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Concord Partners fires former Trump lawyer Alina Habba Mildon from $50M contract

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Concord Partners, a Florida company founded by the daughter of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini, fired former Trump lawyer Alina Habba Mildon from a four-year contract worth more than $50 million. The firing is described in a Nov. 4 termination letter reported by The New York Times, which cited a “failure to perform duties.” The contract was signed weeks before Trump pardoned Herrera Velutini. Trump publicly criticized the deal, calling it “obnoxious and outrageous,” according to reports across the spectrum. One report says Trump also asked that part of the sum go to a Trump-related entity.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Concord Partners fired Habba Mildon in a Nov. 4 termination letter that cited a “failure to perform duties.”

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Left
    The Independent
    Far Right
    RedState, Fox News

  2. The four-year contract, worth more than $50 million, was signed weeks before Trump pardoned Julio Herrera Velutini in January 2026.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The New York Times
    Far Right
    Fox News, Just the News

  3. Trump publicly criticized the deal, calling it “obnoxious and outrageous.”

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Right2Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The New York Times
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    RedState, Fox News, Just the News

  4. Habba Mildon reportedly keeps the $6.5 million already paid to her, along with an $8 million signing bonus.

    One outletRedState· Far Right

  5. One report says Trump asked that part of the sum go to a Trump-related entity.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Concord Partners fired Alina Habba Mildon from a $50 million contract after Trump criticized the deal. Left outlets stress the contract’s timing before Trump’s pardon of Herrera Velutini, while right outlets stress Trump’s criticism and the lost contract.

  • the left

    6 outlets

    Left-side headlines center the contract’s timing before Trump’s pardon of Herrera Velutini, while far-left outlets use dramatic phrasing such as “go up in smoke.”

    Alina Habba Loses $50 Million Contract That Enraged Trump
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline ties the contract’s loss plainly to Trump’s criticism of the deal, without naming the pardon or the company’s ownership.

    Alina Habba Mildon loses $50M contract after Trump criticism
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    5 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with Trump’s “outrageous” criticism and the lost contract, while far-right outlets quote Trump’s words directly and stress his anger.

    Trump's ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses Sensational language“massive”“Massive” adds drama to a contract whose value the article states as a figure.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? contract days after president Loaded verb“blasts”“Blasts” adds a harsher tone than the neutral “criticizes” for Trump’s remark about the deal.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? 'outrageous' deal
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left4

    axesMAGA Lawyercould barely contain their delightGlee

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right7

    blastedhas raised questionsseeking a pardonslammed

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    blastedMore neutral: criticized

    The verb adds a stronger sense of attack than the plain report that Trump criticized the sum.

    Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba Mildon loses $50 million contract after president blasted sum as 'outrageous'

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)New York Post (Right)RedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    axesMore neutral: ends

    The verb adds a sense of abrupt, decisive action beyond the reported fact of a firing.

    Alina Habba's millions go up in smoke as pardoned billionaire’s family axes contract: NYT

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Partisan shorthand

    MAGA LawyerMore neutral: Former Trump lawyer

    MAGA is a movement label that places Habba within a political camp in the headline.

    MAGA Lawyer Dumped from $50M Deal That Set Trump Off

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    could barely contain their delightMore neutral: responded to the news

    The phrase characterizes critics’ emotions in dramatic terms without attributing them to named people.

    …setback has handed her detractors plenty of material, and many of them could barely contain their delight.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    GleeMore neutral: Reactions

    The word signals mockery of Habba in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting the firing.

    'Hilarious': Glee after Alina Habba fired by Trump-pardoned billionaire’s family

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Vague attribution

    has raised questionsMore neutral: The deal was struck between Habba and a company tied to a billionaire seeking a pardon.

    It attributes doubts to no named source.

    The deal has raised questions because it was struck between Habba and a company related to Venezuelan…

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    seeking a pardonMore neutral: who was later granted a pardon by Trump

    It states the billionaire’s motive as fact in the outlet’s own voice, when the article reports no source for that motive.

    …it was struck between Habba and a company related to Venezuelan billionaire seeking a pardon from President Trump.

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    slammedMore neutral: criticized

    The verb signals harsh condemnation where a neutral report would say Trump criticized the deal.

    Trump slammed Habba Mildon over the 'unacceptable' deal to work for a billionaire Venezuelan family…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    whoppingMore neutral: $50M

    The adjective adds emphasis to the sum without adding information the figure does not already give.

    Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses whopping $50M contract after president blasted ‘outrageous’ deal

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    massiveMore neutral: large

    “Massive” adds drama to a contract whose value the article states as a figure.

    Trump's ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses massive contract days after president blasts 'outrageous' deal

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    blastsMore neutral: criticizes

    “Blasts” adds a harsher tone than the neutral “criticizes” for Trump’s remark about the deal.

    Trump's ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses massive contract days after president blasts 'outrageous' deal

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

Words quoted from someone else (2)Hide the quoted words

Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    totally obnoxious and outrageousMore neutral: said the deal was excessive

    Trump’s characterization of the deal is his judgement, and the outlet presents it without distance.

    The president has called Alina Habba’s big payday “totally obnoxious and outrageous.” Former Trump attorney Alina Habba Mildon, who signed a $50 million…

    Quoted byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    outrageousMore neutral: large

    The word is Trump’s own judgement of the sum, and the headline repeats it as the story’s framing.

    …Alina Habba Mildon loses $50 million contract after president blasted sum as 'outrageous'

    Quoted byDaily Mail (Right)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

6 outlets

Leads with

  • Timing before Trump’s pardon
  • Trump’s anger at the deal
  • Herrera Velutini’s bribery charges
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s criticism of the deal
  • Termination after the criticism
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  • The HillCenter

    Alina Habba Mildon loses $50M contract after Trump criticism

    Alina Habba Mildon, a former attorney for President Trump, has reportedly been fired from a multi-million-dollar contract with a family company tied to a billionaire banker who recently received a presidential pardon. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

5 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s criticism of the deal
  • Loss of a $50 million contract
  • Link to pardoned Venezuelan banker

Leaves out

  • Habba Mildon’s reported shift of focus after her marriage to a Turkish investor

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • RedStateFar Right

    Trump on Alina Habba’s $50 Million Deal: ‘I Don’t Want Her Paid’

    Alina Habba lost her $50 million-plus contract days after President Donald Trump publicly Loaded verb“blasted”“Blasted” adds a harsher tone than the neutral “criticized” for a remark Trump made about the deal.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? the deal. Concord Partners, a Florida company founded last year by the daughter of a Venezuelan banker Trump later pardoned, cited a failure to perform her duties in a November 4 …

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Trump's ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses Sensational language“massive”“Massive” adds drama to a contract whose value the article states as a figure.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? contract days after president Loaded verb“blasts”“Blasts” adds a harsher tone than the neutral “criticizes” for Trump’s remark about the deal.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? 'outrageous' deal

    Donald Trump personally directed Alina Habba's firing from a $50 million Concord Partners contract linked to pardoned Venezuelan banker's family.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba loses Sensational language“whopping”The adjective adds emphasis to the sum without adding information the figure does not already give.More neutral: $50MDisagree with this highlight? $50M contract after president Loaded verb“blasted”The verb is stronger than the plain word for criticism and adds drama to Trump’s comment.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? ‘outrageous’ deal

    The former New Jersey US attorney was fired by Concord Partners, a Florida-based company established by the daughter of Venezuelan banker Julio Herrera Velutini.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba Mildon loses $50 million contract after president Loaded verb“blasted”The verb adds a stronger sense of attack than the plain report that Trump criticized the sum.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? sum as 'Sensational language“outrageous”The word is Trump’s own judgement of the sum, and the headline repeats it as the story’s framing.More neutral: largeThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?'

    Trump Loaded verb“slammed”The verb signals harsh condemnation where a neutral report would say Trump criticized the deal.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? Habba Mildon over the 'unacceptable' deal to work for a billionaire Venezuelan family behind his back and demanded she hand over part of the huge sum to a Trump-related entity.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • Just the NewsFar Right

    Ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba loses $50M contract after president calls deal ‘outrageous’

    The deal has raised questions because it was struck between Habba and a company related to Venezuelan billionaire seeking a pardon from President Trump.

    Read at Just the News (opens in a new tab)
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The New York Times, Nov 10, 2:39 PM EST

  • Center

    22 hr 43 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 1:22 PM EST

  • Right

    9 hr 28 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 12:08 AM EST

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  1. The New York TimesLeftNov 10, 2:39 PM EST
  2. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 10, 4:22 PM EST
  3. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 10, 4:46 PM EST
  4. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 10, 5:17 PM EST
  5. The IndependentLeftNov 10, 8:56 PM EST
  6. Daily MailRightNov 11, 12:08 AM EST
  7. MS NOWFar LeftNov 11, 9:46 AM EST
  8. New York PostRightNov 11, 10:28 AM EST
  9. The HillCenterNov 11, 1:22 PM EST
  10. Fox NewsFar RightNov 11, 4:45 PM EST
  11. RedStateFar RightNov 12, 8:50 AM EST

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