Trump Presses Alina Habba to Share $50 Million Deal for His Library
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Trump Presses Alina Habba to Share $50 Million Deal for His Library
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Summary
Trump told aides and allies that former lawyer Alina Habba should give part of her more than $50 million Venezuelan contract to his future presidential library or another Trump-linked entity.
The demand came after he learned Habba had signed a four-year deal to serve as general counsel for a company started by the daughter of billionaire Julio Herrera Velutini.
Trump also told at least one ally that the Herrera family should stop paying out the rest of the contract, and that message reached the family, according to people briefed on the conversations.
The arrangement drew added scrutiny because Habba took the job last year while advising the Justice Department, when Herrera Velutini was seeking a pardon from Trump.