" as the reason for Alina Habba Mildon's termination. However, a source close to the Herrera family told The New York Times that Mildon's focus shifted after she began dating Turkish investor Turhan Mildon. The Independent reported that a person close to Mildon stated she intends to pursue legal action over the termination."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left- or centre-rated reports below mention the specific amount of Julio Herrera Velutini's daughter Isabela Herrera's donation to a super PAC aligned with Trump, which was reported as $3.5 million by The Independent."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Independent","url":"https://independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alina-habba-mildon-fired-concord-partners-trump-pardon-b3082815.html","headline":"Alina Habba fired from firm that gave her $50 million deal prior to Trump’s pardon","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T01:56:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Independent (US)","url":"https://the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/alina-habba-mildon-fired-concord-partners-trump-pardon-b3082815.html","headline":"Alina Habba fired from firm that gave her $50 million deal prior to Trump’s pardon","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T01:56:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Alternet","url":"https://alternet.org/alina-habbacontract-50-million","headline":"Trump lawyer who nabbed contentious $50 million gig after pardon loses job","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T21:57:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Joe.My.God.","url":"https://joemygod.com/2026/11/habba-fired-loses-50m-deal-that-enraged-trump","headline":"Habba Fired, Loses $50M Deal That Enraged Trump","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T21:30:37.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Raw Story","url":"https://rawstory.com/alina-habba-pardon-contract","headline":"Alina Habba's millions go up in smoke as pardoned billionaire’s family axes contract: NYT","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T21:22:24.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Mediaite","url":"https://mediaite.com/media/news/alina-habba-mildon-reportedly-loses-50-million-contract-that-trump-condemned-as-outrageous","headline":"Alina Habba Loses $50 Million Contract That Trump Condemned","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T20:37:11.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Political Wire","url":"https://politicalwire.com/2026/11/10/alina-habba-loses-contract-that-enraged-trump","headline":"Alina Habba Loses Contract That Enraged Trump","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T20:26:40.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":86,"centre":14,"right":0},"count":{"left":6,"centre":1,"right":0},"totalSources":7,"untracked":0,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-11-11T03:00:21.381015+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-11-11T03:45:09.054Z","closedAt":null,"checks":4,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["Left-rated reports focused on the circumstances surrounding Alina Habba Mildon's termination from Concord Partners and its connection to the presidential pardon granted to Julio Herrera Velutini. Outlets highlighted the $50 million contract, the $8 million signing bonus, and the $6.5 million already paid to Mildon. They noted President Trump's public condemnation of the deal as \"obnoxious and outrageous\" and his suggestion that Mildon should donate a portion of her earnings. The timing of the contract and the pardon was a central theme, with reports mentioning that Velutini received the pardon weeks after Mildon was hired. Some reports also touched on Mildon's denial of any link between her employment and the pardon, and her intention to pursue legal action. 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