{
  "id": 14501664,
  "title": "Exclusive: White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money in \"MAGA blood feud\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/exclusive-white-house-probes-claims-of-missing-kennedy-center-money",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:34:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/14/trump-kennedy-center-donation-maga-feud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The White House is investigating claims that former Trump attorney Alina Habba and her husband, Turhan Mildon, failed to deposit a $6 million donation to the Kennedy Center, according to senior administration officials. The controversy stems from Grenell's alleged failure to deposit the donation, which was made to the center a year ago by Habba's husband. Grenell denied the allegations, calling them absurd and a lie, while Habba and Mildon have declined to comment. The dispute began with Grenell's friendship with Mildon and their shared interest in Venezuela in early 2025. Grenell persuaded Mildon to include a $6 million Kennedy Center donation in a $17.6 million payment for a business deal in the spring of 2025. Habba's attorneys plan to provide the White House with documents supporting her allegations about Grenell's actions.",
  "summary": "President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office: Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell — failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago, according to four senior…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}