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Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract

Former Trump attorney's termination follows public criticism from the ex-president.

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Alina Habba Mildon, a former lawyer for President Donald Trump, has been fired from her multi-million dollar position at Florida-registered Concord Partners following months of heavy media coverage, according to reports (Getty Images)

What this story says

  • 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.

Who covered it

Left 86%(6)Centre 14%(1)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

Trust

86/100

Craft

87/100

Hype

30/100

7 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

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.

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.

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.

Disagreement on reason for termination

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.

What the coverage left out

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.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 11 Nov 2026, 03:30, and will add the sides that appear.

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

6 rated outlets

  • 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. The Independent's full report also detailed other recent setbacks for Mildon and her husband, Turhan Mildon, including reports of misleading accounts from him and an inquiry into a White House claim about funds originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Centre

1 rated outlet

  • The centre-rated report from Political Wire led with Alina Habba Mildon losing the contract that "enraged Trump." It stated that the New York Times reported Mildon was fired by the family company that gave her a $50 million contract weeks before Mr. Trump granted a pardon to the family's patriarch. The company, Concord Partners, terminated Mildon citing a "failure to perform duties."

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract?
Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 86% are rated left, 14% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract biased?
Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Alina Habba Mildon fired from $50 million contract?
7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Why was Alina Habba Mildon fired?
Concord Partners cited a "failure to perform duties" in its termination letter to Alina Habba Mildon. A source close to the family suggested her focus shifted after she began dating Turkish investor Turhan Mildon.
What was the value of Alina Habba Mildon's contract?
Alina Habba Mildon had a four-year contract with Concord Partners valued at $50 million. This included an $8 million signing bonus and $6.5 million in payments she had already received.
What was the connection between Mildon's contract and President Trump's pardon?
Alina Habba Mildon was hired by Concord Partners weeks before President Trump granted a full pardon to Julio Herrera Velutini, the father of the firm's founder. Trump publicly criticised the contract and suggested Mildon should donate a portion of her earnings.

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