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Trump Orders Herrera Family Not to Pay $50 Million

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump told the Herrera family not to pay the remaining $50 million owed to Alina Habba Mildon.
Alina Habba Mildon signed a four-year general-counsel contract valued at $50 million with a firm founded by Julio Herrera Velutini’s daughter.
Trump learned of the deal while Herrera sought a presidential pardon from him last year.
Trump urged Mildon to donate part of the fee to his future presidential library.

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U.S. President Donald Trump told the Herrera family not to pay the remaining $50 million owed to Alina Habba Mildon.
Alina Habba Mildon signed a four-year general-counsel contract valued at $50 million with a firm founded by Julio Herrera Velutini’s daughter.
Trump learned of the deal while Herrera sought a presidential pardon from him last year.
Trump urged Mildon to donate part of the fee to his future presidential library.