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US Politics

The Marriage of Power and Access: A Trumpworld Union Tests Democratic Norms

Alina Habba, former personal lawyer to President Trump, has married Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, who is actively trying to maintain a major business contract in Venezuela previously tied to the Maduro regime. This union between a key Trump loyalist and a foreign businessman with controversial ties represents a deeply troubling fusion of personal ambition, political access, and foreign policy that threatens to corrupt the very heart of American governance.

US Politics

A Congo Conduit: Foreign Funds, Feuding Loyalists, and the Erosion of Public Trust

A White House investigation centers on a dispute between prominent Trump supporters Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon over a $17.6 million bank transfer from the Democratic Republic of Congo to a Texas defense company, with accusations the funds were meant for the Kennedy Center. This sordid tale of alleged financial malfeasance, foreign influence, and backroom dealings involving a former U.S. envoy is a stark reminder of the profound corruption that can fester when public service is eclipsed by personal profit and loyalty to a leader over loyalty to the nation.