A bitter feud has erupted between US President Donald Trump's allies Alina Habba, his former personal attorney and ex-intelligence director and diplomat Ric Grenell. Alina Habba has accused Ric Grenell of failing to deposit millions of dollars donated by her Turkish billionaire husband to the Kennedy Center. Habba, 42, married Turhan Mildon, 29, last month and told Trump on Friday in the Oval Office that Grenell failed to deposit $5.6 million from Mildon meant for the center, which Grenell led until March as executive director. The president referred the allegations to White House Counsel Will Scharf for further investigation, according to The New York Post.
The growing controversy involves a reported $5.6 million donation, a $17.6 million business deal and competing interests in Venezuela. Grenell has firmly denied the allegations. The White House is examining the claims. The Kennedy Center records reportedly show no contribution close to $5.6 million, while the institution’s records identified a separate $270,000 pledged donation that Mildon subsequently paid. But the controversy is not just limited to Washington DC. Habba, Grenell and Mildon’s dispute is linked to their earlier relationship and shared connections to Venezuela, where Mildon had business interests and Grenell had pursued a diplomatic role under Trump.
