White House Counsel Probes Grenell Over Kennedy Center Funds Worth Millions
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
White House Counsel Probes Grenell Over Kennedy Center Funds Worth Millions
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Summary
Will Scharf, the White House counsel, is examining claims that Richard Grenell diverted millions of dollars sent in 2025 for the Kennedy Center.
Alina Habba Mildon brought the accusation directly to President Donald Trump last week, and a lawyer for her husband, Turkish investor Turhan Mildon, later sent the White House documents and a text message meant to support it.
Grenell, who previously served as Trump’s Venezuela envoy and led the Kennedy Center, denied the allegations as absurd.
The dispute has widened into a bitter internal White House feud tied to rival Trump allies’ competing interests in Venezuela, whose resources the report says are effectively under American control.