Washington, DC — The White House is investigating allegations that senior Trump adviser Ric Grenell offered a Turkish billionaire access to President Donald Trump and administration officials in connection with a multimillion-dollar Kennedy Center donation.
Axios reported that a May 2025 text allegedly sent by Grenell to businessman Turhan Mildon promised VIP events and proximity to Trump after money was transferred through a private company. Grenell has strongly denied sending the message or participating in any improper arrangement.
The dispute centers on a $17.6 million payment transferred from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s finance ministry to Houston-based defense company Texas Armament & Technology. Mildon alleges roughly $5.6 million was supposed to become a Kennedy Center donation, but officials found no record that the center received it.
Mildon, who recently married former Trump attorney Alina Habba, provided the disputed text, financial records and other correspondence to White House counsel Will Scharf. Trump ordered the internal investigation after Habba personally raised the allegations with him.
The circumstances surrounding the transaction remain unclear, including whose money was involved and how the Congo business arrangement related to the proposed donation.
Grenell called the accusations “absurd” and denied receiving money or directing funds away from the Kennedy Center.
White House officials say investigators are now attempting to authenticate the text and determine what happened to the money.
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