Trump says former lawyer's $50 million deal with pardoned banker's family is not acceptable

Summary

President Trump criticized a lucrative $50 million deal involving Alina Habba Mildon, a former lawyer, and the family of a banker Trump later pardoned. At a Halloween event in Florida, Trump told reporters that Habba Mildon's work for someone seeking a pardon was 'not acceptable,' calling the arrangement obnoxious and outrageous according to The New York Times headline. Al Jazeera reported that Habba Mildon signed the lucrative contract while working at the Justice Department, before Trump pardoned the banker.

Timeline

1. The New York Times

   1 Nov 2026, 01:37 UTCSource ↗

   At a Halloween event in Florida, President Trump told reporters that Alina Habba Mildon's lucrative work for someone seeking a pardon was 'not acceptable.'

2. Al Jazeera

   1 Nov 2026, 15:50 UTCSource ↗

   Alina Habba Mildon signed a lucrative $50m contract with the family of a pardoned banker while working at the Justice Department, before Trump pardoned the banker.