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White House probes argues of missing Kennedy Center money in "MAGA blood feud"
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President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:.
Key facts
- The intrigue: In the spring of 2025, Grenell persuaded Mildon to include a multimillion-dollar Kennedy Center donation in a lump-sum $17.6 million payment for a business deal involving a U.S
- In partial confirmation of Habba's story, Kennedy Center staff reported that late last year there was a search for Mildon's contribution, then thought to be $6 million, but that it couldn't be found
- President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office
- Inside the room: Habba then headed to the White House last Friday to tell the president about the situation
Summary
Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers, former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell, failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago, according to four senior administration officials and three insiders briefed on the controversy. Habba and her husband, Turhan Mildon, declined to comment through a spokesperson. The extraordinary row between the two top-tier presidential advisers and former allies provides a rare and acrimonious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the intersection of power, influence and money in Trump's Washington. The total value of the contribution in question: nearly $6 million, White House Habba told them.