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‘MAGA Blood Feud’ Between Alina Habba and Ric Grenell Ties Back to $17 Million Transfer From Account Tied to ‘Congolese Government’: Report

The probe centers on a $17.6 million payment that officials say came from a Congolese government-linked account, with about $6 million meant for the Kennedy Center.

  • The White House launched an inquiry Saturday into a $17.6 million payment linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo, exposing a bitter feud between former Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon, Trump's former personal attorney.
  • Habba Mildon accused Grenell last week of siphoning millions from a 2025 business deal arranged by her husband, Turkish investor Turhan Mildon, claiming funds earmarked for the Kennedy Center never arrived.
  • The $17.6 million payment went to TX-AT, a Texas security firm where Grenell previously consulted; investigators discovered the funds originated from "a bank account affiliated with the Congolese government."
  • Grenell, special envoy to the president, denied the allegations earlier this week, writing on social media that he "never asked for one cent" and calling the accusations "absurd."
  • The clash involves complex international business interests and is described as an "ultimate MAGA blood feud," with Turhan Mildon serving as advisor to Congo President Félix Tshisekedi.
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Allegations of a multi-million dollar money transfer involving Trump's inner circle have caused a stir. Messages allegedly exchanged between Trump's advisor Richard Grenell and Turhan Mildon, a Turkish businessman and husband of the President's former lawyer Alina Habba, are under scrutiny, with authorities investigating the purpose of the $17.6 million transfer and the fate of a planned donation to the Kennedy Center. Grenell denies sending the…

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