Lie, Cheat, & Steal
Lie, Cheat, & Steal
Kath Barbadoro, Pat Sirois
The Alina Habba-verse
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Oct 22, 2026 at 3:55 am.
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Kath tells Pat about a Russian nesting doll of scandals surrounding Alina Habba Mildon, Trump's former lawyer and US attorney for New Jersey. We discuss her recent job appointment working for a recently pardoned Venezuelan billionaire, and her new husband, who also has connections to Venezuela.


The info in this story comes from several pieces written by the New York Times, which you can read here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/politics/julio-herrera-pardon-alina-habba.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFE.Ck8H.E2UUUTjvIIko&smid=bs-share

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/trump-allies-grenell-mildon-congo.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/a-trump-loyalist-a-turkish-investor-and-a-battle-for-wealth-and-influence.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/schwartz-trump-pardon-industry.html