White House probes Trump adviser over alleged pay-for-access offer

The White House is investigating allegations that adviser Richard Grenell offered Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon access to the president in exchange for a Kennedy Center donation.

• A May 3, 2025 text allegedly from Grenell promised Mildon access to President Trump once funds arrived for a Kennedy Center donation.
• Grenell denied sending the message and called the allegations false.
• Mildon said he transferred $17.6 million to Texas firm TXT at Grenell's direction for a Congo deal and a $5.6 million Kennedy Center donation.
• Alina Habba, Mildon's wife and Trump's former lawyer, confronted Grenell in the Oval Office on October 9 while counsel Will Scharf investigates at Trump's order.