Alina Habba Mildon fired from company that gave her $50 million deal right before Trump’s pardon

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The termination letter cited a failure to perform duties after the former Trump attorney reportedly shifted focus following her marriage to a Turkish investor

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Alina Habba Mildon, a former attorney for President Donald Trump, has been terminated from her multi-million-dollar role at Florida-registered Concord Partners following months of intense public scrutiny, according to reports.

In a November 4 termination letter obtained by The New York Times, Concord Partners — a firm established by the family of Venezuelan billionaire banker Julio Herrera Velutini — cited a "failure to perform duties" as the reason for releasing Mildon. A source close to the family told the publication that Mildon’s attention shifted away from her role after she began dating Turkish investor Turhan Mildon earlier this year.

The departure follows public criticism from Trump, who denounced the lucrative arrangement after details of the contract were disclosed.

"I thought it was terrible," Trump told reporters last month, according to The New York Times. "I told her, and I said, I don’t want her paid.' I thought we had somebody speak to the people that did it, and she used her relationship to do that. And it was far too much."

Following media coverage of the contract, Trump told aides and allies that the Herrera family should withhold payments to Mildon, suggesting she make a donation to his future presidential library or another entity.

When asked by CBS News about the possibility of donating to the library, Mildon responded via text with "haha" before quickly deleting the message, according to Mediaite.

Despite her firing, Mildon will retain an $8 million signing bonus and $6.5 million in payments already received. The original four-year agreement, which began on January 1 when she was brought on as general counsel, was structured to pay her $10 million annually plus additional bonuses.

Mildon was serving as a special government employee and senior adviser to the attorney general when she joined Concord Partners.

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