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Source: Axios

President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell — failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago, according to four senior administration officials and three insiders briefed on the controversy.Grenell denied the accusations as "absurd" and a "lie." Habba and her husband, Turhan Mildon, declined to comment through a spokesperson.Why it matters: The extraordinary row between the two top-tier presidential advisers and former allies provides a rare and acrimonious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the intersection of power, influence and money in Trump's Washington.The total value of the contribution in question: nearly $6 million, White House sources said Habba told them.A senior administration official cautioned that "these are only allegations. We don't know if they're true. This could be a misunderstanding."Said another: "POTUS doesn't want to deal with this. Of course, he's concerned. But if there is missing money, this is a big, big problem."Just a few months ago, Grenell was friends with Mildon and Habba. But he was notably...