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Alina Habba

Former personal lawyer. Former acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey

Counted by default$50M1 LINE ITEM

Photo: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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  1. Four years from Jan 2026
    AllegedContractsLegal & settlements

    General-counsel contract with Concord Partners Copy link

    The New York Times reported that the family of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini guaranteed Habba more than $50 million over four years to serve as general counsel of a newly formed company. She signed while still acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. Trump pardoned Herrera on January 15, 2026.

    Paid by Concord Partners, set up by the family of Julio Herrera Velutini

    Accounts of the contract range from $40 million plus bonuses to over $50 million. All accounts trace to one New York Times investigation, including its Oct. 29 follow-up; the Daily Beast, The New Republic and others rewrite it. In the follow-up, the Times reported that Trump was angered by the size of the contract, said Habba should donate some of the money to his presidential library or another entity tied to him, and told a confidant the Herrera family should not pay out the rest of the contract. How much has actually been paid is not reported.

    Denies

    Alina Habba, the White House and the Justice Department All deny any connection between the contract and the pardon. The New York Times, via GV Wire

    $50M