Exclusive: Trump Adviser Alina Habba Sounds Alarm on ‘Human Extortion’

Habba discusses the administration’s efforts to combat human trafficking, clears up remarks about Andrew Tate, and provides an update on the Epstein files.
Exclusive: Trump Adviser Alina Habba Sounds Alarm on ‘Human Extortion’
Alina Habba, counselor to President Donald Trump, speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 20, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Jan Jekielek
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WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is committed to taking decisive action against one of the nation’s most pressing yet overlooked crises: human trafficking.

In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, Alina Habba, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, shared the administration’s plans and her role in addressing this critical issue. As Habba sees it, this isn’t just about human trafficking—it’s about “human extortion,” a more encompassing term that includes everything from sex trafficking to cyber activity and forced labor.

Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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