美国特使特使和白宫顾问理查德·格雷内尔因在担任肯尼迪中心临时总裁期间被指控挪用价值560万美元的资金而陷入争议。这些指控据称来自特朗普的前律师和亲密助手阿利娜·哈巴。哈巴于10月15日指控理查德·格雷内尔未能将她亿万富翁丈夫图尔汉·米尔登捐赠给肯尼迪中心的560万美元存入账户。随后，10月19日星期一，《Axios》爆出惊人消息，称理查德·格雷内尔与这位土耳其亿万富翁之间的一条短信正被白宫调查。
US special missions envoy and White House advisor Richard Grenell is at the center of a controversy around misappropriating funds worth $5.6 million during his tenure as the interim president of the Kennedy Center. The allegations reportedly came from none other than Trump's former lawyer and close aide, Alina Habba. Habba alleged on October 15 that Richard Grenell failed to deposit $5.6 million donated to the Kennedy Center by her billionaire husband, Turhan Mildon. Then, on Monday, October 19, Axios made an explosive revelation that a text between Richard Grennel and the Turkish billionaire is being investigated by the White House.
短信中，格雷内尔据称以金钱为交换，向亿万富翁提供接触美国总统的机会。根据《Axios》10月15日的先前报道，理查德·格雷内尔 allegedly 通过一家美国公司从米尔登处收取了一笔数百万美元的捐款，作为一项商业交易的一部分。其中一部分资金应转入肯尼迪中心，其余用于商业交易。然而，哈巴及其丈夫据称指控，在据报的1760万美元中，有560万美元未转入肯尼迪中心。
In the text, Grennell allegedly offered the billionaire access to the POTUS in exchange for money. According to a previous Axios report from October 15, Richard Grenell allegedly took a multi-million-dollar donation from Mildon via a US company as part of a business transaction. A part of the fund was supposed to go to the Kennedy Center, the rest was for a business transaction. However, Habba and her husband reportedly alleges that $5.6 million of the reported $17.6 million was not transferred to the Kennedy Center.
萨哈拉·雷，贾斯汀·比伯的前女友，正遭受吉兰-巴雷综合征的折磨；死因尚不清楚。特朗普据称在指控浮出后不久就启动了调查。与此同时，格雷内尔称这些指控“荒谬”和“谎言”。格雷内尔的短信正被调查，报告称周一的报道称，格雷内尔据称于2025年5月3日向这位土耳其亿万富翁发送短信，索取金钱。作为交换，他据称提供了接触“POTUS”、“VIP活动”和其他特朗普政府官员的机会。
Sahara Ray, Justin Bieber's ex, was suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome; cause of death not knownTrump reportedly launched a probe into the allegations shortly after the allegations emerged. Grenell, meanwhile, has called the allegations "absurd" and "lies." Grennell's Text Investigated, Report ClaimsMonday's report claims that Grennell allegedly sought money in a text sent to the Turkish billionaire on May 3, 2025. In exchange, he offered access to "POTUS," "VIP events" and other officials of the Trump administration, the report claims."
《Axios》援引格雷内尔据称对米尔登发送的短信称：“一旦钱到达这里的公司，我将安排向肯尼迪中心[拼写错误]捐款，您将参加VIP活动，并与政府乃至总统建立密切关系。”
Once the money comes to the company here, I will arrange the donation to Kennedy Centre [sic], and you'll be joining the VIP events and get close with the administration, even with POTUS," Grennell reportedly texted Mildon, per Axios.
该报告补充称，该文本是白宫对该外交官进行调查的关键部分。关于白宫调查需知的信息《Axios》的报道透露，白宫法律顾问已下令展开调查，以确定理查德·格雷内尔是否滥用了总统的信任。10月15日的报道曾指出，相应的证据正在被寻求，但“目前尚未发现任何证据”。该报道补充称，米尔顿现在已经提供了该消息，至少一份财务文件以及其他通信。
The report adds that the text is a key part of the White House probe into the diplomat. What To Know About The White House InvestigationThe Axios report revealed that the White House counsel has ordered an investigation into whether Richard Grenell misused the President's trust. The October 15 report had noted that evidence was sought accordingly, but “none has come so far.”Mildon has now provided the message, at least one financial document and other correspondence, Monday's Axios report added.
此前的报道曾指出，肯尼迪中心的档案中并未记录米尔顿在任何地方捐赠接近560万美元的款项。根据肯尼迪中心提供的官方数据，米尔顿仅记录了27万美元的捐赠金额。该报道引用了一名未具名的工作人员的说法，称该中心的管理层曾在去年年底寻找约600万美元的捐款，但未能找到。促使他们进行此次搜索的原因尚未被透露。
The previous report had noted that the Kennedy Center dossiers do not record a donation by Mildon anywhere close to $5.6 million. According to the official figures provided by Kennedy Center, Mildon recorded donation amounts of just $270,000. It cited an unidentified staff member to report that the center's administration had searched for a contribution of around $6 million late last year but was unable to locate it. What prompted them to look was not revealed.
Xbox高管布兰登·斯特拉普承认尽管存在负面情绪，游戏行业广泛使用AI：‘我可能会被解雇’委内瑞拉联系正受到审查理查德·格雷内尔当时除了担任肯尼迪中心的职务外，还担任委内瑞拉特使特别任务特使。该时间段与美国俘获前委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗以及美国在该国扩大控制力度相重叠。根据10月15日的《Axios》报道，图尔汉·米尔顿有意在委内瑞拉扩展其商业利益，但由于美国国务院对其祖国土耳其的政策，他发现这很难实现。
Xbox exec Brandon Stirrup admits widespread AI use in gaming industry despite negative sentiment: ‘I could be fired’Venezuela Connection Under ScannerRichard Grenell, alongside his Kennedy Center role at the time, was serving as a Special Missions envoy to Venezuela. The time overlapped with the US capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the US extending control in the country. According to the October 15 Axios report, Turhan Mildon was interested in extending business interests in Venezuela but found it hard due to the US State Department's approach towards his country, Türkiye.
《Axios》报道还称，格雷内尔曾试图筹集资金，以缓和米尔顿与美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥之间的关系。
The Axios report alleged that Grenell sought money to thaw Mildon's relations with US State Department Secretary Marco Rubio.