Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House
Summary
A top adviser to President Trump, Ric Grenell, is under investigation for allegedly offering a Turkish billionaire access to the president and White House events in exchange for donations. The case involves a $17.6 million money transfer linked to a private defense company and an unreceived donation to the Kennedy Center.Key Facts
- Ric Grenell, a Trump adviser, allegedly offered pay-for-influence access to President Trump and VIP events in a 2025 text message.
- The Turkish billionaire involved is Turhan Mildon, who also had business contracts in Venezuela.
- The text message promised a donation to the Kennedy Center, which Grenell once led.
- Mildon wired $17.6 million to Texas Armament & Technology (TXAT), a private defense company.
- About $5.6 million of that money was supposed to go to the Kennedy Center but was never received.
- The $17.6 million came from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Finance, not directly from Mildon’s bank account.
- Alina Habba, a Trump adviser and Mildon’s wife, accused Grenell of misleading Mildon about the donation.
- Grenell denies the claims and calls the accusations false.
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