A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.The New York Times4d agoWhole story →Governmenttrump pardon controversy
Jen Psaki Highlights ‘Crazy Insane’ Alina Habba BombshellHabba, a former Trump DOJ adviser, was reportedly guaranteed more than $50 million for securing a Venezuelan billionaire a presidential pardon.HuffPost4d agoWhole story →
'Big scoop': Trump lawyer spins out over 'October surprise' scandal exposed by NYTAlina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, is pushing back hard on a New York Times report about her work for the family of a billionaire who was seeking a pardon. She blamed the paper, the “radical left” and the calendar. The Times reported Tuesday that the family of Venezuelan billionaire Julio Herrera gave Habba a deal worth $50 million…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →Justice
Did Trump’s Kennedy Center Boss Rip Off Alina Habba’s Husband?And the scandals keep coming: President Donald Trump’s close ally Ric Grenell, who has recently served as both special envoy to Venezuela and acting director of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, came under fire Monday for new evidence that he offered a pay-to-play scheme with wealthy Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon. Mildon recently married…The New Republic5d agoWhole story →Governmentkennedy center scandal
Alina Habba May Have Made a Costly MistakeLast week, as part of the emerging “‘Layla’ Coda” moment around President Trump, I flagged this story about a nasty...Talking Points Memo6d agoWhole story →Governmenttrump ethics controversy
MAGA lawyer's new 'corruption' scandal sends jaws to the floor: 'So rampant'A new bombshell corruption story published by The New York Times on Tuesday detailed how the family of a billionaire seeking a pardon from the Trump administration gave a $50 million deal to Alina Habba, a far-right lawyer involved in many of the president's personal dealings and who had briefly headed up the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey before…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →Governmenttrump pardon scandal
Billionaire landed pardon after his family bankrolled Trump’s former lawyer: NYTA billionaire charged with bribery won a pardon from President Donald Trump after his family handed a lucrative contract to one of the president's loyalists. Julio Herrera Velutini , a Venezuelan banking heir, received a full pardon early this year after his daughter's company hired Alina Habba , Trump's former personal attorney, under a deal…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmenttrump pardon controversy
White House investigating Alina Habba’s claim that $6 million donation went missing under Ric Grenell’s leadership at Kennedy CenterA bitter feud has erupted among President Trump's close allies as Alina Habba accuses Ric Grenell of failing to deposit millions of dollars donated by her Turkish billionaire husband to the Kennedy Center.New York Post10d agoWhole story →Governmentkennedy center donation probe
