Trump reportedly erupted over Habba's $50M deal
The gist
Trump erupted after learning Alina Habba signed a contract worth more than $50 million, the Times reports.
The deal ties a former Trump lawyer to a pardoned billionaire's family company.
How it unfolded
- Aug 2025Christopher M. Kise, former Florida solicitor general on Trump's personal legal team, struck an unusually lenient plea deal for Julio Herrera Velutini for a misdemeanor campaign finance violation.
- Late Oct 2025Isabela Herrera set up Concord Partners in Florida.
- 2025Habba, while a Justice Department adviser, signed a four-year contract worth more than $50 million to be general counsel at Concord Partners, finalizing it days after the company was registered.