Former Trump attorney and ex-New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba is reportedly marrying Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon, the 29-year-old CEO of a multinational conglomerate, after a courtship that began just months ago.
The engagement was first reported Tuesday by The Correspondent, an independent news outlet, and the New York Post confirmed the wedding is scheduled for Saturday at an undisclosed location. Mildon, who runs Miller Holding, a Turkish conglomerate specializing in energy, construction, and mining, is 13 years younger than the 42-year-old Habba. He will be her third husband.
The Daily Mail observed the couple outside the Polo Room restaurant in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Habba was spotted wearing what the outlet described as a large diamond engagement ring believed to be at least 23 carats. Neither Habba nor Mildon has publicly confirmed the engagement.
Habba and Mildon reportedly first met earlier this year at a Kennedy Center event in Washington, D.C. They were first spotted together publicly in April at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event cut short when a gunman attempted to rush the ballroom. By the Fourth of July, the pair were seen partying together at the Executive Branch, a private club in the capital.
The speed of the relationship is striking even by Washington standards. Habba divorced her second husband, parking lot magnate Gregg Reuben, sometime after she resigned as New Jersey's acting U.S. Attorney last December. Her first marriage, to attorney Matthew Eyet, ended in 2019.
Mildon, for his part, has also been previously divorced, though details of that marriage have not been reported.
Habba first gained national prominence after President Trump hired her as his personal attorney in 2021. She became a fixture of his legal team during a stretch of high-profile litigation and built a public profile that went well beyond the courtroom.
She briefly served in the West Wing last year as a counselor to the president before being picked to lead the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office. That tenure proved short-lived, she resigned from the federal post last December.
Habba's name surfaced again this year as a potential successor to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though she denied interest in the role. Habba ruled herself out of that race, leaving the field open to other contenders.
Leavitt's departure set off a scramble inside the administration. Leavitt moved on to MAGA Inc. after stepping down, and the White House explored several unconventional options for handling the daily briefing.
At one point, the president himself joked about stepping behind the podium. Trump floated the idea with characteristic humor, underscoring how much the vacancy had become a topic of speculation inside the West Wing.
Mildon leads Miller Holding, a conglomerate his grandfather founded in 1967. The company operates across the energy, construction, and mining sectors. At 29, Mildon already holds the CEO title of a firm described as a prominent Turkish multinational.
His business dealings have taken him well beyond Turkey. Mildon has developed close ties to government leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela, including Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez. The nature of those relationships, whether they involve formal contracts, diplomatic engagement, or other arrangements, has not been detailed in public reporting.
The administration also weighed broader changes to its communications strategy during the press secretary vacancy. Cabinet-led press briefings were among the alternatives considered.
Several details remain unclear. The wedding location has not been disclosed. No guest list has surfaced. And the basis for the 23-carat estimate on Habba's engagement ring, who assessed it and how, is unexplained.
What is clear is the timeline. Habba went from a federal resignation, to a divorce, to a new relationship, to an engagement, to a reported wedding date, all within roughly nine months. For someone who spent years in the most scrutinized legal and political circles in the country, the pivot from public service to private life has been remarkably swift.
Habba built her career on loyalty and proximity to power. Whatever comes next, she is plainly not slowing down.
