Billionaire Scored Trump Pardon After $50 Million Deal With Alina Habba

Thursday, October 22, 2026

A Venezuelan billionaire secured a pardon from President Donald Trump after his family gave Trump's former attorney at least $50 million, The New York Times reported on Tuesday night.

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BREAKING NYT: A billionaire wanted a Trump pardon. His family gave Alina Habba a $50 million deal. Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Habba, a lawyer close to Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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-- Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 6:56 PM Â· Oct 20, 2026

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Most corrupt administration in US history. There's not even a close 2nd.

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-10-21 12:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Yep, I reported Alina to fraud.gov as well.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-22 07:52 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Outrageous ... and so overtly done. No attorney is worth $12,500,000 a year.

Only the pay to play kind.

#3 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-10-22 10:46 PM | Reply

The purchasing of the current Oval Office occupant.

Should I submit a fraud complaint to Pres Trump's new fraud hotline?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-22 11:11 PM | Reply

A whole family of grifters.

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#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-10-22 11:42 PM | Reply

One wonders just how permanently Jack Smith has retired...he would be great to head the investigations of the DOJ if and when the Dems take back Congress. He is one lawyer I trust, the country could trust, though MAGA wouldn't like what he found.

#6 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-10-23 07:13 AM | Reply

One need only look at how vociferously Dementia Donny attacks Jack Smith to see how afraid of him he is.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-23 10:09 AM | Reply